elevenlabs Tools API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: ElevenLabs Conversational AI Tools API
  description: The ElevenLabs Conversational AI API enables developers to build interactive voice agents that can engage in natural, real-time conversations. It provides REST endpoints for managing agents, conversations, knowledge bases, tools, and phone number integrations. The API supports multi-turn dialogue across 70+ languages and is designed for building customer service agents, voice assistants, and interactive voice response systems.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: ElevenLabs Support
    url: https://help.elevenlabs.io
  termsOfService: https://elevenlabs.io/terms-of-service
servers:
- url: https://api.elevenlabs.io
  description: Production Server
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Tools
  description: Endpoints for managing external tools and webhook integrations that agents can invoke during conversations.
paths:
  /v1/convai/tools:
    get:
      operationId: listTools
      summary: List tools
      description: Returns a list of tools configured for use by conversational AI agents, including webhook and MCP server integrations.
      tags:
      - Tools
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Tools listed successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ToolListResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing API key
    post:
      operationId: createTool
      summary: Create tool
      description: Creates a new tool that agents can invoke during conversations. Tools can be webhook endpoints that connect to external services for real-time data retrieval or action execution.
      tags:
      - Tools
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateToolRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Tool created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tool'
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid configuration
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing API key
  /v1/convai/tools/{tool_id}:
    delete:
      operationId: deleteTool
      summary: Delete tool
      description: Deletes a tool configuration.
      tags:
      - Tools
      parameters:
      - name: tool_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The identifier of the tool to delete.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Tool deleted successfully
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing API key
        '404':
          description: Tool not found
components:
  schemas:
    ToolListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        tools:
          type: array
          description: List of configured tools.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tool'
    CreateToolRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - type
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Display name for the tool.
        type:
          type: string
          description: The type of tool to create.
          enum:
          - webhook
          - mcp
          - client
        description:
          type: string
          description: Description of what the tool does.
        webhook_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: The webhook endpoint URL for webhook-type tools.
        parameters:
          type: object
          description: JSON Schema defining the parameters the tool accepts.
    Tool:
      type: object
      properties:
        tool_id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the tool.
        name:
          type: string
          description: Display name of the tool.
        type:
          type: string
          description: The type of tool integration.
          enum:
          - webhook
          - mcp
          - client
        description:
          type: string
          description: Description of what the tool does.
        webhook_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: The webhook URL for webhook-type tools.
        parameters:
          type: object
          description: JSON Schema defining the parameters the tool accepts.
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the tool was created.
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: xi-api-key
      description: ElevenLabs API key passed in the xi-api-key header for authentication.
externalDocs:
  description: ElevenLabs Conversational AI Documentation
  url: https://elevenlabs.io/docs/overview/capabilities/conversational-ai