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The official Python SDK for ElevenLabs API which provides text-to-speech capabilities through asynchronous interaction supporting live session management and transcription handling.
Good fit when
- You need to integrate advanced text-to-speech in your application that supports real-time conversation sessions with robust error and lifecycle event handling.
- Your project requires a Python-based tool that offers fine-grained control over speech engines and can manage asynchronous responses, leveraging ElevenLabs' service capabilities.
Avoid when
- You are looking for a simpler integration that does not require managing real-time sessions with custom events such as on_transcript or on_error.
- Your project needs synchronous calls exclusively, as the elevenlabs-python SDK focuses heavily on asynchronous processes which may complicate implementation if synchronous behavior is desired.
- Pricing:
- freemium - The API usage costs are determined by ElevenLabs billing policies and not the SDK itself, which is available under the MIT license for free use.
- Requirements:
- Install via pip.; Requires Python asyncio knowledge for effective asynchronous process management within the application.
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Overview
The elevenlabs-python repository offers an official Python software development kit (SDK) that facilitates interaction with the ElevenLabs text-to-speech service through its API.
Capability facts
- Languages
- python
Source: github.language+pyproject.toml · Jul 29, 2026
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Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Jul 29, 2026)
```python import asyncioSource link
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README
Install
pip install elevenlabs
Quick Start
import asyncio
from openai import AsyncOpenAI
from elevenlabs import AsyncElevenLabs
openai_client = AsyncOpenAI()
elevenlabs = AsyncElevenLabs()
async def main():
engine = await elevenlabs.speech_engine.get("seng_123")
async def on_transcript(transcript, session):
stream = await openai_client.responses.create(
model="gpt-4o",
input=[
{"role": "assistant" if m.role == "agent" else m.role, "content": m.content}
for m in transcript
],
stream=True,
)
await session.send_response(stream)
async def on_init(conversation_id, session):
print(f"Session started: {conversation_id}")
async def on_close(session):
print(f"Session ended: {session.conversation_id}")
async def on_error(err, session):
print(f"Error: {err}")
await engine.serve(
port=3001,
debug=True,
on_init=on_init,
on_transcript=on_transcript,
on_close=on_close,
on_error=on_error,
)
asyncio.run(main())
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