Connect ElevenLabs to enable voice AI in your app

Connect your app to ElevenLabs, an AI audio platform, to generate high-quality speech and audio content.

ElevenLabs is an AI audio platform that lets your Lovable app generate spoken audio and voice-driven experiences. It’s designed for apps that need realistic text-to-speech, character voices, or audio output as a core part of the product experience.

ElevenLabs is available as an app + chat connector: one shared connection that works in the chat while you build and in your published apps.

With ElevenLabs, your app can:

• Convert text into high-quality synthesized speech
• Use character voices or branded narrators
• Generate podcasts, audio summaries, or spoken content
• Power real-time conversational or voice-based interactions
• Support accessibility through screen-free or hands-free experiences

ElevenLabs is a good fit when your app depends on spoken output or audio-first interaction rather than text-only interfaces.

Common use cases and example apps

Example app	Example prompt	Description
Voice-enabled assistants	Build a voice-enabled assistant. Users ask questions and the app responds aloud using ElevenLabs voices.	Create voice-enabled assistants that deliver spoken responses instead of text-only replies. The app accepts user input, generates a response, converts that response into spoken audio using a selected voice, and delivers audio as the primary output.
Daily briefing apps	Use ElevenLabs and build a daily briefing app that reads out metrics or summaries every morning.	Deliver daily briefings as audio so users can listen while multitasking. The app compiles a briefing from selected sources (for example metrics, dashboards, or summaries), generates a spoken version, and provides playback in-app.
Podcast and narrated content generators	Use ElevenLabs and build an app that turns articles or story prompts into narrated audio episodes.	Turn written content into narrated audio episodes users can listen to on demand. The app transforms articles or prompts into scripts, generates narration (optionally using multiple voices), and outputs complete audio episodes for on-demand listening..
Children’s story and storytelling apps	Use ElevenLabs and build a story app that generates narrated stories with character voices.	Generate narrated stories with expressive character voices for immersive storytelling experiences. The app creates stories based on user-defined inputs, assigns voices to characters, and produces fully narrated audio as the primary output.
Learning and instructional apps	Use ElevenLabs and build a learning app that reads lessons or exercises aloud.	Support learning through spoken instruction and narrated educational content. The app converts lessons, exercises, or explanations into spoken audio and delivers narration as a core part of the learning experience.
Fitness, wellness, and guided experience apps	Use ElevenLabs and build a fitness or wellness app that delivers spoken guidance.	Provide guided experiences through audio-first instructions and prompts. The app generates spoken guidance for routines, sessions, or exercises and delivers audio continuously throughout the experience.
Accessibility features	Use ElevenLabs and build an app that reads content aloud for users who prefer or require audio output.	Enable audio-first access to app content so it can be consumed without relying on the screen. The app automatically generates spoken audio for relevant content and delivers audio as the primary way users consume information, supporting screen-free or hands-free use.

How to connect ElevenLabs

Workspace admins and owners can connect ElevenLabs.

You can create multiple ElevenLabs connections using different API keys, and with different access levels, which is useful for separating environments (for example, development and production) or managing rate limits.

When the connection is created, ElevenLabs becomes available across all projects in the workspace.

Prerequisites

Before connecting ElevenLabs, make sure you have:

• An ElevenLabs account and API key
  All audio generation or processing performed through this connector consumes ElevenLabs credits (based on the selected model and input length), and billing is handled directly by ElevenLabs, not Lovable.

• Lovable workspace owner or admin role

Step 1: Create an ElevenLabs account and API key

An API key lets you connect to ElevenLabs API and use its features. You can create multiple keys with different access levels.

To create an ElevenLabs API key:

1. Go to ElevenLabs and set up your account.
2. In Developers → API keys, click Create Key.
3. Give the key a descriptive name, for example, Lovable integration.
4. Turn on Restrict Key.
5. Set a monthly Credit Limit.
6. Choose which feature endpoints this key can use, depending on what your app needs.
7. Copy the generated API key and store it securely.
   Your API key functions like a password. Keep it secure and never share it publicly. You’ll need it in the next step.

Step 2: Connect ElevenLabs to Lovable

You can create multiple connections using different API keys.

To connect ElevenLabs:

1. Open Connectors and select ElevenLabs.
2. Click Add connection.
3. Display name: name the connection, for example ElevenLabs Prod.
4. Under Authentication, enter your ElevenLabs API key (sk_xxxxxxxx…).
5. Click Create.

When connected, your Lovable apps can start generating speech and audio using ElevenLabs.

Manage your connection

Connections are managed from Connectors: select , then open the connection.

• Unlink projects to remove access from specific projects while keeping the connection available for others. See Unlink projects from a connection for the steps.
• Delete the connection to remove it from the workspace entirely. Deleting is permanent. It removes the credentials from all linked projects, and app features that use stop working until a new connection is added. See Delete a connection for the steps and who can delete.