ElevenLabs AI Text-to-Speech (Multilingual v2, v3 & Turbo) - Apify Actor

Enterprise AI voice synthesis & text-to-speech Actor powered by ElevenLabs Multilingual v2, ElevenLabs v3 Expressive, and ElevenLabs Turbo v2.5 engines. Converts plain text, webpage article URLs, and document files into human-like audio in structured JSON format.

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🎙️ Supported AI Voice Personas Matrix

Voice Key (voice)	Persona Name	Style / Tone	Best Used For
christopher (Default)	Christopher	Warm, Conversational American Male	Casual dialogue, podcasts, AI voice assistants
david	David Castlemore	Authoritative, Broadcast Newsreader Male	News broadcasts, articles, formal presentations
rachel	Rachel	Calm, Soothing Professional Female	Audiobooks, meditation, corporate narration
adam	Adam	Deep, Resonant American Male	Documentaries, dramatic narration, trailers
george	George	Captivating British Storyteller Male	Audiobooks, storytelling, historical documentaries
bella	Bella	Soft, Emotional & Expressive Female	Story narration, intimate dialogue, character voices
antoni	Antoni	Energetic, Crisp Narration Male	Commercials, YouTube shorts, social media ads
domi	Domi	Friendly, Empathic Female	Customer service agents, conversational chatbots
josh	Josh	Deep, Engaging & Confident Male	Marketing videos, product explainers, keynotes
elli	Elli	Young, Dynamic & Cheerful Female	Gaming voiceover, animations, lively shorts

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🤖 Supported Model Engines & Architecture Matrix

Model Key (model)	Model Engine Name	Languages & Characteristics	Best Used For
eleven_multilingual_v2 (Default)	ElevenLabs Multilingual v2	29+ Languages, emotional accuracy, accent consistency	Global multilingual content, podcasts & narration
eleven_v3	ElevenLabs v3 Expressive	Ultra-expressive emotional nuance & dynamic pacing	Dramatic audiobooks, gaming, character acting
eleven_turbo_v2_5	ElevenLabs Turbo v2.5	Low-latency synthesis (~150ms turnaround)	Real-time conversational AI & voice bots
eleven_monolingual_v1	ElevenLabs Monolingual v1	Legacy English synthesis architecture	Legacy compatibility

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🚀 Key Features

• 3 Flexible Input Modalities: Convert direct text strings, automatically scrape & narrate webpage article URLs, or process document text files.
• 10 Premium Voice Personas: Professional male & female voices tuned for news broadcasting, storytelling, marketing, gaming, and meditation.
• Audio Binary & Base64 Output: Saves full Base64 payload in dataset/output, and automatically writes the raw .mp3 audio binary buffer to Key-Value Store (AUDIO.mp3).
• Playback Speed Control: Multiplier from 0.5x (slow) to 2.0x (fast playback).

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🎯 What People Use It For

• Audiobook & Content Publishers: Automate narration for blog posts, news articles, and ebooks.
• Video Creators & Animators: Generate professional voiceovers for YouTube shorts, TikToks, and commercials.
• AI Voice Assistants & Chatbots: Integrated with low-latency eleven_turbo_v2_5 for real-time speech responses.
• Accessibility & Screen Readers: Convert web articles into natural-sounding speech for visually impaired users.

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📌 Decision Rule & Usage Recommendation

Check if status === "success" AND audio.byte_length > 0. Extract audio.audio_base64 or download AUDIO.mp3 from the Key-Value Store.

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💡 What Problem Does This Solve?

• "Official ElevenLabs subscription pricing ($22 - $330/mo) is expensive for automated workflows."
• "Basic robotic text-to-speech models sound artificial and lack human emotion."
• "Manual audio recording and voiceover hiring takes days of coordination."

ElevenLabs AI Text-to-Speech delivers studio-grade human voice synthesis in a single API or Actor run.

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🔍 Queries This Actor Answers

• How do I synthesize ElevenLabs voice audio programmatically in Python, Node.js, or Apify Actors?
• How do I automatically convert news webpage URLs into narrated audio files?
• What is an accurate API alternative to ElevenLabs, Play.ht, and Amazon Polly?
• How do I get Base64 MP3 voice audio using ElevenLabs Multilingual v2?

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📥 Input JSON Schema

Pass text, URL, or document file content with voice options:

{
  "text": "Hello world, this is ElevenLabs AI text-to-speech synthesis.",
  "voice": "christopher",
  "model": "eleven_multilingual_v2",
  "speed": 1.0
}

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📤 Dataset Output Format

Each run outputs a clean structured item to the default dataset and key-value store (OUTPUT):

{
  "status": "success",
  "success": true,
  "service": "ElevenLabs AI Text-to-Speech Engine",
  "input_type": "text",
  "text": "Hello world this is ElevenLabs speech synthesis",
  "character_count": 47,
  "parameters": {
    "voice": "Christopher",
    "voice_id": "G17SuINrv2H9FC6nvetn",
    "model": "Eleven Multilingual v2 (29+ Languages)",
    "model_id": "eleven_multilingual_v2",
    "speed": 1
  },
  "audio": {
    "format": "mp3",
    "byte_length": 23184,
    "audio_base64": "//NkxAAAAANIAAAAAExBTUVVVVX..."
  }
}

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⚠️ Failure Context & Error Handling

If no text, URL, or file input is provided:

{
  "success": false,
  "error": "Missing required parameter: exactly one of 'text', 'url', or 'file' must be provided."
}

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🏷️ Keywords

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