ben_eleven_labs.py

import requests

# Constants
ELEVEN_LABS_API_KEY = "XYZ"
ELEVEN_LABS_VOICE_ID = "EXAVITQu4vr4xnSDxMaL"  # Voice ID can be found here - https://elevenlabs.io/docs/api-reference/get-voices
ELEVEN_LABS_TTS_API_ENDPOINT = (
    f"https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/text-to-speech/{ELEVEN_LABS_VOICE_ID}"
)
OUTPUT_FILE_PATH = "/tmp/output.mp3"

# Text to be converted to speech
text = "Hello! My name is Ben and I am building the best Gladiators game ever!"

# Headers for the API request
headers = {
    "Accept": "audio/mpeg",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "xi-api-key": ELEVEN_LABS_API_KEY,
}

# Data payload for the API request
data = {
    "text": text,
    "model_id": "eleven_monolingual_v1",
    "voice_settings": {"stability": 0.5, "similarity_boost": 0.5},
}

try:
    # Send POST request to the API
    response = requests.post(ELEVEN_LABS_TTS_API_ENDPOINT, json=data, headers=headers)

    # Check if the request was successful
    if response.status_code == 200:
        # Save the audio content to an MP3 file
        with open(OUTPUT_FILE_PATH, "wb") as audio_file:
            audio_file.write(response.content)
        print("Audio file saved successfully as 'output.mp3'")
    else:
        print(f"Error: Received status code {response.status_code}")
        print(response.text)

except Exception as e:
    print(f"An error occurred: {str(e)}")