ElevenLabs Music Generation

Generate music from text prompts - supports instrumental tracks, songs with lyrics, and fine-grained control via composition plans.

> Setup: See Installation Guide. For JavaScript, use @elevenlabs/* packages only.

Quick Start

Python

from elevenlabs import ElevenLabs

client = ElevenLabs()

audio = client.music.compose(
    prompt="A chill lo-fi hip hop beat with jazzy piano chords",
    music_length_ms=30000
)

with open("output.mp3", "wb") as f:
    for chunk in audio:
        f.write(chunk)

JavaScript

import { ElevenLabsClient } from "@elevenlabs/elevenlabs-js";
import { createWriteStream } from "fs";

const client = new ElevenLabsClient();
const audio = await client.music.compose({
  prompt: "A chill lo-fi hip hop beat with jazzy piano chords",
  musicLengthMs: 30000,
});
audio.pipe(createWriteStream("output.mp3"));

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/music" \
  -H "xi-api-key: $ELEVENLABS_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"prompt": "A chill lo-fi beat", "music_length_ms": 30000}' --output output.mp3

Methods

| Method | Description |

|--------|-------------|

| music.compose | Generate audio from a prompt or composition plan |

| music.composition_plan.create | Generate a structured plan for fine-grained control |

| music.compose_detailed | Generate audio + composition plan + metadata |

| music.upload | Upload an audio file for later inpainting workflows and optionally extract its composition plan |

See API Reference for full parameter details.

music.upload is available to enterprise clients with access to the inpainting feature.

Composition Plans

For granular control, generate a composition plan first, modify it, then compose:

plan = client.music.composition_plan.create(
    prompt="An epic orchestral piece building to a climax",
    music_length_ms=60000
)

Inspect/modify styles and sections
print(plan.positiveGlobalStyles)  # e.g. ["orchestral", "epic", "cinematic"]

audio = client.music.compose(
    composition_plan=plan,
    music_length_ms=60000
)

Content Restrictions

• Cannot reference specific artists, bands, or copyrighted lyrics
• bad_prompt errors include a prompt_suggestion with alternative phrasing
• bad_composition_plan errors include a composition_plan_suggestion

Error Handling

try:
    audio = client.music.compose(prompt="...", music_length_ms=30000)
except Exception as e:
    print(f"API error: {e}")

Common errors: 401 (invalid key), 422 (invalid params), 429 (rate limit).

References

• Installation Guide
• API Reference