ElevenLabs Sound Effects API

Generate AI sound effects from text descriptions

Description *

Description of the sound effect to generate

Prompt Influence

How much the prompt influences generation (0-1)

Duration

Duration in seconds (0.5-30) or auto

Loop

If true, audio loops seamlessly

Output

Your generated audio will appear here

Features

What ElevenLabs Sound Effects API offers

Text prompt describing the effect to synthesize

prompt_influence from 0 to 1 to weigh the literal prompt

duration select: auto, or fixed 0.5 through 30 seconds in half second and whole second steps

loop boolean to request seamless looping tails when supported

Dedicated sound effect generate and status routes on Unifically

Produces short effects for UI, games, and sound design passes

Pricing splits auto length versus custom length in the pricing table

Faster iteration than recording custom foley for every sketch

Use cases

Primary

Games: footstep, door, and ambience layers under voice overs

Film and motion: quick temp foley before library search

Apps: notification and success chimes with tuned duration

Music production: transitional whooshes and impacts

Podcast imaging: short stingers with loop enabled for beds

Prototyping: timed cues before committing to library licenses

FAQ

You send text, optional prompt_influence, duration, and loop. Unifically runs the sound effect job and returns audio through the status endpoint.

Auto or explicit 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, or 30 seconds matching the select options in the config.

ElevenLabs SFX Auto is $0.0368 per generation and ElevenLabs SFX Custom is $0.00736 per second, reflecting auto versus timed runs.

Enable loop when you need a bed or atmosphere that repeats without a hard click between repeats.