Go to elevenlabs.io

1. Switch To ElevenLabs Website

Head over to elevenlabs.io and sign in to your account. You'll land on your home dashboard. If you don't have an account yet, go ahead and sign up — the free tier is plenty to get started.

2. Open Developers Section

Look at the very bottom of the left sidebar and click "Developers." This is where all the API and integration tools live.

3. Access API Keys Page

Near the top of the page, click the "API Keys" tab. This is where you'll create and manage every key tied to your account.

4. Create New API Key

Click the "Create Key" button. A panel will slide in from the right where we'll set everything up.

5. Name Your API Key

First, give your key a name you'll actually recognize later — something like the name of the platform you're connecting it to.

6. Grant Access Permission

Then scroll down to the permissions. The big one for voice features is "Text to Speech," so make sure that's set to "Access." If you'd rather keep things simple, you can leave the key unrestricted so it has full access — totally up to you.

7. Create Another API Key

Once your name and permissions look right, scroll to the bottom of the panel and click "Create Key." ElevenLabs will generate it instantly.

8. Copy API Key

Here's the important moment. This popup shows your brand-new key, and notice the warning — it won't be displayed again once you close this window. So before you do anything else, click "Copy to Clipboard."

And that's it — your ElevenLabs key is created and copied. Head back to wherever you're connecting it, paste it into the API key field, and save. From there, your agent can speak in any ElevenLabs voice you choose. In the next video, I'll show you how to pick the perfect voice for your agent. See you there.