elevenlabs-install-auth

# ElevenLabs Install & Auth ## Overview Set up the ElevenLabs SDK and configure API key authentication. ElevenLabs uses a single API key (`xi-api-key` header) for all endpoints at `api.elevenlabs.io`. ## Prerequisites - Node.js 18+ or Python 3.10+ - ElevenLabs account (free tier works) at https://elevenlabs.io - API key from Profile > API Keys in the ElevenLabs dashboard ## Instructions ### Step 1: Install the SDK **Node.js** (official package: `@elevenlabs/elevenlabs-js`): ```bash npm install @elevenlabs/elevenlabs-js # or pnpm add @elevenlabs/elevenlabs-js ``` **Python** (official package: `elevenlabs`): ```bash pip install elevenlabs ``` ### Step 2: Configure API Key ```bash # Set environment variable (all SDKs auto-detect this) export ELEVENLABS_API_KEY="sk_your_key_here" # Or create .env file echo 'ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=sk_your_key_here' >> .env ``` Add to `.gitignore`: ```gitignore .env .env.local .env.*.local ``` ### Step 3: Initialize the Client **TypeScript:** ```typescript import { ElevenLabsClient } from "@elevenlabs/elevenlabs-js"; const client = new ElevenLabsClient({ apiKey: process.env.ELEVENLABS_API_KEY, // Optional: configure retries (default: 2) maxRetries: 3, // Optional: configure timeout in seconds timeoutInSeconds: 30, }); ``` **Python:** ```python import os from elevenlabs.client import ElevenLabsClient client = ElevenLabsClient( api_key=os.environ.get("ELEVENLABS_API_KEY") ) ``` ### Step 4: Verify Connection **TypeScript:*...