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+# elevenlabs
+Unofficial [elevenlabs.io](https://beta.elevenlabs.io/) ([11.ai](11.ai)) voice synthesis client
+
+This library is not affiliated with, not associated with ElevenLabs in any way.
+
+ElevenLabs' official api documentation, upon which this client has been
+derived, [can be found here](https://api.elevenlabs.io/docs).
+
+## Purpose
+This go client provides an easy interface to create synthesized voices and
+make TTS (text-to-speech) requests to elevenlabs.io
+
+
+As a prerequisite, you must already have an account with elevenlabs.io.
+After creating your account, you can get you API key [from here](https://help.elevenlabs.io/hc/en-us/articles/14599447207697-How-to-authorize-yourself-using-your-xi-api-key-).
+
+
+To use this library, create a new client and send a TTS request to a voice.