How to connect ElevenLabs to OpenClaw

The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about ElevenLabs, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure ElevenLabs is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. If OpenClaw runs as a persistent gateway, restart it so the new tools register.

Reconnect ElevenLabs from the dashboard, then start a fresh chat if the runtime still has the old tool catalog loaded.

ElevenLabs tool schemas load on demand the first time a tool runs and are cached after that, so this error usually clears on its own: wait a few seconds and retry the same request. If every ElevenLabs call keeps failing with it in a fresh chat, reconnect from the dashboard, and contact support if it still persists — that pattern points to a configuration problem on our side, not something you can fix by reconnecting again.

Two usual causes. The connected account may not have access to the specific workspace, inbox, store, or project in the request — check that first. If access looks right, the agent may have sent a placeholder value (like "YOUR_ID" or an example id from documentation) instead of a real one: ask it to run a list or search tool first, then retry the action with a real id from those results. Most failures at this stage are one of these two, not ClawLink bugs.

This is an ElevenLabs key-permission error, not a ClawLink failure: the connected key is valid but its scoped permissions don't include the endpoint the tool called. The permission name in the message tells you exactly which capability is missing (pronunciation_dictionaries_write, voices_read, and so on). Fix it in ElevenLabs: edit the key's permissions at elevenlabs.io/app/settings/api-keys to include the required scope, or create a key without scope restriction for the workflow. Then retry the same tool call from chat.

Three ElevenLabs-side causes, in practice: (1) user API keys can be created with an expiry (15 minutes to 30 days) and stop authenticating with exactly this 401 once they lapse — rotate to a new key; (2) a key committed to a public GitHub repo is auto-disabled by ElevenLabs' secret scanning (disable_reason exposed_publicly) — create a new key; (3) the key was rotated or deleted in ElevenLabs. In all three cases, reconnect ElevenLabs in the ClawLink dashboard with a fresh key and retry.

ElevenLabs addresses voices by a 20-character voice_id, not by name — passing "Spanda" or "Rachel" as the voice fails with voice_not_found. Ask the agent to call the get voices tool first (elevenlabs_get_voices) and use a voice_id from its results in the text-to-speech call. The voice_id is stable; the display name is not an argument.

ElevenLabs disables Free-tier API access when it detects a proxy or VPN on the request path, or when multiple free accounts share infrastructure — the agent's calls then fail until you upgrade. Two options: run the calls from a residential IP without a VPN, or upgrade the ElevenLabs plan, which lifts the restriction.

Instant voice cloning is a paid-plan feature on ElevenLabs (Free is 10,000 credits/month and does not include it; Starter at $6/month does, per elevenlabs.io/pricing). The tool will keep failing on this error until the ElevenLabs plan includes the capability — no reconnect or key change fixes it.

The ElevenLabs connection in ClawLink has been invalidated — usually a rotated or deleted API key. Reconnect ElevenLabs from the dashboard with the current key, then retry the same tool call in a fresh chat. Reconnecting is a one-time paste; no OpenClaw config changes are needed.

This is a self-hosted OpenClaw bug, not a ClawLink failure: OpenClaw's talk mode in the macOS app sent the literal redaction sentinel __OPENCLAW_REDACTED__ as the xi-api-key header instead of the configured key, so ElevenLabs replied with a fallback voice (openclaw/openclaw issue #14586). It is fixed upstream in openclaw/openclaw #14613; update OpenClaw. The ClawLink connection sends the stored key on every call and has no talk-mode step where a sentinel could substitute for it.

Double-check that the API key for ElevenLabs has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes.

Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to ElevenLabs: link your ElevenLabs account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the ElevenLabs API through 155 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.

Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink ElevenLabs skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize ElevenLabs. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the ElevenLabs key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.

About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to ElevenLabs in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message.

The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual API key setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for OpenClaw. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want ElevenLabs working from chat.

No. ElevenLabs authenticates every API request with an API key sent as the xi-api-key header; there is no OAuth flow for their API, which is why the r/openclaw thread asking about an ElevenLabs subscription over OAuth goes unanswered. Every route has the same prerequisite: a key from elevenlabs.io/app/settings/api-keys. ClawLink just removes the parts a key normally drags in — the env file, the config block, and the server you would otherwise keep running to expose the tools to OpenClaw.

The key is a secret: anyone holding it can spend your ElevenLabs credits and use your voices. ClawLink stores the key for you rather than leaving it in a config file on your machine, and you control the blast radius: create a dedicated key at elevenlabs.io/app/settings/api-keys, give it only the API permissions the agent needs (scoped keys are supported), and rotate or delete it anytime without touching OpenClaw. ElevenLabs also lets you set a credit cap on the key, so an unexpected bill is bounded.

That error means the API key is valid but its scoped permissions do not cover the endpoint the agent called — for example "The API key you used is missing the permission pronunciation_dictionaries_write". Create the key with the permissions your workflow needs, or use a key without scope restriction if the agent should have full workspace access. A free-plan key will also fail specific actions regardless of permission: instant voice cloning requires a paid plan.

The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about ElevenLabs, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure ElevenLabs is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. If OpenClaw runs as a persistent gateway, restart it so the new tools register.