elevenlabs-stt

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ElevenLabs speech-to-text with Scribe models and forced alignment via inference.sh CLI. Models: Scribe v1/v2 (98%+ accuracy, 90+ languages). Capabilities: transcription, speaker diarization, audio event tagging, word-level timestamps, forced alignment, subtitle generation. Use for: meeting transcription, subtitles, podcast transcripts, lip-sync timing, karaoke. Triggers: elevenlabs stt, elevenlabs transcription, scribe, elevenlabs speech to text, forced alignment, word alignment, subtitle timing, diarization, speaker identification, audio event detection, eleven labs transcribe

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NPX Install

npx skill4agent add inference-sh-skills/skills elevenlabs-stt

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ElevenLabs Speech-to-Text

High-accuracy transcription with Scribe models via inference.sh CLI.
ElevenLabs STT

Quick Start

Requires inference.sh CLI (
belt
). Install instructions
bash
belt login

# Transcribe audio
belt app run elevenlabs/stt --input '{"audio": "https://audio.mp3"}'

Available Models

ModelIDBest For
Scribe v2
scribe_v2
Latest, highest accuracy (default)
Scribe v1
scribe_v1
Stable, proven
  • 98%+ transcription accuracy
  • 90+ languages with auto-detection

Examples

Basic Transcription

bash
belt app run elevenlabs/stt --input '{"audio": "https://meeting-recording.mp3"}'

With Speaker Identification

bash
belt app run elevenlabs/stt --input '{
  "audio": "https://meeting.mp3",
  "diarize": true
}'

Audio Event Tagging

Detect laughter, applause, music, and other non-speech events:
bash
belt app run elevenlabs/stt --input '{
  "audio": "https://podcast.mp3",
  "tag_audio_events": true
}'

Specify Language

bash
belt app run elevenlabs/stt --input '{
  "audio": "https://spanish-audio.mp3",
  "language_code": "spa"
}'

Full Options

bash
belt app run elevenlabs/stt --input '{
  "audio": "https://conference.mp3",
  "model": "scribe_v2",
  "diarize": true,
  "tag_audio_events": true,
  "language_code": "eng"
}'

Forced Alignment

Get precise word-level and character-level timestamps by aligning known text to audio. Useful for subtitles, lip-sync, and karaoke.
bash
belt app run elevenlabs/forced-alignment --input '{
  "audio": "https://narration.mp3",
  "text": "This is the exact text spoken in the audio file."
}'

Output Format

json
{
  "words": [
    {"text": "This", "start": 0.0, "end": 0.3},
    {"text": "is", "start": 0.35, "end": 0.5},
    {"text": "the", "start": 0.55, "end": 0.65}
  ],
  "text": "This is the exact text spoken in the audio file."
}

Forced Alignment Use Cases

  • Subtitles: Precise timing for video captions
  • Lip-sync: Align audio to animated characters
  • Karaoke: Word-by-word timing for lyrics
  • Accessibility: Synchronized transcripts

Workflow: Video Subtitles

bash
# 1. Transcribe video audio
belt app run elevenlabs/stt --input '{
  "audio": "https://video.mp4",
  "diarize": true
}' > transcript.json

# 2. Use transcript for captions
belt app run infsh/caption-videos --input '{
  "video_url": "https://video.mp4",
  "captions": "<transcript-from-step-1>"
}'

Supported Languages

90+ languages including: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, Russian, Turkish, Dutch, Swedish, and many more. Leave 
language_code
empty for automatic detection.

Use Cases

  • Meetings: Transcribe recordings with speaker identification
  • Podcasts: Generate transcripts with audio event tags
  • Subtitles: Create timed captions for videos
  • Research: Interview transcription with diarization
  • Accessibility: Make audio content searchable and accessible
  • Lip-sync: Forced alignment for animation timing

Related Skills

bash
# ElevenLabs TTS (reverse direction)
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@elevenlabs-tts

# ElevenLabs dubbing (translate audio)
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@elevenlabs-dubbing

# Other STT models (Whisper)
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@speech-to-text

# Full platform skill (all 250+ apps)
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@infsh-cli
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belt app list --category audio