Automated AI Music Generation with ElevenLabs, Google Sheets & Drive

This workflow automates the creation, storage, and cataloging of AI-generated music using the Eleven Music API, Google Sheets, and Google Drive.

Key Advantages

✅ Fully Automated Music Generation Pipeline

Once started, the workflow automatically:

• Reads track parameters
• Generates music via API
• Uploads the file
• Updates your spreadsheet
  No manual steps needed after initialization.

✅ Centralized Track Management

A single Google Sheet acts as your project control center, letting you organize:

• Prompts
• Durations
• Generated URLs
  This avoids losing track of files and creates a ready-to-share catalog.

✅ Seamless Integration with Google Services

The workflow:

• Reads instructions from Google Sheets
• Saves the MP3 to Google Drive
• Updates the same Sheet with the final link
  This ensures everything stays synchronized and easy to access.

✅ Scalable and Reliable Processing

The loop-with-delay mechanism:

• Processes tracks sequentially
• Prevents API overload
• Ensures stable execution
  This is especially helpful when generating multiple long tracks.

✅ Easy Customization

Because the prompts and durations come from Google Sheets:

• You can edit prompts at any time
• You can add more tracks without modifying the workflow
• You can clone the Sheet for different projects

✅ Ideal for Creators and Businesses

This workflow is perfect for:

• Content creators generating background music
• Agencies designing custom soundtracks
• Businesses needing AI-generated audio assets
• Automated production pipelines

How It Works

The process operates as follows:

• The workflow starts manually via the "Execute workflow" trigger
• It retrieves a list of music track requests from a Google Sheets spreadsheet containing track titles, text prompts, and duration specifications
• The system processes each track request individually through a batch loop
• For each track, it sends the text prompt and duration to ElevenLabs Music API to generate studio-quality music
• The generated MP3 file (in 44100 Hz, 128 kbps format) is automatically uploaded to a designated Google Drive folder
• Once uploaded, the workflow updates the original Google Sheets with the direct URL to the generated music file
• A 1-minute wait period between each track generation prevents API rate limiting
• The process continues until all track requests in the spreadsheet have been processed

Set Up Steps

Prerequisites:

• ElevenLabs paid account with Music API access enabled
• Google Sheets spreadsheet with specific columns: TITLE, PROMPT, DURATION (ms), URL
• Google Drive folder for storing generated music files

Configuration Steps:

1. ElevenLabs API Setup:

   • Enable Music Generation access in your ElevenLabs account
   • Generate an API key from the ElevenLabs developer dashboard
   • Configure HTTP Header authentication in n8n with name "xi-api-key" and your API value

2. Google Sheets Preparation:

   • Create or clone the music tracking spreadsheet with required columns
   • Fill in track titles, detailed text prompts, and durations in milliseconds (10,000-300,000 ms)
   • Configure Google Sheets OAuth credentials in n8n
   • Update the document ID in the Google Sheets nodes

3. Google Drive Configuration:

   • Create a dedicated folder for music uploads
   • Set up Google Drive OAuth credentials in n8n
   • Update the folder ID in the upload node

4. Workflow Activation:

   • Ensure all API credentials are properly configured
   • Test with a single track entry in the spreadsheet
   • Verify music generation, upload, and spreadsheet update work correctly
   • Execute the workflow to process all pending track requests

The workflow automatically names files with timestamp prefixes (song_yyyyMMdd) and handles the complete lifecycle from prompt to downloadable music file.

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