Sonilo Sound Effects 1.0 API

About Sonilo Sound Effects 1.0

Frame-accurate sound effects placed on the action in a video, or generated from a text description, with per-segment direction.

Also known as Sonilo Sound Effects

Sonilo Sound Effects 1.0 specs

Model ID

sonilo-sound-effects-1-0

Author

Sonilo

Category

Audio Generation

Released

Jul 25, 2026

Input

TextVideo

Output

Audio

Endpoints

POST/v1/audio/generations

Alternate model IDs

sonilo-sound-effects-1.0sonilo-sfxsonilo/sonilo-sound-effects-1-0

Sonilo Sound Effects 1.0 API pricing

Live pay-as-you-go rates from the EmpirioLabs catalog. You are billed only for what you use, with no monthly minimum.

How to call the Sonilo Sound Effects 1.0 API

Sonilo Sound Effects 1.0 runs through POST /v1/audio/generations. The request returns a job_id right away; poll GET /v1/jobs/{job_id} until the job completes and read the output URLs from the result. Get an API key from the EmpirioLabs dashboard.

curl https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/audio/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "sonilo-sound-effects-1-0",
    "prompt": "Describe what you want Sonilo Sound Effects 1.0 to generate."
  }'

curl https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/jobs/JOB_ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY"

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/audio/generations",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY"},
    json={
        "model": "sonilo-sound-effects-1-0",
        "prompt": "Describe what you want Sonilo Sound Effects 1.0 to generate.",
    },
)
job = response.json()

# Generation runs as an async job. Poll until it completes.
import time
while True:
    status = requests.get(
        f"https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/jobs/{job['job_id']}",
        headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY"},
    ).json()
    if status.get("status") in ("completed", "failed"):
        print(status)
        break
    time.sleep(5)

Sonilo Sound Effects 1.0 API parameters

Request parameters supported by the Sonilo Sound Effects 1.0 API on EmpirioLabs. Defaults apply when a field is omitted.

Good to know

Modes

• auto places effects on the attached video, and falls back to text to sound effect when there is no video
• video syncs effects to the timing of the footage
• text generates an effect from a description alone
• music_and_effects scores the video with music AND effects as one finished track

Controls

Supports prompt, mode, source video, 0.5 to 180 second duration in text mode, separate music and effects prompts in sound mode, wav, m4a or mp3 output in sound mode, speech preservation, ducking, and JSON segment prompts.

Limits

• Source video up to 300MB and 8 minutes
• Duration 0.5 to 180 seconds in text mode. Video and music_and_effects modes follow the source
• Music and effects prompts, output format, speech preservation and ducking apply to sound mode only

Billing

• Charged per generated second at the catalog rate for the mode used, with a 3 second minimum for text and video modes and a 10 second minimum for sound mode
• A request rejected before generation is not billed.

Sonilo Sound Effects 1.0 API: common questions

How much does the Sonilo Sound Effects 1.0 API cost?

On EmpirioLabs, Sonilo Sound Effects 1.0 is billed pay as you go: Text to sound effect $0.0036 per generated second; Video to sound effect $0.018 per generated second; Music and effects $0.0288 per generated second. The live rate card on this page always matches what the API charges.

Which endpoint does Sonilo Sound Effects 1.0 use?

Sonilo Sound Effects 1.0 is served through POST /v1/audio/generations on api.empiriolabs.ai with standard bearer-token authentication.

Can I try Sonilo Sound Effects 1.0 in the browser before integrating?

Yes. The EmpirioLabs playground runs Sonilo Sound Effects 1.0 in the browser with the same parameters the API exposes, so you can test prompts before writing code.

How do I get a Sonilo Sound Effects 1.0 API key?

Create an EmpirioLabs account, then generate a key under API Keys in the dashboard. Billing is pay-as-you-go credits, so you only pay for the requests you make.