Hello, is there a way to add sound effects into the agent speaking?

To add sound effects to your Vapi agent's speech, you can enable SSML parsing with ElevenLabs. Here's how: 1. Visit the [Update Assistant API endpoint](https://docs.vapi.ai/api-reference/assistants/update-assistant) 2. Select 11labs as your voice provider 3. Enable the

enableSsmlParsing

option 4. Send the request with your bearer token Once enabled, you can use ElevenLabs' SSML syntax to incorporate audio cues or sound effects into your agent's speech. Source: - [Update Assistant API endpoint](https://docs.vapi.ai/api-reference/assistants/update-assistant)

I want to be able to add sound at certain words

Yes, but Vapi doesn’t natively support direct sound effect insertion, but you can simulate effects with text prompts, sync external audio playback from your app, or use expressive TTS providers like 11Labs.