transcribe_url
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Transcribe audio or video from a public URL using Scriptivox AI. Supports 119 languages, speaker diarization, and word-level timestamps. RECOMMENDED: always pass the language parameter explicitly when you know the audio language — auto-detect has a small failure rate on short clips, code-switched audio, or files starting with music. Requires a configured API key.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | yes | Public URL to an audio or video file (http/https). Supports Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive sharing links, and direct file URLs. |
| language | string | no | ISO 639-1 language code (e.g. "en", "es", "fr"). 119 languages supported. Strongly recommended when you know the language. |
| diarize | boolean | no | Enable speaker diarization. Default: false. When true, word-level alignment is automatically enabled regardless of `align`. |
| speaker_count | number | no | Expected number of speakers (1-50). Requires diarize: true. Passing this when known improves diarization accuracy. |
| align | boolean | no | Word-level timestamps + confidence scores. Default: true. Pass false to opt out (ignored when diarize: true). |
| webhook_url | string | no | Optional HTTPS URL where transcription.* events will be POSTed (HMAC-signed). |
| idempotency_key | string | no | Optional Idempotency-Key header (up to 255 chars). Same key + same body = same transcription_id. |
| await_completed | boolean | no | Default: true. When false, return the transcription_id immediately without polling. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Public URL to an audio or video file (http/https). Supports Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive sharing links, and direct file URLs."
},
"language": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO 639-1 language code (e.g. \"en\", \"es\", \"fr\"). 119 languages supported. Strongly recommended when you know the language."
},
"diarize": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Enable speaker diarization. Default: false. When true, word-level alignment is automatically enabled regardless of `align`."
},
"speaker_count": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Expected number of speakers (1-50). Requires diarize: true. Passing this when known improves diarization accuracy."
},
"align": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Word-level timestamps + confidence scores. Default: true. Pass false to opt out (ignored when diarize: true)."
},
"webhook_url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional HTTPS URL where transcription.* events will be POSTed (HMAC-signed)."
},
"idempotency_key": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional Idempotency-Key header (up to 255 chars). Same key + same body = same transcription_id."
},
"await_completed": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Default: true. When false, return the transcription_id immediately without polling."
}
},
"required": [
"url"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}