speechmatics_transcribe_url

Transcribe audio/video from URL

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Submit a publicly reachable audio/video URL for speech-to-text transcription (optionally with diarization, translation, and summarization). ASYNC: returns a job id immediately — poll speechmatics_get_job until status is "done", then call speechmatics_get_transcript. Batch API: POST /jobs.

Input schema

Property	Type	Required	Description
url	string	yes	Publicly reachable audio/video URL for Speechmatics to fetch and transcribe.
language	string	no	Transcription language code, e.g. en, es, de, fr.
operating_point	string	no	Accuracy/speed tradeoff. enhanced is more accurate; standard is faster/cheaper.
diarization	string	no	Speaker labeling: speaker (who spoke) \| channel (per audio channel) \| none.
output_locale	string	no	Output spelling locale, e.g. en-US, en-GB.
domain	string	no	Domain-specific model hint, e.g. finance.
enable_entities	boolean	no	Emit formatted entities (numbers, dates) in results.
additional_vocab	array	no	Custom vocabulary — strings, or objects like {"content":"gnocchi","sounds_like":["nyohki"]}.
translation_target_languages	array	no	Language codes to also translate the transcript into, e.g. ["es","de"].
summarize	boolean	no	If true, also produce a summary of the transcript.
summary_type	string	no	Summary layout (when summarize=true).
summary_length	string	no	Summary length (when summarize=true).
summary_content_type	string	no	Summary content style (when summarize=true).
fetch_auth_headers	array	no	Auth headers to send when fetching a private URL, e.g. ["Authorization: Bearer xyz"].
notification_url	string	no	Webhook URL to POST the transcript to when the job completes.

Raw JSON schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Publicly reachable audio/video URL for Speechmatics to fetch and transcribe."
    },
    "language": {
      "default": "en",
      "description": "Transcription language code, e.g. en, es, de, fr.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "operating_point": {
      "description": "Accuracy/speed tradeoff. enhanced is more accurate; standard is faster/cheaper.",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "standard",
        "enhanced",
        "melia-1"
      ]
    },
    "diarization": {
      "description": "Speaker labeling: speaker (who spoke) | channel (per audio channel) | none.",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "none",
        "speaker",
        "channel"
      ]
    },
    "output_locale": {
      "description": "Output spelling locale, e.g. en-US, en-GB.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "domain": {
      "description": "Domain-specific model hint, e.g. finance.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "enable_entities": {
      "description": "Emit formatted entities (numbers, dates) in results.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "additional_vocab": {
      "description": "Custom vocabulary — strings, or objects like {\"content\":\"gnocchi\",\"sounds_like\":[\"nyohki\"]}.",
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "anyOf": [
          {
            "type": "string"
          },
          {
            "type": "object",
            "propertyNames": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "additionalProperties": {}
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "translation_target_languages": {
      "description": "Language codes to also translate the transcript into, e.g. [\"es\",\"de\"].",
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "summarize": {
      "description": "If true, also produce a summary of the transcript.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "summary_type": {
      "description": "Summary layout (when summarize=true).",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "paragraphs",
        "bullets"
      ]
    },
    "summary_length": {
      "description": "Summary length (when summarize=true).",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "brief",
        "detailed"
      ]
    },
    "summary_content_type": {
      "description": "Summary content style (when summarize=true).",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "auto",
        "informative",
        "conversational"
      ]
    },
    "fetch_auth_headers": {
      "description": "Auth headers to send when fetching a private URL, e.g. [\"Authorization: Bearer xyz\"].",
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "notification_url": {
      "description": "Webhook URL to POST the transcript to when the job completes.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "url"
  ],
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

First seen 2026-09-18 · last seen 2026-09-21