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Transcribe audio and video files using AssemblyAI's speech-to-text and speech understanding AI models.

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File → Upload

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Overview

This node uploads a media file to AssemblyAI's platform. It is useful for scenarios where you want to transcribe or analyze audio or video files by first uploading them to AssemblyAI. For example, you can upload a podcast episode or a recorded meeting audio file to prepare it for transcription or further processing.

Use Case Examples

  1. Uploading a local audio file read by a previous node to AssemblyAI for transcription.
  2. Uploading binary data from a file read node to AssemblyAI to initiate speech-to-text processing.

Properties

Name Meaning
File Path or Binary Data Path to the file to upload or the name of the binary data property containing the file content. This is required to specify the file to be uploaded.

Output

JSON

  • json - The JSON response from AssemblyAI after uploading the file, typically containing the uploaded file's URL or ID.

Dependencies

  • Requires an AssemblyAI API key credential for authentication.

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure that the input data contains binary data under the specified property name; otherwise, the node will throw an error indicating no binary data found.
  • If the file path or binary data property name is incorrect or missing, the upload will fail.
  • API errors from AssemblyAI will be returned with descriptive messages; check the error details for issues like invalid API key or network problems.

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