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Transcribe

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Summary

Transcribe a video by providing its URL to obtain timestamped words and segments representing the video's spoken content.

Inputs

  • URL (required) — The URL of the media to transcribe. Supports YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter/X, Vimeo, and over 1,000 other sites.

Output shape

a JSON object containing the transcription result with timestamped words and segments

The operation starts an asynchronous transcription job via the VideoSailor API and polls the job status until completion or timeout (15 minutes max). On success, it returns the transcription result; on failure, an error is thrown or returned depending on the node's continue on fail setting.

Examples

Example 1: Transcribe a video from a YouTube URL

Set the operation to 'Transcribe' and provide the YouTube video URL in the 'URL' field.

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