# Transcribe audio and video to text

**Use case:** 

Turns audio or video files (MP3, WAV, OGG, MP4, podcast feeds) into text with timestamps and optional subtitles. Runs a built-in speech model, or your own OpenAI/Groq key for speed. Paste file URLs to start.

## Input

```json
{
  "urls": [
    {
      "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Marcus_Garvey%2C_speech%2C_1921.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "provider": "local",
  "language": "auto",
  "translateToEnglish": false,
  "wordTimestamps": false,
  "maxItems": 1,
  "maxEpisodesPerFeed": 3,
  "maxMinutesPerItem": 1,
  "chunkMinutes": 20,
  "localModel": "base",
  "includeSegments": true,
  "includeSubtitles": true,
  "saveFilesToKeyValueStore": true,
  "maxFileSizeMb": 1000,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "language": {
    "label": "Lang",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "durationSecs": {
    "label": "Seconds",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "billedMinutes": {
    "label": "Minutes billed",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "engine": {
    "label": "Engine",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Transcript",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "srtUrl": {
    "label": "SRT",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Media Transcriber - Audio, Video & Podcast to Text, SRT, VTT Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Transcribe audio and video to text". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/rSGMVEL6tgcwjgB4e) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Transcribe audio and video to text" task

The Media Transcriber - Audio, Video & Podcast to Text, SRT, VTT Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like audio / video / podcast urls, engine, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Transcribe audio and video to text" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as title, lang, seconds, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Transcribe audio and video to text" task via API](https://apify.com/fabrikit/media-transcriber.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Media Transcriber - Audio, Video & Podcast to Text, SRT, VTT](https://apify.com/fabrikit/media-transcriber.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/fabrikit/media-transcriber.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/fabrikit/media-transcriber.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).