# Transcribe German audio to text

**Use case:** 

Speech to text for German recordings. Set the spoken language to de, paste an audio link or a podcast RSS feed and get the German transcript with timestamps, plus TXT and SRT files. This example runs a public-domain German audiobook chapter through the built-in local engine, limited to 3 minutes. The local engine is weaker on German than on English; the cloud engine is more accurate.

## Input

```json
{
  "mediaUrls": [
    "https://www.archive.org/download/schimmelreiter_storm_librivox/storm_schimmelreiter_01_64kb.mp3"
  ],
  "confirmRights": true,
  "maxEpisodesPerFeed": 1,
  "onlyNewEpisodes": false,
  "transcriptionProvider": "local",
  "language": "de",
  "groqWhisperModel": "whisper-large-v3-turbo",
  "localModel": "tiny",
  "maxAudioMinutesPerEpisode": 3,
  "outputFormats": [
    "txt",
    "srt"
  ],
  "includeWordTimestamps": true,
  "maxWordsPerCue": 12,
  "maxFileSizeMb": 500
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "podcastTitle": {
    "label": "Podcast title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "episodeTitle": {
    "label": "Episode title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "publishedAt": {
    "label": "Published at (UTC)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "language": {
    "label": "Language",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "transcribedSeconds": {
    "label": "Transcribed (s)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "wordCount": {
    "label": "Words",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "billedAudioMinutes": {
    "label": "Billed audio minutes",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "txtUrl": {
    "label": "TXT file",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "srtUrl": {
    "label": "SRT file",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "vttUrl": {
    "label": "VTT file",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "jsonUrl": {
    "label": "JSON file",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Full text",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The Podcast Transcriber: Podcast & Audio to Text, MP3, SRT, VTT Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Transcribe German audio to text". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/wAWkszyCXhusn0h0D) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Transcribe German audio to text" task

The Podcast Transcriber: Podcast & Audio to Text, MP3, SRT, VTT Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like direct audio/video file url(s), i own this audio or am allowed to transcribe it, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Transcribe German audio 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 podcast title, episode title, published at (utc), 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 German audio to text" task via API](https://apify.com/prime619/podcast-transcriber.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Podcast Transcriber: Podcast & Audio to Text, MP3, SRT, VTT](https://apify.com/prime619/podcast-transcriber.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/prime619/podcast-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/prime619/podcast-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`).