# Transcribe an Audio File to Text with Timestamps (SRT/VTT)

**Use case:** 

Paste an audio or video URL and get a timestamped transcript as text, plus optional SRT/VTT subtitles. The example is pre-filled with a public-domain audio sample, so you can run it in one click and then swap in your own file URL. Pay per transcribed minute, no API key needed.

## Input

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Gettysburg_by_Britton.ogg"
  ],
  "feeds": [],
  "maxEpisodesPerFeed": 3,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "urlField": "videoUrl",
  "language": "auto",
  "subtitleFormats": [],
  "ragPack": false,
  "chunkTokens": 600,
  "ownProvider": "none",
  "maxMinutesPerItem": 180,
  "maxTotalMinutes": 600
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "durationSec": {
    "label": "Duration, s",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "language": {
    "label": "Language",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "sourceUrl": {
    "label": "Source",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

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

### 2. Start the "Transcribe an Audio File to Text with Timestamps (SRT/VTT)" task

The Podcast & Video Transcriber for AI — RAG-ready Text Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like media urls, podcast feeds, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Transcribe an Audio File to Text with Timestamps (SRT/VTT)" 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, duration, s, language, 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 an Audio File to Text with Timestamps (SRT/VTT)" task via API](https://apify.com/tiger19935/podcast-video-transcriber-rag.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Podcast & Video Transcriber for AI — RAG-ready Text](https://apify.com/tiger19935/podcast-video-transcriber-rag.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/tiger19935/podcast-video-transcriber-rag.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/tiger19935/podcast-video-transcriber-rag.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`).