Create Transcription

curl --request POST \
  --url https://public.reap.video/api/v1/automation/create-transcription \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "sourceUrl": "<string>",
  "uploadId": "<string>",
  "language": "<string>",
  "translationLanguage": "<string>",
  "transcriptionScript": "native"
}
'

{
  "id": "<string>",
  "title": "<string>",
  "thumbnail": "<string>",
  "billedDuration": 123,
  "status": "queued",
  "projectType": "clipping",
  "source": "Upload",
  "genre": "talking",
  "topics": [
    "<string>"
  ],
  "clipDurations": [
    [
      123
    ]
  ],
  "selectedStart": 123,
  "selectedEnd": 123,
  "reframeClips": true,
  "exportResolution": 123,
  "exportOrientation": "landscape",
  "captionsPreset": "<string>",
  "enableCaptions": true,
  "enableEmojis": true,
  "enableHighlights": true,
  "language": "<string>",
  "dubbingLanguage": "<string>",
  "translateTranscription": true,
  "translationLanguages": [
    "<string>"
  ],
  "transcriptionScript": "native",
  "metadata": {
    "width": 123,
    "height": 123,
    "aspectRatio": "<string>",
    "size": 123,
    "bitrate": 123,
    "fps": 123,
    "duration": 123,
    "rotation": 123,
    "resolution": 123,
    "codec": "<string>",
    "codecFullName": "<string>",
    "codecTag": "<string>",
    "format": "<string>",
    "formatFullName": "<string>"
  },
  "urls": {},
  "createdAt": 123,
  "updatedAt": 123
}

POST

automation

create-transcription

Create Transcription

curl --request POST \
  --url https://public.reap.video/api/v1/automation/create-transcription \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "sourceUrl": "<string>",
  "uploadId": "<string>",
  "language": "<string>",
  "translationLanguage": "<string>",
  "transcriptionScript": "native"
}
'

{
  "id": "<string>",
  "title": "<string>",
  "thumbnail": "<string>",
  "billedDuration": 123,
  "status": "queued",
  "projectType": "clipping",
  "source": "Upload",
  "genre": "talking",
  "topics": [
    "<string>"
  ],
  "clipDurations": [
    [
      123
    ]
  ],
  "selectedStart": 123,
  "selectedEnd": 123,
  "reframeClips": true,
  "exportResolution": 123,
  "exportOrientation": "landscape",
  "captionsPreset": "<string>",
  "enableCaptions": true,
  "enableEmojis": true,
  "enableHighlights": true,
  "language": "<string>",
  "dubbingLanguage": "<string>",
  "translateTranscription": true,
  "translationLanguages": [
    "<string>"
  ],
  "transcriptionScript": "native",
  "metadata": {
    "width": 123,
    "height": 123,
    "aspectRatio": "<string>",
    "size": 123,
    "bitrate": 123,
    "fps": 123,
    "duration": 123,
    "rotation": 123,
    "resolution": 123,
    "codec": "<string>",
    "codecFullName": "<string>",
    "codecTag": "<string>",
    "format": "<string>",
    "formatFullName": "<string>"
  },
  "urls": {},
  "createdAt": 123,
  "updatedAt": 123
}

Overview

Extract accurate transcriptions from your videos using AI-powered speech recognition. This endpoint generates timestamped transcriptions with support for multiple languages, translation, and script format options. Transcription output is available in multiple formats including SRT, VTT, CSV, and TXT.

Rate Limiting

This endpoint is rate limited to 10 requests per minute per API key.

You must provide either sourceUrl or uploadId, but not both.

Video Requirements

Duration

Minimum: 3 seconds
Maximum: 15 minutes

File Size

Maximum: 5 GB

Format

MP4 or MOV with valid audio streams

Audio Quality

Clear speech produces best transcription results

Plan Limits

Plan	Concurrent Projects
Creator	5
Studio	15

Higher-tier plans allow you to process more videos simultaneously.

The Automation API requires an active subscription. View pricing to compare plans.

Response

string

Unique project identifier

title

string

Project title (usually the filename)

thumbnail

string

Thumbnail URL for the project

billedDuration

number

Duration in seconds that will be billed to your account

status

string

Current processing status

processing - Audio is being transcribed
completed - Transcription has been generated successfully
failed - Processing failed due to an error

projectType

string

Type of project (always “transcription” for this endpoint)

source

string

Source of the video content

Upload - Uploaded file
Youtube - YouTube URL
Generic - External URL

language

string

Primary language of the video content

translateTranscription

boolean

Whether transcription will be translated

translationLanguages

array

Array of languages for translation

transcriptionScript

string

Script format for transcription (“native” or “roman”)

metadata

object

Video file metadata including duration, resolution, format, etc.

urls

object

Project URLs and assets (populated when processing completes). Includes transcription files in multiple formats: SRT, VTT, CSV, and TXT.

createdAt

integer

Unix timestamp when the project was created

updatedAt

integer

Unix timestamp when the project was last updated

Example Request

curl -X POST "https://public.reap.video/api/v1/automation/create-transcription" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "uploadId": "65f1a2b3c4d5e6f7a8b9c0d1",
    "language": "en",
    "transcriptionScript": "native"
  }'

Example Response

Processing Workflow

Audio Extraction - Audio is extracted from the video file
Speech Recognition - AI transcribes the speech with word-level timing
Translation - If a translation language is specified, the transcription is translated
Format Generation - Output is generated in multiple formats (SRT, VTT, CSV, TXT)
Completion - Use Get Project Status to monitor progress

Output Formats

When transcription completes, the urls object in Get Project Details includes:

Format	Field	Description
SRT	`transcription_srt`	SubRip subtitle format
VTT	`transcription_vtt`	WebVTT subtitle format
CSV	`transcription_csv`	Comma-separated values
TXT	`transcription_txt`	Plain text transcript
Audio	`audioFile`	Extracted audio file

Best Practices

Audio Quality: Clear audio with minimal background noise produces more accurate results
Language Selection: Specify the language explicitly for better transcription accuracy
Script Format: Use “roman” for romanized output of non-Latin script languages
Translation: Combine with translationLanguage to get translated transcriptions

Use Cases

Content Indexing

Generate searchable text from video libraries at scale

Subtitle Generation

Create SRT/VTT files for video players and platforms

Meeting Notes

Transcribe recorded meetings and webinars

Accessibility

Make video content accessible with accurate transcriptions

Next Steps

After creating a transcription project:

Monitor progress with Get Project Status
Retrieve the full project with transcription URLs via Get Project Details
Download transcription files in your preferred format

Authorizations

Authorization

string

header

required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json

sourceUrl

string

URL to a video or audio file (alternative to uploadId)

uploadId

string

Upload ID from a previously uploaded file (alternative to sourceUrl)

language

string | null

Primary language of the video content (auto-detected if not provided)

translationLanguage

string | null

Language to translate the transcription to

transcriptionScript

enum<string>

default:native

Script format for transcription output

Available options:

native,

roman

Response

200 - application/json

Successful response

string

title

string

thumbnail

string

billedDuration

number

status

enum<string>

Available options:

queued,

prepped,

draft,

processing,

finalizing,

completed,

invalid,

expired,

failed,

error

projectType

enum<string>

Available options:

clipping,

captions,

reframe,

dubbing,

transcription

source

enum<string>

Available options:

Upload,

Youtube,

Vimeo,

TwitchVod,

Twitter,

RumbleEmbed,

Generic

genre

enum<string>

default:talking

Available options:

talking,

screenshare,

gaming

topics

string[]

clipDurations

integer[][]

selectedStart

number | null

selectedEnd

number | null

reframeClips

boolean

exportResolution

integer

exportOrientation

enum<string>

Available options:

landscape,

portrait,

square

captionsPreset

string | null

enableCaptions

boolean

enableEmojis

boolean

enableHighlights

boolean

language

string | null

dubbingLanguage

string | null

translateTranscription

boolean

translationLanguages

string[]

transcriptionScript

enum<string>

default:native

Available options:

native,

roman

metadata

object

Show child attributes

urls

object

createdAt

integer

updatedAt

integer

Create Captions Create Reframe

Getting Started

Presets & Languages

Upload Files

Create Projects

Track & Retrieve

Create Transcription

Overview

Rate Limiting

Video Requirements

Duration

File Size

Format

Audio Quality

Plan Limits

Response

Example Request

Example Response

Processing Workflow

Output Formats

Best Practices

Use Cases

Content Indexing

Subtitle Generation

Meeting Notes

Accessibility

Next Steps

Authorizations

Body

Response

Getting Started

Presets & Languages

Upload Files

Create Projects

Track & Retrieve

​Overview

​Rate Limiting

​Video Requirements

Duration

File Size

Format

Audio Quality

​Plan Limits

​Response

​Example Request

​Example Response

​Processing Workflow

​Output Formats

​Best Practices

​Use Cases

Content Indexing

Subtitle Generation

Meeting Notes

Accessibility

​Next Steps

Authorizations

Body

Response

Overview

Rate Limiting

Video Requirements

Plan Limits

Response

Example Request

Example Response

Processing Workflow

Output Formats

Best Practices

Use Cases

Next Steps