> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.reap.video/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Transcribe Videos With MCP

> Get a timestamped transcript with speaker labels by asking your AI agent through Reap MCP — optionally translated into another language.

> **For AI agents:** a documentation index is at [/llms.txt](/llms.txt). Every page is also available as markdown, just append `.md` to the URL.

## Overview

With Reap MCP connected, your AI agent can transcribe a video into text with word-level timestamps and speaker diarization (speaker labels).

If you have not connected Reap yet, start with [Connect Reap MCP Server](/help-center/connect-reap-mcp-server). The examples use Claude, but the same prompts work in any MCP-compatible agent.

<Note>
  Reap MCP requires a paid plan with API access enabled.
</Note>

## Transcribe A Video

You can transcribe a public URL or a video you upload:

```text theme={"system"}
Transcribe this video and give me the text with timestamps:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXXXXXXX
```

```text theme={"system"}
Upload ~/Videos/interview.mp4 and transcribe it.
```

## Translate The Transcript

```text theme={"system"}
Transcribe my last upload in English and also translate the transcript into French.
```

## Options You Can Ask For

* **Language** — name the spoken language, or leave it out to auto-detect.
* **Translation** — translate the transcript into another language.
* **Script** — native script or romanized (Latin) transliteration.

## Download Your Transcript

Once the transcription project is created and finishes processing, the transcript files become available to download. Just ask your agent for them:

```text theme={"system"}
Get the download links for that transcript.
```

Your agent returns links you can open in Reap or download directly, and you can also open the project in the Reap app to grab the files there. See [Track & Download Results With MCP](/help-center/track-and-download-results-with-reap-mcp) for more.

## How Your Agent Handles It

Transcription runs asynchronously. Ask your agent for status anytime, and you'll get an email when it completes. The result includes word-level timestamps and speaker labels.

## Related

* [Add Captions & Translate With Reap MCP](/help-center/add-captions-with-reap-mcp)
* [Track & Download Results With Reap MCP](/help-center/track-and-download-results-with-reap-mcp)
* [Connect Reap MCP Server](/help-center/connect-reap-mcp-server)
* [MCP API Reference](/api-reference/mcp)