Intro:

The Audio and Video Transcript (OpenAI Whisper) actor from Apify.com transcribes audio or video files from publicly accessible URLs using OpenAI's Whisper API. This tool is particularly helpful for anyone needing reliable transcription services, such as content creators, researchers, and businesses looking to turn multimedia content into text.

🔍 What Is Audio and Video Transcript (OpenAI Whisper)?

This API effortlessly transcribes audio and video files, extracting spoken content into various text formats. Whether you're a podcaster wanting to convert episodes to written summaries or a developer needing to automate the transcription process, this actor is an ideal tool to streamline your workflow.

✨ Features

• Automatic Language Detection: Detects the spoken language automatically or allows for manual selection from various options.
• Batch Processing: Handle multiple audio/video URLs simultaneously for quicker processing times.
• Versatile Output Formats: Choose between plain text, JSON, SRT, VTT, and verbose JSON.
• Timestamps: Option to include word-level timestamps when using the verbose JSON format.
• Fine-tuning Parameters: Customize transcription via parameters like temperature and speech detection thresholds.
• Secure Handling of API Keys: Your OpenAI API key is safeguarded and hidden from logs to ensure security.

🛠️ How to Use It

Step-by-step tutorial:

1. Go to the tool’s page: Audio and Video Transcript (OpenAI Whisper)
2. Click “Try for free” or “Run actor”
3. Fill in the required input fields:
   • url: Array of publicly accessible audio/video file URLs (required)
   • openai_api_key: Your personal OpenAI API key (required)
   • Language, temperature, and other parameters are optional.
4. Click “Run” and wait for results.
5. Download results or access them via Apify’s Key-Value Store.

🧪 Sample Input (JSON)

json { "url": [ { "url": "https://example.com/sample-audio.mp3" } ], "language": "Auto-detect", "temperature": "0.0", "response_format": "text", "word_timestamps": false, "prompt": "", "temperature_increment_on_fallback": 0, "compression_ratio_threshold": 2, "logprob_threshold": -1, "no_speech_threshold": 1, "openai_api_key": "YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY" }

📤 Output Data (Fields) Transcription results are securely stored in Apify's Storage under the Key-Value Store. Each text transcript is saved with an identifiable key for easy access.

💰 Pricing This actor is priced at $0.0004/price_per_transcription. It also has a free tier or trial available, allowing new users to explore its capabilities.

👨‍💻 Built By Vittuhy — from Apify.com

✅ Final Thoughts The Audio and Video Transcript actor is exceptional for content creators, journalists, or anyone else in need of reliable and efficient transcription services. With its high customization options and secure handling of your data, it's a must-try tool for enhancing your productivity.

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