Get subtitles for transcript

Export your transcript in SRT or VTT format to use with a video player for subtitles and closed captions.

GET /v2/transcript/{transcript_id}/{subtitle_format}

Get subtitles for transcript

cURL

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.assemblyai.com/v2/transcript/{transcript_id}/{subtitle_format} \
  --header 'Authorization: <api-key>'

200

srt

"1\n00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:16,694\nLast year I showed these two slides that demonstrate that the Arctic\n\n2\n00:00:16,734 --> 00:00:20,214\nice cap, which for most of the last 3 million years has been the size\n\n3\n00:00:20,254 --> 00:00:23,274\nof the lower 48 states, has shrunk by 40%.\n"

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

Path Parameters

transcript_id · string · required

ID of the transcript

subtitle_format · enum<string> · required

The format of the captions Format of the subtitles

Available options: srt, vtt

Query Parameters

chars_per_caption · integer

The maximum number of characters per caption

Response

200

text/plain

The exported captions as text

The response is of type string.

Example:

"WEBVTT\n00:12.340 --> 00:16.220\nLast year I showed these two slides said that demonstrate\n00:16.200 --> 00:20.040\nthat the Arctic ice cap which for most of the last 3,000,000 years has been the\n00:20.020 --> 00:25.040\nsize of the lower 48 States has shrunk by 40% but this understates\n"