How to get transcripts of any podcast episodes using podcast api?

Currently, less than 1% of episodes in our database have transcripts. Most of those were uploaded by podcasters themselves. In other words, the majority of the 174,000,000+ podcast episodes in our database do not include transcripts.

That said, the response data from our Podcast API includes audio URLs. Many of our users who need transcripts for any podcast episodes follow this two-step process:

Step 1: Use our Podcast API to get the audio URL. Please refer to our API docs for the audio_url field in the response data.
Step 2: Use a third-party speech-to-text API to generate transcripts on your end.

Speech-to-text APIs are widely available and inexpensive these days. That's why we don't provide transcription services via an API ourselves. You can find many options with a simple Google search:

https://www.google.com/search?q=speech+to+text+api

You can quickly get started by copying this GitHub repo from AssemblyAI. It demonstrates how to use AssemblyAI’s speech-to-text API along with the Listen Notes Podcast API to generate transcripts. For a step-by-step walkthrough, check out their YouTube tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-5uAFJGqOk.

Nowadays building a software project is like putting together Lego blocks. You’ll often need to combine multiple third-party APIs. Our Podcast API can be one of those building blocks. But it’s important to be realistic—our API is focused on podcast search/discovery and isn't meant to solve every problem. Specialized APIs are more reliable and easier to work with than all-in-one solutions that try to do too much.

BTW - We do offer a simple web app for non-technical users to transcribe audio: https://www.listen411.com/ It's a great tool if you need just a few quick transcripts (fewer than 10). But if you're looking to transcribe tens of millions of podcast episodes, it's best to use speech-to-text APIs and write some code on your end.

If you haven't used Listen Notes Podcast API yet, get API keys here - Get API keys

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