Make an audio transcription request (beta)

Transcribe a local audio file synchronously.

Code sample

Python

To learn how to install and use the client library for Speech-to-Text, see Speech-to-Text client libraries. For more information, see the Speech-to-Text Python API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Speech-to-Text, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

from google.cloud import speech_v1p1beta1 as speech


def sample_recognize(storage_uri: str) -> speech.RecognizeResponse:
    """
    Performs synchronous speech recognition on an audio file

    Args:
      storage_uri URI for audio file in Cloud Storage, e.g. gs://[BUCKET]/[FILE]
    """

    client = speech.SpeechClient()

    # storage_uri = 'gs://cloud-samples-data/speech/brooklyn_bridge.mp3'

    # The language of the supplied audio
    language_code = "en-US"

    # Sample rate in Hertz of the audio data sent
    sample_rate_hertz = 44100

    # Encoding of audio data sent. This sample sets this explicitly.
    # This field is optional for FLAC and WAV audio formats.
    encoding = speech.RecognitionConfig.AudioEncoding.MP3
    config = {
        "language_code": language_code,
        "sample_rate_hertz": sample_rate_hertz,
        "encoding": encoding,
    }
    audio = {"uri": storage_uri}

    response = client.recognize(config=config, audio=audio)

    for result in response.results:
        # First alternative is the most probable result
        alternative = result.alternatives[0]
        print(f"Transcript: {alternative.transcript}")

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