---
title: "Get transcription status"
method: GET
path: "/distribution/v1/transcriptions/{transcription_request_id}"
tags: ["Transcriptions"]
---

# Get transcription status

`GET /distribution/v1/transcriptions/{transcription_request_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.musixmatch.com`
- URL: `https://api.musixmatch.com/distribution/v1/transcriptions/{transcription_request_id}`
- Auth: API key in query parameter `apikey`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/musixmatch/apis/lyrics-api/docs/distribution/v1/transcriptions/:transcription_request_id/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Returns the current status of a transcription request. When `status` is `success`, the response includes the AI-generated plain-text lyrics.

## Path parameters

- `transcription_request_id` integer, required

## Query parameters

- `musixmatch_user_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Current transcription status.

- TranscriptionStatusEnvelope
  - `message` string: Descriptive message of performed operation
  - `data` object
    - `transcription` object
      - `transcription_request_id` integer: Unique identifier for this transcription request
      - `status` 'pending' | 'progress' | 'success' | 'failure'
      - `lyrics` string: AI-generated plain-text lyrics, present when `status` is `success`
      - `error` string: Error description when `status` is `failure`

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized — missing or invalid Bearer token
- `403`: Forbidden - provided user id not matching request
- `404`: Not found

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/musixmatch/apis/lyrics-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/musixmatch/apis/lyrics-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/musixmatch/apis/lyrics-api/revisions/edbc169d5499?raw)