Transcriptions

Request a transcription

Triggers AI transcription of a track from the audio file previously delivered via the delivery flow. Musixmatch will generate plain-text lyrics and time-synced lyrics from the audio. Returns a transcription_request_id to track progress.

post/distribution/v1/transcriptions

Request

Base URL
https://api.musixmatch.com
Auth
API key in query parameter apikey
TypeScript
https://skmtc.dev/musixmatch/apis/lyrics-api/docs/distribution/v1/transcriptions/post.ts
A function with typed inputs. Its response is checked against the schema.

Request body

musixmatch_user_idstring required

The Musixmatch user ID obtained via token introspection

isrcstring required

International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) of the track to transcribe

languagestring

Expected language of the lyrics as an ISO 639-1 code (e.g. en, es, fr). Optional but recommended — improves transcription accuracy.

Response

Transcription request accepted.

messagestring

Descriptive message of performed operation

Changes

No recorded changes to this operation across all 1 revision of this API.