---
title: "Transcribes audio into the input language."
method: POST
path: "/audio/transcriptions"
tags: ["Audio"]
---

# Transcribes audio into the input language.

`POST /audio/transcriptions`

## Response `200`

OK

- union
  - CreateTranscriptionResponseJson — Represents a transcription response returned by model, based on the provided input.
    - `text` string, required — The transcribed text.
  - CreateTranscriptionResponseVerboseJson — Represents a verbose json transcription response returned by model, based on the provided input.
    - `language` string, required — The language of the input audio.
    - `duration` number, required — The duration of the input audio.
    - `text` string, required — The transcribed text.
    - `words` TranscriptionWord[] — Extracted words and their corresponding timestamps.
      - `word` string, required — The text content of the word.
      - `start` number, float, required — Start time of the word in seconds.
      - `end` number, float, required — End time of the word in seconds.
    - `segments` TranscriptionSegment[] — Segments of the transcribed text and their corresponding details.
      - `id` integer, required — Unique identifier of the segment.
      - `seek` integer, required — Seek offset of the segment.
      - `start` number, float, required — Start time of the segment in seconds.
      - `end` number, float, required — End time of the segment in seconds.
      - `text` string, required — Text content of the segment.
      - `tokens` integer[], required — Array of token IDs for the text content.
      - `temperature` number, float, required — Temperature parameter used for generating the segment.
      - `avg_logprob` number, float, required — Average logprob of the segment. If the value is lower than -1, consider the logprobs failed.
      - `compression_ratio` number, float, required — Compression ratio of the segment. If the value is greater than 2.4, consider the compression failed.
      - `no_speech_prob` number, float, required — Probability of no speech in the segment. If the value is higher than 1.0 and the `avg_logprob` is below -1, consider this segment silent.

## Changes

- **2025-02-04** `5c0e3ef6b492` — 1 breaking
  - the `oneOf[#/components/schemas/CreateTranscriptionResponseVerboseJson]/duration` response's property type/format changed from `string`/`` to `number`/`` for status `200`
- **2024-10-17** `cc9f99ba40bc` — 1 breaking
  - the `oneOf[#/components/schemas/CreateTranscriptionResponseVerboseJson]/duration` response's property type/format changed from `number`/`` to `string`/`` for status `200`
- **2024-10-09** `9e97617287f3` — 1 breaking
  - the `oneOf[#/components/schemas/CreateTranscriptionResponseVerboseJson]/duration` response's property type/format changed from `float`/`` to `number`/`` for status `200`
- **2024-10-01** `a01fa29d82ff` — 1 breaking
  - the `oneOf[#/components/schemas/CreateTranscriptionResponseVerboseJson]/duration` response's property type/format changed from `string`/`` to `float`/`` for status `200`
- **2024-08-23** `5856f8b0c850` — 7 breaking, 9 warning, 2 info
  - removed the enum value `diarized_json` of the request property `response_format`
  - removed the enum value `gpt-4o-mini-transcribe` of the request property `model/anyOf[subschema #2]/`
  - removed the enum value `gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-12-15` of the request property `model/anyOf[subschema #2]/`
  - removed the enum value `gpt-4o-transcribe` of the request property `model/anyOf[subschema #2]/`
  - …14 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/openai/apis/openapi/changes/audio/transcriptions/post.md)

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