---
title: "Retrieve a Transcription"
method: GET
path: "/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Transcriptions/{Sid}"
tags: ["Recording Transcriptions"]
---

# Retrieve a Transcription

`GET /Accounts/{AccountSid}/Transcriptions/{Sid}`

Retrieve a single recording transcription.

#### Permissions

The API token used to authenticate must have the following scope(s) enabled to make a successful request: _Voice_.

[Learn more about API scopes](/platform/dashboard/getting-started/your-signalwire-api-space#api-token-scopes).

## Path parameters

- `AccountSid` string, uuid, required
- `Sid` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

The request has succeeded.

- TranscriptionResponse — Response containing a single transcription.
  - `sid` string, uuid, required — The unique identifier for the transcription.
  - `account_sid` string, uuid, required — The unique identifier for the account that created this transcription.
  - `api_version` string, required — The version of the SignalWire API.
  - `recording_sid` string, uuid, required — The unique identifier for the recording that this transcription was created from.
  - `date_created` string, required — The date, in RFC 2822 format, this transcription was created.
  - `date_updated` string, required — The date, in RFC 2822 format, this transcription was updated.
  - `duration` integer, required — The duration, in seconds, of the transcribed audio.
  - `price` string, nullable, required — The charge for the transcription. Null if cost has not been calculated.
  - `price_unit` string, required — The currency, in ISO 4217 format, for the price of the transcription.
  - `status` string, required — The status of the transcription. Always 'completed' for transcriptions returned by the API.
  - `transcription_text` string, nullable, required — The text content of the transcription. Null if transcription text is not available.
  - `type` string, required — The type of the transcription. Currently always an empty string.
  - `uri` string, required — The URI of this resource, relative to the API base URL.

## Other responses

- `400` — The request was invalid or cannot be processed. Check the error details for more information.
- `401` — Authentication failed. Please verify your credentials and try again.
- `404` — The requested resource was not found. Please verify the resource identifier.

## Changes

- **2026-01-19** `d5fbaaddfa3e` — 4 breaking, 15 info
  - the response property `price` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `transcription_text` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the `duration` response's property type/format changed from `string`/`` to `integer`/`int32` for status `200`
  - the `status` response's property type/format changed from ``/`` to `string`/`` for status `200`
  - …15 more
- **2026-01-15** `3c88f14db21e` — 3 breaking, 6 info
  - added the new path request parameter `AccountSid`
  - added the new path request parameter `Sid`
  - the `status` response's property type/format changed from `string`/`` to ``/`` for status `200`
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
  - …5 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/signalwire/apis/compatibility-api/changes/Accounts/:AccountSid/Transcriptions/:Sid/get.md)

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