---
title: "Delete a recording transcription"
method: DELETE
path: "/recording_transcriptions/{recording_transcription_id}"
tags: ["Call Recordings"]
---

# Delete a recording transcription

`DELETE /recording_transcriptions/{recording_transcription_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.telnyx.com/v2`
- URL: `https://api.telnyx.com/v2/recording_transcriptions/{recording_transcription_id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Permanently deletes a recording transcription.

## Path parameters

- `recording_transcription_id` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

A response with a single recording transcription resource.

- object
  - `data` RecordingTranscription
    - `created_at` string: ISO 8601 formatted date indicating when the resource was created.
    - `duration_millis` integer: The duration of the recording transcription in milliseconds.
    - `id` string: Uniquely identifies the recording transcription.
    - `recording_id` string: Uniquely identifies the recording associated with this transcription.
    - `record_type` 'recording_transcription'
    - `status` 'in-progress' | 'completed': The status of the recording transcription. Only `completed` has transcription text available.
    - `transcription_text` string: The recording's transcribed text.
    - `updated_at` string: ISO 8601 formatted date indicating when the resource was updated.

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized. The request lacks valid authentication credentials.
- `404`: Resource not found. The requested resource or URL could not be found.
- `default`: Unexpected error.

## Changes

> 152 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2026-10-21** `19db5ee4ec59`: 3 breaking, 3 info
  - the `errors/items/code` response's property type changed from `integer` to `string`, and format from `int32` to no format for status `401`
  - the `errors/items/code` response's property type changed from `integer` to `string`, and format from `int32` to no format for status `404`
  - the `errors/items/code` response's property type changed from `integer` to `string`, and format from `int32` to no format for status `default`
  - added the optional property `errors/items/description` to the response with the `401` status
  - …2 more
- **2026-09-16** `a6a61a29ecdd`: 3 breaking
  - the `errors/items/code` response's property type changed from `string` to `integer`, and format from no format to `int32` for status `401`
  - the `errors/items/code` response's property type changed from `string` to `integer`, and format from no format to `int32` for status `404`
  - the `errors/items/code` response's property type changed from `string` to `integer`, and format from no format to `int32` for status `default`
- …earlier changes not shown

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/team-telnyx/apis/telnyx-api-2/changes/recording_transcriptions/:recording_transcription_id/delete.md)

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