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How to use Cloud Speech-to-Text with cURL
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Speech-to-Text converts an audio recording into written text. This quickstart uses cURL, a command-line tool for sending HTTP requests, to submit an audio file's Cloud Storage location and read the transcription in the response. 00:04–02:07(opens in a new tab)
Key Points Covered
- Setup enables the Speech-to-Text API and configures credentials before the request. 00:04–01:06(opens in a new tab)
- The JSON request describes the recording: FLAC audio format, a 16,000 hertz sample rate, and the URI identifying its location in Cloud Storage. 01:06–02:07(opens in a new tab)
- cURL sends that request to
speech.googleapis.com. The synchronous call returns the transcription directly, alongside a confidence value estimating its accuracy rather than guaranteeing correctness. 01:06–02:07(opens in a new tab)
Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPcFViKU_xU(opens in a new tab)