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# Transcribe an audio file

> Upload audio using the multipart schema to request transcription through the configured service. This performs external model work; provider availability is separate from file upload success.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /api/v1/workflow-recordings/transcribe
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Athena API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Hosted Athena customer API. Authenticate backend management and call-trigger
    requests with X-API-Key. Website embeds and artifact playback use their own
    scoped tokens. Provider availability, feature settings, and verification
    limits are described in the guides.
servers:
  - url: https://athena.tryopencomputer.com
    description: Hosted Athena API
security: []
paths:
  /api/v1/workflow-recordings/transcribe:
    post:
      tags:
        - Workflow Recordings
      summary: Transcribe an audio file
      description: >-
        Upload audio using the multipart schema to request transcription through
        the configured service. This performs external model work; provider
        availability is separate from file upload success.
      operationId: transcribe_audio_api_v1_workflow_recordings_transcribe_post
      parameters:
        - name: authorization
          in: header
          required: false
          schema:
            anyOf:
              - type: string
              - type: 'null'
            title: Authorization
        - name: X-API-Key
          in: header
          required: false
          schema:
            anyOf:
              - type: string
              - type: 'null'
            title: X-Api-Key
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              $ref: >-
                #/components/schemas/Body_transcribe_audio_api_v1_workflow_recordings_transcribe_post
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '401':
          description: Authentication is missing or invalid.
        '404':
          description: Not found
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
      security:
        - ApiKeyAuth: []
        - BearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    Body_transcribe_audio_api_v1_workflow_recordings_transcribe_post:
      properties:
        file:
          type: string
          contentMediaType: application/octet-stream
          title: File
        language:
          type: string
          title: Language
          default: en
      type: object
      required:
        - file
      title: Body_transcribe_audio_api_v1_workflow_recordings_transcribe_post
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
          title: Detail
      type: object
      title: HTTPValidationError
    ValidationError:
      properties:
        loc:
          items:
            anyOf:
              - type: string
              - type: integer
          type: array
          title: Location
        msg:
          type: string
          title: Message
        type:
          type: string
          title: Error Type
        input:
          title: Input
        ctx:
          type: object
          title: Context
      type: object
      required:
        - loc
        - msg
        - type
      title: ValidationError
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````

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