# How do I get ChatGPT to transcribe with WhipScribe?

Today there are two ways. ChatGPT agent can use whipscribe.com in its own browser: it uploads or pastes a link, and hands sign-in and payment to you. Or build a custom GPT action from https://whipscribe.com/openapi.json with an API key in the X-API-Key header. A one-tap WhipScribe app in the ChatGPT directory is not listed yet.

Checked 5 October 2026. HTML version: https://whipscribe.com/agents/chatgpt

## Steps

1. **Agent mode: give it the task and the link.** Ask ChatGPT agent to open https://whipscribe.com/paste, paste the recording's link and read back the summary. The preview and summary need no account; the site asks for an email address to send them to.
2. **Agent mode: take over for sign-in and payment.** For the full transcript the agent opens https://whipscribe.com/credits?sku=mini-4. Expect ChatGPT to hand the browser back to you for sign-in and for the payment itself; WhipScribe expects the same.
3. **Custom GPT: import the API.** In the GPT editor add an action and import the schema from this URL. It is OpenAPI 3.0 with 12 operations (submitUrl, getJob, getTranscript, getBalance and others).

```
https://whipscribe.com/openapi.json
```

4. **Custom GPT: set the key.** Authentication: API key, custom header name X-API-Key. Create the key at https://whipscribe.com/apis/keys (steps: https://whipscribe.com/agents/api-key).
5. **Ask.** “Transcribe this link and give me the SRT.” The action submits the link, polls the job and fetches the result.

## What is true today

- The public API description is at https://whipscribe.com/openapi.json and uses one API-key header (X-API-Key). There is no ready-made WhipScribe GPT; you build the action in your own.
- The API takes links and direct uploads; a custom GPT action sends links, not files from the chat.
- A WhipScribe app for the ChatGPT directory is on the way and is not listed yet, so there is nothing to install from the directory today. https://whipscribe.com/chatgpt says the same.
- ChatGPT cannot buy credit for you. It can take you to the pack link and wait.

## What needs a person

- Creating the account: sign-in is Google, or an email address plus a 6-digit code sent to that inbox. An agent with no access to the inbox has to ask the person for the code.
- Paying: the checkout asks for a card or PayPal. The person enters those details or approves the payment; an agent should hand this step over, not type card numbers.
- Keeping the key: an API key is shown once, when it is created. Whoever creates it stores it; nobody can look it up later.

## Cost

The summary of any recording is free to read on the website. Full transcripts and all API use come out of the account's credit: $4 = 500 min · $8 = 1,000 min · $12 = 2,000 min · $24 = 5,000 min. Credits never expire. Creating an API key needs the $24 pack or Workspace.

## Questions

**Is WhipScribe in the ChatGPT app directory?**
Not yet, as of 5 October 2026. Use agent mode on the website or a custom GPT action with an API key.

**Can ChatGPT transcribe an audio file on its own?**
That question has its own page: https://whipscribe.com/answers/can-chatgpt-transcribe-audio.

**Will ChatGPT agent enter my card?**
It should not. Expect ChatGPT to hand the browser to you at the payment step; WhipScribe's checkout expects the cardholder to enter or approve it.

**Which operations does the OpenAPI file expose?**
Twelve: submit a file or a link, start and commit a large upload, list jobs, get a job, delete a job, get the transcript, get the summary, get a playback link, who-am-I and balance.

## Related

- Overview: https://whipscribe.com/agents/index.md
- Instructions for agents: https://whipscribe.com/agents/instructions.md
- How does an AI agent create a WhipScribe account?: https://whipscribe.com/agents/sign-up.md
- How does an AI agent buy WhipScribe credit?: https://whipscribe.com/agents/buy-credits.md
- How does an AI agent create a WhipScribe API key and keep it topped up?: https://whipscribe.com/agents/api-key.md
- How do I get Claude or Claude Code to transcribe with WhipScribe?: https://whipscribe.com/agents/claude.md
- How do I get Cursor or a coding agent to use the WhipScribe API?: https://whipscribe.com/agents/cursor.md
- How do I get an n8n, Make or Zapier agent to transcribe with WhipScribe?: https://whipscribe.com/agents/n8n-make-zapier.md
- How do I transcribe from an Apify Actor or an Apify-based agent?: https://whipscribe.com/agents/apify.md
- API docs: https://whipscribe.com/docs
- OpenAPI: https://whipscribe.com/openapi.json
- Pricing: https://whipscribe.com/pricing