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Zoom transcription integration

For teams that record calls to the cloud and want a usable record of each one. The job: transcribe every cloud recording as it completes.

The one thing that breaks this

Zoom's download_url needs the event's download_token as a bearer header; a bare URL 401s. Fetch with the token, or pass a URL that is already public.

ModuleZoom webhook recording.completed → your handler → Whipscribe URL endpoint → poll
ShapePoll
Step timeout3s
Recipes1

Wiring it up

1 · Trigger

Any of these start the run:

2 · Submit from Zoom webhook recording.completed → your handler → Whipscribe URL endpoint → poll

# submit — returns immediately, does not block
curl -X POST https://whipscribe.com/api/v1/transcribe/url \
  -H "X-API-Key: $KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: zoom-$FILE_ID" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url":"https://example.com/recording.mp4",
       "word_timestamps":true}'

→ 202 {"job_id":"a1b2…","status":"queued"}

# then poll — a self-serve (Pro) key collects by polling
curl "https://whipscribe.com/api/v1/jobs/$JOB" -H "X-API-Key: $KEY"
→ {"status":"processing"} … {"status":"done"}
Retry safety. Zoom retries a webhook that does not get a 2xx within 3 seconds, so acknowledge before you do any work.

3 · Collect

Submit, store the job id, and poll only the rows still queued.

# one job, every format — never re-submit per format
curl "https://whipscribe.com/api/v1/jobs/$JOB/result?format=txt" -H "X-API-Key: $KEY"
curl "https://whipscribe.com/api/v1/jobs/$JOB/result?format=srt" -H "X-API-Key: $KEY"
curl "https://whipscribe.com/api/v1/jobs/$JOB/result?format=vtt" -H "X-API-Key: $KEY"

What your key can actually do

TierReq/minMinutes/dayLongest fileResultsHow you get it
Pro60Unlimited10 hoursPollWhat POST /v1/keys mints, once your account has API access
Enterprise120Unlimited10 hoursSigned webhooksTalk to us
Collecting results. Self-serve keys are Pro tier, and Pro collects results by polling — webhook_url on a Pro key returns 403 TIER_FORBIDDEN. Signed callbacks are an Enterprise feature.

What it costs to run

Rate$0.0048 / min
Per audio hour$0.29
10 hours of audio$2.88
CreditsNever expire

$24 per 5,000 minutes — about $0.29 an audio hour — and credits never expire.

Why run it here

No subscription to size wrongCompeting transcription tools sell $25–$65 monthly plans with a minute cap that resets whether you used it or not. Credits here are bought once and do not expire, so a quiet month costs nothing and a backlog run does not need an upgrade.
Your audio is not sent to a third-party modelTranscription runs on our own servers in our own private cloud. Nothing is forwarded to OpenAI or any other vendor's API, which is usually the blocking question when the recordings are customer calls or unreleased material.
One job, every formattxt, json, srt, vtt and docx all come from the same job id. Re-submitting a file per format is the most common way teams pay several times for one transcription.
Built to be retriedIdempotency-Key means an automation platform's automatic retry returns the original job instead of billing a second one. Every no-code platform retries; most transcription APIs charge you for it.

Recipes that use Zoom

Turn recorded calls into searchable notesThe recording exists, the answer is in it, and nobody will scrub an hour to find the ninety seconds that …200 calls a month ≈ $48

Use cases with Zoom

Your Zoom archive in Drive, transcribed without a re-downloadSaved calls, transcribed in placeZoom recordings in Google Drive
Try the quality free, then wire it up

In the web app the first 20 minutes are free, and a pack from $6 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest — that is how to check accuracy on your own audio before writing any code. The API has no recurring free tier: without a key you can run 3 sample transcriptions a day, each returning a preview, and keys come with the 5,000-minute pack ($24) or Workspace ($19/month). $24 per 5,000 minutes — about $0.29 an audio hour — and credits never expire.

Transcribe a file free →Create an API keyAPI referenceIntegrationsAutomations
Platform reference: Zoom docs ↗

Prefer a web app?

If you would rather upload a file or paste a link: see an online transcription service with nothing to install and transcription services from $6.