# Punctuation

:::card{title="Deepgram API Playground" href="https://playground.deepgram.com/?endpoint=listen&punctuate=true&language=en&model=nova-3"}
Try this feature out in our API Playground.
:::

`punctuate` _boolean_ Default: `false`

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## Enable Feature

To enable punctuation, use the following parameter in the query string when you call Deepgram’s `/listen` endpoint :

`punctuate=true`

To transcribe audio from a file on your computer, run the following cURL command in a terminal or your favorite API client.

```bash
curl \
  --request POST \
  --header 'Authorization: Token YOUR_DEEPGRAM_API_KEY' \
  --header 'Content-Type: audio/wav' \
  --data-binary @youraudio.wav \
  --url 'https://api.deepgram.com/v1/listen?punctuate=true'
```

:::callout{intent="warning"}
Replace `YOUR_DEEPGRAM_API_KEY` with your [Deepgram API Key](/guides/guides-docs-create-additional-api-keys).
:::

## Results

Once applied, results will appear in the transcript.

| Source                                                                                                                                                                          | Before punctuate                                                                                                                                                                | After punctuate                                                                                                                                                                      |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| hello and thank you for calling premier services please be aware that this call may be recorded for quality training purposes my name is beth and i will be assisting you today | hello and thank you for calling premier services please be aware that this call may be recorded for quality training purposes my name is beth and i will be assisting you today | Hello, and thank you for calling Premier Services. Please be aware that this call may be recorded for quality training purposes. My name is Beth, and I will be assisting you today. |

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## Related pages

- [Amazon SageMaker](./amazon-sagemaker-index.md)
- [Aura](./aura-index.md)
- [Changelog](../changelog.md)
- [Custom Vocabulary](./custom-vocabulary-index.md)
- [Deepgram's Docs](../index.md)
- [Deployment](./deployment-index.md)
- [Docker/Podman](./docker-podman-index.md)
- [Features](./features-index.md)
- [Flux TTS](./flux-tts-index.md)
- [Formatting](./formatting-index.md)

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