Getting Started with Speech to Text
With Deepgram’s STT API, you can transcribe both pre-recorded files and real-time streams, choose models optimized for different domains, and integrate transcription directly into your apps for use cases like conversational AI, live captions, and agent assist.
Before you start, consider your use case. Deepgram STT offers three main paths:
Streaming audio
Real-time, turn-based transcription for voice agents
Benefits: Model-integrated end-of-turn detection, configurable turn-taking dynamics
Examples: Contact center agents, customer support bots, real-time assistants.
Realtime transcription for meetings and events
Benefits: Transcripts in real time, larger language availability, can get diarized transcripts
Examples: Captions, live event transcription, monitoring audio feeds.
Pre-recorded audio
Pre-recorded file transcription
Benefits: Simple implementation, broader language availability, cost efficient
Examples: Transcribing interviews, podcasts, meetings, support calls.