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Arch Tools – Audio Transcription
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Arch Tools – Audio Transcription is a paid API for AI agents from archtools.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.03/call, not verified (last probed 2026-10-30); live alternatives: Speech to Text Transcription ($0.01) and medien.halowerk.com Speech-to-Text ($0.04).
Agents call it through Zero, which pays per call: no API key and no wallet of your own. New accounts start with $5. Live alternatives for the same use case: Speech to Text Transcription ($0.01) · medien.halowerk.com Speech-to-Text ($0.04).
Transcribes an audio file from a public URL into text, with optional language hint and context prompt for improved accuracy
Price / call$0.03
Success100%
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Transcribe audio to text in 100+ languages via Whisper. Send a file URL, get an accurate transcript back in one call. Pay per call with USDC (x402) or credits - archtools.dev
Output
A JSON object containing the transcribed text extracted from the audio file at the provided URL. The transcript reflects the spoken content, potentially improved by any language code or context prompt supplied in the request.
Example use cases
Podcast episode transcription
“Transcribe this podcast episode for me — the file is at https://mypodcast.com/episodes/ep42.mp3, it's in English, and the topic is software architecture so use that as a context hint.”
Multilingual customer call logging
“I have a customer support call recorded at https://storage.example.com/call-0934.wav — it's in Spanish, please transcribe it so I can log it in our CRM.”
Voice memo to meeting notes
“Turn this voice memo into text: https://dropbox.com/shared/standup-notes-oct12.m4a — it's a short daily standup, use 'engineering team standup' as a hint to improve accuracy.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://archtools.dev/v1/tools/transcribe-audio?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you have a public URL pointing to an audio file (MP3, WAV, M4A, or OGG) and need a text transcript quickly, especially within an automated agent workflow that already uses x402 micropayment infrastructure. It is particularly useful when you can supply a context hint to improve domain-specific accuracy. Prefer this over generic STT APIs if you are already operating in the Arch Tools ecosystem or need pay-per-call pricing without subscription commitments.
Side effects
- Audio URL is not publicly accessible or returns a non-200 response — transcription fails
- Unsupported audio format (formats other than MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG) — request rejected
- Audio file too large or too long — may time out or return an error
- Incorrect language code provided — may reduce accuracy or fail
- Payment not completed via x402/USDC on Base — request rejected with 402
- Audio contains no intelligible speech — returns empty or minimal transcript
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| prompt | string | Context hint for better accuracy |
| language | string | ISO-639-1 language code (auto-detected if omitted) |
| audio_url | string | Public URL of the audio file (MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG) |
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