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Lotus Network Audio/Video Transcription
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Lotus Network Audio/Video Transcription is a paid API for AI agents from lotusnetworkapi.com, paid per call via x402, $0.5/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).
Transcribes audio or video from a public URL into text, with optional language specification and English translation, returning a polling job ID for async retrieval
Price / call$0.5
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Seven pay-per-call services on Base, settled in USDC over x402: video and image generation, transcription, PDF-to-Markdown, and an auditable gas forecasting loop. No key, no account, no subscription.
Output
Returns a JSON object with a jobId (UUID string), a status field set to 'processing', a success boolean, a statusUrl to poll for completion, and a pollAfterSeconds value (e.g. 15) indicating when to first check for the finished transcript.
Example use cases
Podcast episode transcription
“I have a podcast episode hosted at https://mypodcast.com/ep42.mp3 — can you transcribe it in English so I can turn it into show notes?”
Multilingual meeting transcript
“Transcribe the recorded meeting at https://storage.example.com/meeting-2024.mp4 — the speakers are in French, please translate the transcript to English.”
Auto-detect language audio
“I've got an audio file at https://media.example.com/speech.wav and I'm not sure what language it is — can you transcribe it and auto-detect the language?”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://lotusnetworkapi.com/api/v1/transcribeWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need pay-per-call audio or video transcription without requiring an account, API key, or subscription — billed per call in USDC over x402 on Base. Ideal for agents that need occasional or unpredictable transcription volume, or for pipelines that require built-in English translation of foreign-language audio. The async job model suits longer audio files.
Side effects
- Unreachable or private audio URL returns an error — audioUrl must be publicly accessible
- Unsupported audio/video format may cause job failure on poll
- Invalid ISO language code may cause processing error or fall back to auto-detect
- Payment failure over x402 (insufficient USDC balance) blocks the request
- Job may expire if not polled within a reasonable window
- Network timeout on initial POST if the file URL is very large or slow to resolve
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| audioUrl | string | Public URL of an audio or video file |
| language | string | ISO code such as en; omit to auto-detect |
| translate | boolean | Translate the transcript into English |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"jobId": "8c2d1e4f6a9b0c3d5e7f8091a2b3c4d5",
"status": "processing",
"success": true,
"statusUrl": "https://lotusnetworkapi.com/api/v1/jobs/8c2d1e4f6a9b0c3d5e7f8091a2b3c4d5",
"pollAfterSeconds": 15
}
}Tags
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