# parseapi.info Audio Transcription

> parseapi.info Audio Transcription is a paid API for AI agents from parseapi.info, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-16).

Transcribes an uploaded audio file into timestamped text segments, billed per minute of audio

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://parseapi.info/parse/audio?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-16
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/parseapi-info-audio-transcription-a2119ba2
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_jlDHHOhmPmPwaMZjtKgpV

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability parseapi-info-audio-transcription-a2119ba2 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you transcribe this audio file for me and give me the text broken into timestamped segments so I can see exactly when each part was spoken?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need timestamped, segmented transcription of a standalone audio file (not a video). It is ideal for podcasts, voice memos, interviews, or meeting recordings where you need to locate specific spoken content by time. Prefer this over the video transcription sibling endpoint when your source is audio-only. The per-minute pricing model makes it cost-effective for varied-length recordings.

## Known failure modes

- Unsupported audio format returns an error — use common formats like MP3, WAV, or M4A
- Very long audio files may incur higher per-minute costs and longer processing times
- Low-quality or noisy audio may produce inaccurate transcription segments
- Missing or malformed 'input' body field causes a validation error
- Audio with overlapping speakers may produce confused or merged segments

## How this service works

Transcribe an audio file into timestamped segments (priced per minute)

## Output

A structured list of timestamped text segments, each indicating the start and end time along with the transcribed spoken content for that segment of the audio file.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method",
    "bodyType",
    "body"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "body": {
     "properties": {}
    },
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "POST"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "enum": [
      "json",
      "form-data",
      "text"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/parseapi-info-audio-transcription-a2119ba2/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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