File Submission

Two POST request formats can be used to submit a file: application/json or multipart/form-data.

JSON

This is the preferred method of file submission. It uses the source_config request parameter to provide a direct download URL to the Rev AI server.

This method supports the use of pre-signed URLs. Links to videos hosted on platforms like YouTube are not valid because they are not direct download links.

To submit a download URL with restricted access, authorization headers can be provided in the source_config parameter. More details on the source_config parameter can be found on the submission details page.

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Signed URLs usually have an expiration time which is configurable. To ensure the Rev AI server can access the link, make sure the expiration time is set to 2 hours or more. In the event you plan on resending the same file, make sure to generate a new pre-signed URL.

Form data

This method can be used to send a local file to the Rev AI server directly from the host machine as a multipart/form-data request.

Limits

The following default limits apply per user, per endpoint for the Asynchronous Speech-to-Text API:

  • 10,000 transcription requests submitted every 10 minutes.
  • 500 transcriptions processed every 10 minutes. Any submissions over this will be accepted but put into a queue and not started until the next interval.
  • Maximum audio duration of 17 hours.
  • File uploads submitted as multipart/form-data requests to the /jobs endpoint have a concurrency limit of 5 and a file size limit of 2 GB per request.
  • File uploads via the Rev AI dashboard or using the source_config job parameter have a file size limit of 5 TB.