Summarizing virtual meetings
In this guide, we’ll show you how to use LLM Gateway to generate summaries of your virtual meetings. You’ll transcribe your audio and then use LLM Gateway to produce a custom summary.
The summarization, summary_model, and summary_type parameters on the transcription API are deprecated. Use LLM Gateway as shown below for more flexible and powerful summaries.
Get started
Before we begin, make sure you have an AssemblyAI account and an API key. You can sign up for a free account and get your API key from your dashboard.
Step-by-step instructions
Understanding the response
The LLM Gateway returns the summary in the choices[0].message.content field. You can customize the format and style of the summary by adjusting the prompt.
Best practices
- Customize the prompt to match your meeting type (e.g., standup, all-hands, client call).
- For longer meetings, consider breaking the transcript into sections and summarizing each one separately.
- Use Structured Outputs if you need the summary in a specific JSON format.
- Try different LLM models to find the one that produces the best summaries for your use case.
Advanced usage
You can define custom summary formats by adjusting the prompt:
Next steps
- Summarization - Learn more about summarizing audio with LLM Gateway
- LLM Gateway Overview - Explore all available models and features
- Structured Outputs - Constrain responses to a specific JSON schema