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Transcribe Google Drive Files

Step 1: Upload Your Audio File to Google Drive

  • File Requirements: Ensure your audio file is smaller than 100MB, as files larger than this cannot be directly downloaded from Google Drive links.
  • Uploading: Log into your Google Drive account and upload the audio file you want to use.

Step 2: Make Your File Publicly Accessible

  • Right-Click on the uploaded file in Google Drive.
  • Select ‘Get Link’.
  • Change the setting from “Restricted” to “Anyone with the link”. This makes the file publicly accessible.

Step 3: Obtain the Downloadable URL

  • Click on Copy link to copy your shared link.
  • Initially, the shared link will look something like this: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YvY3gX-4ZwY7K4r3J0THKNTvvolB3D-S/view?usp=sharing.
  • To make it a downloadable link, modify it to this format:
    https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?id=FILE_ID&export=download.
  • Example: If your shared link is https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YvY3gX-4ZwY7K4r3J0THKNTvvolB3D-S/view?usp=sharing,
    change it to https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?id=1YvY3gX-4ZwY7K4r3J0THKNTvvolB3D-S&export=download.
Google Drive screenshot

Step 4: Use the URL with AssemblyAI

  • Now, you can use this downloadable link in your AssemblyAI API request. This URL directly points to your audio file, allowing AssemblyAI to access and process it.
1transcriber = aai.Transcriber()
2
3audio_url = (
4"https://storage.googleapis.com/aai-web-samples/5_common_sports_injuries.mp3"
5)
6
7transcript = transcriber.transcribe(audio_url)

Notes

  • Security: Ensure that sharing your audio file publicly complies with your privacy and security policies.
  • If you prefer not to share your file publicly, you can upload your file to our servers instead.
  • File Format: Check that your audio file is in a format supported by AssemblyAI.