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Transcriptions - Python SDK
The Python SDK and docs are currently in beta. Report issues on GitHub.
Overview
Speech-to-text endpoints
Available Operations
- create_transcription - Create transcription
create_transcription
Transcribes audio into text. Accepts base64-encoded audio input and returns the transcribed text.
Example Usage
python
from modelgates import ModelGatesimport os with ModelGates( http_referer="<value>", x_open_router_title="<value>", x_open_router_categories="<value>", api_key=os.getenv("MODELGATES_API_KEY", ""),) as open_router: res = open_router.stt.create_transcription(input_audio={ "data": "UklGRiQA...", "format_": "wav", }, model="openai/whisper-large-v3", language="en") # Handle response print(res)Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
input_audio | components.STTInputAudio | :heavy_check_mark: | Base64-encoded audio to transcribe | {"data": "UklGRiQA...","format": "wav"} |
model | str | :heavy_check_mark: | STT model identifier | openai/whisper-large-v3 |
http_referer | Optional[str] | :heavy_minus_sign: | The app identifier should be your app's URL and is used as the primary identifier for rankings. This is used to track API usage per application. | |
x_open_router_title | Optional[str] | :heavy_minus_sign: | The app display name allows you to customize how your app appears in ModelGates's dashboard. | |
x_open_router_categories | Optional[str] | :heavy_minus_sign: | Comma-separated list of app categories (e.g. "cli-agent,cloud-agent"). Used for marketplace rankings. | |
language | Optional[str] | :heavy_minus_sign: | ISO-639-1 language code (e.g., "en", "ja"). Auto-detected if omitted. | en |
provider | Optional[components.STTRequestProvider] | :heavy_minus_sign: | Provider-specific passthrough configuration | |
temperature | Optional[float] | :heavy_minus_sign: | Sampling temperature for transcription | 0 |
retries | Optional[utils.RetryConfig] | :heavy_minus_sign: | Configuration to override the default retry behavior of the client. |
Response
Errors
| Error Type | Status Code | Content Type |
|---|---|---|
| errors.BadRequestResponseError | 400 | application/json |
| errors.UnauthorizedResponseError | 401 | application/json |
| errors.PaymentRequiredResponseError | 402 | application/json |
| errors.NotFoundResponseError | 404 | application/json |
| errors.TooManyRequestsResponseError | 429 | application/json |
| errors.InternalServerResponseError | 500 | application/json |
| errors.BadGatewayResponseError | 502 | application/json |
| errors.ServiceUnavailableResponseError | 503 | application/json |
| errors.EdgeNetworkTimeoutResponseError | 524 | application/json |
| errors.ProviderOverloadedResponseError | 529 | application/json |
| errors.ModelGatesDefaultError | 4XX, 5XX | */* |