API Reference

HTTP Request URL

URL Elements

https://(hostname)

Sample URL

https://revapi.reverieinc.com/upload

Header Name
Type
Is it Mandatory?
Description

REV-API-KEY

String

Yes

API key shared by the Reverie team

REV-APP-ID

String

Yes

APP ID shared by the Reverie team

REV-APPNAME

String

Yes

Value if this string should always be “stt_batch” (without the double quotes)

domain

String

Yes

This field identifies your use case type and set of the terminology defined for transcription.

e.g. for general audio is ‘generic’

It is only required for the first API i.e Upload File API.

src_lang

String

Yes

Specify the language code.

format

String

No

Mention the audio sample rate and file format of the uploaded file.

It is only required for the first API i.e Upload File API

Note -

  1. By default, the format = 16k_int16. (WAV, Signed 16 bit, 16,000 or 16K Hz).

  2. It is an optional parameter.

Query Parameter

Parameter
Type
Is it Mandatory?
Description

file

file

Yes

An audio file for which the transcript is desired.

Response

Element
Type
Description

job_id

String

A unique Identity number auto-assigned by the API for each request, to be used to fetch job status and transcripts.

code

String

Provides a message code which can be used to look up the nature of the response returned by the API.

message

String

Provides a brief description about the response returned by the API.

Handling Errors

Our API raises errors when there is something wrong with certain aspects of the submitted file or any network issues. Some areas where errors might come up would be errors due to network related issues, file formats, incorrect domain names or language codes. Each response code provides a descriptive message about what has gone wrong.

API Response Message Codes

Code
Message

000

Success. Request accepted

001

Language code is required

002

File type not supported. Upload only wav, flac or mp3 formats. Preferred format for transcription is wav files

003

Language and/or Domain not available

004

File type not supported. Upload only wav, flac or mp3 formats. Preferred format for transcription is wav files

999

Unknown error, please contact developer

HTTP Status URL

URL Elements

https://(hostname)

Sample URL

https://revapi.reverieinc.com/status?job_id=<job_id>

Query Parameter

Parameter
Type
Is it Mandatory?
Description

job_id

String

Yes

job_id received after uploading the file.

Status Query Response

Element
Type
Description

job_id

String

A unique Identity number auto-assigned by the API for each request

code

String

provides a message code which can be used to look up the nature of the response returned by the API

message

String

Provides a brief description about the response returned by the API

status

String

status values: “queued”, “processing”, “failed” and “completed”

Status Types

Status
Description

queued

When the file is successfully validated, the request is queued for processing.

processing

The transcript generation process is in progress.

failed

Due to network issues, availability constraints, etc., the request might fail during processing.

completed

Transcription was successfully completed.

API Response Message Codes

Code
Message

000

Transcript ready

001

Invalid JOB ID

002

Invalid JOB ID

003

Your request is in the queue and will be processed shortly

004

Your request is being processed

005

Job failed. Please contact the developers

999

Unknown error

HTTP Transcript URL

URL Elements

https://(hostname)

Sample URL

https://revapi.reverieinc.com/transcript?job_id=<job_id>

Query Parameter

Parameter
Type
Is it Mandatory?
Description

job_id

String

Yes

job_id received after uploading the file.

Transcript Query Response

Element
Type
Description

job_id

String

A unique Identity number auto-assigned by the API for each request.

code

String

Provides a message code which can be used to look up the nature of the response returned by the API.

message

String

Provides a brief description about the response returned by the API.

result

String

An array of transcript objects including, channel_number, transcript, list of words with start time, end time and confidence.Please check the sample response.

API Transcript Response Message Codes

Code
Message

000

Transcript ready

001

Invalid JOB ID

002

Invalid JOB ID

003

Your request is in the queue and will be processed shortly

004

Your request is being processed

005

Job failed. Please contact the developers

999

Unknown error

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