---
title: "Add utterance"
method: POST
path: "/v1/transcripts/{data_id}/utterance"
tags: ["Transcripts"]
---

# Add utterance

`POST /v1/transcripts/{data_id}/utterance`

Add a finalised utterance to a data entry's transcript and broadcast it
to connected clients. If the entry has no transcript, one is created
automatically. Send finalised utterances only.

## Path parameters

- `data_id` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `speaker_label` string, required — Speaker label for this utterance, such as "A" or "B".
  - `words` object[], required — Finalised words in this utterance, in order. Word start/end timestamps are in seconds.
    - `text` string, required
    - `start` number, required — Word start time, in seconds, relative to the recording's start.
    - `end` number, required — Word end time, in seconds, relative to the recording's start.

## Response `200`

200

- object
  - `data` object, required
    - `written` number, required — Number of words saved.

## Other responses

- `400` — 400
- `401` — 401
- `403` — 403
- `404` — 404
- `422` — 422
- `429` — 429
- `500` — 500

---

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