---
title: "Create a Transcription Vocabulary"
method: POST
path: "/video/v1/transcription-vocabularies"
tags: ["Transcription Vocabularies"]
---

# Create a Transcription Vocabulary

`POST /video/v1/transcription-vocabularies`

Create a new Transcription Vocabulary.

## Request body

- CreateTranscriptionVocabularyRequest
  - `name` string — The user-supplied name of the Transcription Vocabulary.
  - `phrases` TranscriptionVocabularyPhrase[], required — Phrases, individual words, or proper names to include in the Transcription Vocabulary. When the Transcription Vocabulary is attached to a live stream's `generated_subtitles`, the probability of successful speech recognition for these words or phrases is boosted.
  - `passthrough` string — Arbitrary user-supplied metadata set for the Transcription Vocabulary. Max 255 characters.

## Response `201`

Transcription Vocabulary Created

- TranscriptionVocabularyResponse
  - `data` TranscriptionVocabulary, required
    - `id` string, required — Unique identifier for the Transcription Vocabulary
    - `name` string — The user-supplied name of the Transcription Vocabulary.
    - `phrases` TranscriptionVocabularyPhrase[] — Phrases, individual words, or proper names to include in the Transcription Vocabulary. When the Transcription Vocabulary is attached to a live stream's `generated_subtitles` configuration, the probability of successful speech recognition for these words or phrases is boosted.
    - `passthrough` string — Arbitrary user-supplied metadata set for the Transcription Vocabulary. Max 255 characters.
    - `created_at` string, int64, required — Time the Transcription Vocabulary was created, defined as a Unix timestamp (seconds since epoch).
    - `updated_at` string, int64, required — Time the Transcription Vocabulary was updated, defined as a Unix timestamp (seconds since epoch).

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