---
title: "Get transcription"
method: GET
path: "/transcriptions/{transcriptionId}"
---

# Get transcription

`GET /transcriptions/{transcriptionId}`

Returns the specified transcription metadata.

## Path parameters

- `transcriptionId` string, required

## Response `200`

A JSON object representing the transcription.

- Transcription
  - `transcriptionId` string, required — The ID of the transcription.
  - `roomSessionId` string, required — The ID of the room session.
  - `filename` string — The filename of the transcription that was written to either Whereby or self hosted storage buckets (see: `storageType`).
  - `roomName` string, required — The name of the room.
  - `startDate` string, date-time, required — When the transcription starts. Always in UTC, regardless of the input timezone.
  - `endDate` string, date-time, required — When the transcription ends. Always in UTC, regardless of the input timezone.
  - `state` 'ready' | 'failed' | 'in_progress', required — The state of the transcription - `ready` - The transcription is ready to be downloaded - `failed` - The transcription failed to be generated - `in_progress` - The transcription is still being generated
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required — When the transcription was created. Always in UTC, regardless of the input timezone.
  - `durationInSeconds` number — The total billable time in seconds for this transcription.
  - `type` 'LIVE_TRANSCRIPTION' | 'RECORDING_TRANSCRIPTION', required — The type of the transcription - `LIVE_TRANSCRIPTION` - Session Transcription - `RECORDING_TRANSCRIPTION` - generated based on a recording
  - `storageType` 'WHEREBY_HOSTED' | 'SELF_HOSTED' — The storage type of the transcription - `WHEREBY_HOSTED` - files kept with Whereby - `SELF_HOSTED` - files stored in external location

## Other responses

- `401` — Access token is missing or invalid
- `404` — The requested resource doesn't exist
- `429` — You are rate limited

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