How to integrate live transcription API with Twilio to transcribe calls in real time
Published on Sep 28, 2023
Twilio, used by hundreds of thousands of businesses and more than ten million developers worldwide, can now integrate with our live transcription API. The integration makes it easier for users to natively transcribe any phone call in real time while using Twilio. With transcribed text at your disposal, you'll then be able to analyze, archive, and act upon voice data more effectively.
Below, you’ll find a step-by-step guide on setting up the Twilio integration with Gladia API in JavaScript for free.
What can you do with Twilio integration?
Any developer can use this integration to transcribe phone calls in real-time.
How to implement Twilio + Gladia real-time transcription integration
Step 1: Set up your Gladia account
If you haven't already, sign up for our Speech-to-Text API at app.gladia.io and obtain your API key.
Step 2: Create and parametrize your Twilio account
Get a phone number, following the first step of the main page to connect to your Twilio account.
On the left panel Develop > United States (US1) > Phone Numbers > Manage > Active numbers.
Click on the phone number you just created.
In 'Configure' panel, 'Voice Configuration' section, 'A call comes in' field, choose 'Webhook' with URL = 'http://[your-id-address]:[your-app-port-number]' and HTTP = 'HTTP POST'
Step 3: Configure your server and install dependencies
In .env file, add GLADIA_API_KEY var with your API key obtained from Gladia’s website and PORT var, the port you used to configure your phone number in above section (default is 8080)
Feel free to check out the video version of the tutorial for a step-by-step walkthrough with one of our software engineers, Antoine.
We hope you enjoyed this how-to tutorial! Given how much audio data still goes to wasted, we’re always curious to explore the many ways in which transcription tech can be used to remedy that. Let us know if you end up using our API with Twilio, Discord, or other, we’d love to hear from you.
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