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# AWS Transcribe STT

> Configure AWS Transcribe speech-to-text via HTTP in assistant-api.

AWS Transcribe provides automatic speech recognition via Amazon Web Services. It supports a broad set of languages and dialects with streaming transcription for real-time voice assistant pipelines.

**Provider identifier:** `aws`

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## Vault Credentials

| Key                 | Description                                                      |
| ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `access_key_id`     | AWS Access Key ID from your IAM user or role                     |
| `secret_access_key` | AWS Secret Access Key corresponding to the Access Key ID         |
| `region`            | AWS region where Transcribe requests are sent (e.g. `us-east-1`) |

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## Setup

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create AWS credentials with Transcribe access">
    In the [AWS IAM console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/) → **Users → Create User** → attach the `AmazonTranscribeFullAccess` policy (or a scoped custom policy). Generate an access key pair under **Security credentials**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add to Rapida vault">
    In the Rapida dashboard → **Credentials → Create Credential**, select provider **AWS**, enter `access_key_id`, `secret_access_key`, and `region`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure the assistant">
    In the assistant settings → **STT Provider**, select **AWS Transcribe**.

    | Option     | Example | Description                                                                                                       |
    | ---------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
    | `language` | `en-US` | Language code: `en-US`, `en-GB`, `es-US`, `fr-FR`, `de-DE`, `it-IT`, `pt-BR`, `ja-JP`, `ko-KR`, `zh-CN`, and more |

    See the full list of supported languages in the [AWS Transcribe documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/transcribe/latest/dg/supported-languages.html).
  </Step>
</Steps>

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