> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://doc.rapida.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Azure STT

> Configure Azure Cognitive Services Speech-to-Text in assistant-api.

Azure Cognitive Services Speech provides real-time streaming transcription with Neural Speech models and support for 140+ languages.

**Provider identifier:** `azure-speech-service`

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## Vault Credential

| Key      | Description                               |
| -------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| `key`    | Azure Speech subscription key             |
| `region` | Azure region, e.g. `eastus`, `westeurope` |

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## Setup

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create an Azure Speech resource">
    In [Azure Portal](https://portal.azure.com) → **Create a resource → AI + Machine Learning → Speech**. Copy the **Key 1** and **Region**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add to Rapida vault">
    In the Rapida dashboard → **Credentials → Create Credential**, select provider **Azure Speech**, enter `key` = subscription key and `region` = Azure region.
  </Step>

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

    | Option     | Example  | Description          |
    | ---------- | -------- | -------------------- |
    | `language` | `en-US`  | BCP-47 language code |
    | `model`    | `latest` | Speech model version |
  </Step>
</Steps>

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<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Azure TTS" icon="volume" href="/opensource/services/assistant-api/tts/azure">
    Azure Neural text-to-speech
  </Card>

  <Card title="STT Overview" icon="audio-waveform" href="/opensource/services/assistant-api/stt/overview">
    All STT providers
  </Card>
</CardGroup>