> ## 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.

# NVIDIA STT

> Configure NVIDIA speech-to-text via the NVCF API in assistant-api.

NVIDIA provides speech-to-text through the NVIDIA Cloud Functions (NVCF) API, offering enterprise-grade automatic speech recognition powered by NVIDIA's inference infrastructure.

**Provider identifier:** `nvidia`

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## Vault Credentials

| Key           | Description                                                |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| `key`         | NVIDIA API key from [nvidia.com](https://build.nvidia.com) |
| `function_id` | NVCF Function ID for the STT model endpoint                |

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## Setup

<Steps>
  <Step title="Get NVIDIA API credentials">
    Sign in at [build.nvidia.com](https://build.nvidia.com) → **API Keys** to generate your API key. Navigate to the desired ASR model card in the NIM catalog to find the corresponding NVCF Function ID.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add to Rapida vault">
    In the Rapida dashboard → **Credentials → Create Credential**, select provider **NVIDIA**, enter `key` = your API key and `function_id` = your NVCF Function ID.
  </Step>

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

    | Option     | Example | Description                                                                   |
    | ---------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
    | `language` | `en-US` | Language code: `en-US`, `en-GB`, `es-ES`, `fr-FR`, `de-DE`, `ja-JP`, and more |

    Browse available ASR models and supported languages in the [NVIDIA NIM catalog](https://build.nvidia.com/explore/speech).
  </Step>
</Steps>

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<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="NVIDIA TTS" icon="microphone" href="/opensource/services/assistant-api/tts/nvidia">
    NVIDIA text-to-speech via NVCF
  </Card>

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