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Overview

AWSTranscribeSTTService provides real-time speech recognition using Amazon Transcribe’s WebSocket streaming API with support for interim results, multiple languages, and configurable audio processing parameters for enterprise-grade transcription.

AWS Transcribe STT API Reference

Pipecat’s API methods for AWS Transcribe integration

Example Implementation

Complete example with AWS services integration

AWS Transcribe Documentation

Official AWS Transcribe documentation and features

AWS Console

Access AWS Transcribe services and IAM setup

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Installation

To use AWS Transcribe services, install the required dependency: 
pip install "pipecat-ai[aws]"

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Prerequisites

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AWS Account Setup

Before using AWS Transcribe STT services, you need:
  1. AWS Account: Sign up at AWS Console
  2. IAM User: Create an IAM user with Amazon Transcribe permissions
  3. Credentials: Set up AWS access keys and region configuration

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Required Environment Variables

  • AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: Your AWS access key ID
  • AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: Your AWS secret access key
  • AWS_SESSION_TOKEN: Session token (if using temporary credentials)
  • AWS_REGION: AWS region (defaults to “us-east-1”)