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POST
/
api
/
v1
/
transcription
/
session
/
create
Creates a transcription session.
curl --request POST \
  --url https://sdp.suki.ai/api/v1/transcription/session/create \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'sdp_suki_token: <sdp_suki_token>' \
  --data '
{
  "audio_config": {
    "audio_encoding": "LINEAR16",
    "audio_language": "en-US",
    "sample_rate_hertz": 16000
  },
  "transcription_session_id": "123dfg-456dfg-789dfg-012dfg"
}
'
{
  "transcription_session_id": "123dfg-456dfg-789dfg-012dfg"
}

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Use this endpoint to create a session to transcribe audio from patient- conversations into text. Refer to the Audio dictation guide for more information. Returns a 201 Created status with the transcription_session_id that is used to identify the session for transcribing audio and ending the session.

Headers

​
sdp_suki_token
string
required

sdp_suki_token

Body

application/json

CreateTranscriptionSessionRequest

Request body for the /transcription/session/create endpoint

​
audio_config
object

Optional - Audio configuration for the transcription session

​
transcription_session_id
string

Optional - UUID format. If not provided, a session ID will be automatically generated.

Example:

"123dfg-456dfg-789dfg-012dfg"

Response

Success Response

Response body for the /transcription/session/create endpoint

​
transcription_session_id
string

Unique identifier for the transcription session

Example:

"123dfg-456dfg-789dfg-012dfg"

Last modified on May 22, 2026