# Azure Speech Transcription API API

> Azure Speech Transcription API API on Apizie: 1 endpoint (Transcribes the provided audio stream.) returned as clean JSON through one API key. Send your own provider key in the x-upstream-key header. Call it over REST at https://zieapi.vercel.app/v1/cloud:azure-cognitiveservices-speech-transcription/{endpoint} or from Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor through the Apizie MCP server. Free plan: 1,000 requests a month.

- Project key: `cloud:azure-cognitiveservices-speech-transcription`
- Category: Cloud
- Status: byok
- Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/rest/api/azure/
- Page: https://zieapi.vercel.app/api/cloud/azure-cognitiveservices-speech-transcription
- OpenAPI: https://zieapi.vercel.app/api/cloud/azure-cognitiveservices-speech-transcription/openapi.json



## Endpoints

### Transcribes the provided audio stream.
`POST https://zieapi.vercel.app/v1/cloud:azure-cognitiveservices-speech-transcription/transcribe` (byok)

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| endpoint | string | yes | Supported Cognitive Services endpoints (protocol and hostname, for example: https://westus.api.cognitive.microsoft.com). |
| api-version | string | no | The API version to use for this operation. |
| body | object | no | Form fields as a JSON object |

## Example
```
curl "https://zieapi.vercel.app/v1/cloud:azure-cognitiveservices-speech-transcription/transcribe" \
  -H "x-api-key: $APIZIE_KEY" \
  -H "x-upstream-key: $PROVIDER_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### How do I call the Azure Speech Transcription API API?
Create a free Apizie key, then send POST https://zieapi.vercel.app/v1/cloud:azure-cognitiveservices-speech-transcription/transcribe with the header x-api-key. Every endpoint returns { project, data, timestamp }.

### Is the Azure Speech Transcription API API free on Apizie?
Yes. The Free plan includes 1,000 requests a month at 100 requests a minute, no credit card. Azure Speech Transcription API itself also needs your own key from azure.com.

### Can AI agents use the Azure Speech Transcription API API?
Yes. Add the Apizie MCP server (https://zieapi.vercel.app/mcp) to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or VS Code, then ask in plain language. The agent calls run_scraper with project key cloud:azure-cognitiveservices-speech-transcription.

### What is the status of the Azure Speech Transcription API API?
Needs your own provider key (bring your own key)