convert.express

A public web page with the results of a completed job, for your user to open or send to others. Anyone with the link can see it until the job expires.

For a file that is neither a public link nor attached in a ChatGPT chat (for example a file attached in another chat app). Returns upload_url (send the file there with an HTTP PUT, then call start_transcription) and upload_page_url (a page where your user uploads the file in a browser instead; the transcription then starts by itself).

Delete the uploaded file, the transcript and all other results of a job right away, instead of waiting for the automatic deletion within 24 hours of its creation. Cannot be undone.

Price for transcribing a recording of a given length (EUR, plus price_usdc when USDC is on). For a robot linked to its user's account it also shows the user's free minutes left today, balance and daily limit left.

Status and results of one job whose job_id you have (from transcribe_url, transcribe_file or create_upload; list_jobs finds a lost job_id). While status is "waiting_for_upload", "queued" or "processing", call it again every 10-20 seconds; each answer has a next_step. "completed": the transcript in the chosen format, download links and zip_url (all results in one ZIP), plus summary, action_items and translations when requested. "payment_required": a preview of the first 100 words and a payment_url to show your user; call get_job again after they pay. "failed": an error message. "deleted": the files are gone (within 24 hours of the job being created, or delete_job).

Call this first when you are new to convert.express, before quoting a price to your user, or when unsure whether a file, link or language is supported. Returns one JSON object: how_to_use (which tool to call in which order), free_use, price (per minute, minimum charges), models, language, speaker_labels, ai_extras (summary, action items, translation), output_formats, input (max file size, audio and video formats, supported links) and privacy. Takes no parameters and changes nothing.

Your jobs that still exist (jobs are deleted within 24 hours of being created), newest first, with their status.

Pay for the full transcript of a job whose get_job status is "payment_required", with USDC on Tempo or a card your user shared through a Stripe Shared Payment Token (MPP). Call without payment: you get a payment challenge with the exact price — in EUR for a card, in USDC for Tempo. Your MPP client pays it and calls again. Without an MPP wallet, show payment_url from get_job to your user instead.

Ask for an AI summary or action items of a completed job. Returns at once; the result appears in get_job ("summary" / "action_items").

Tell the convert.express team about a bug, a missing feature, or a question — from you or your user. A human reads every message; there is no automatic reply. Include reply_email only if your user wants an answer.

Call after the PUT to upload_url has finished. Checks the file arrived and queues it.

Start transcribing an audio or video file your user attached in a ChatGPT chat. ChatGPT fills in a temporary download link and convert.express downloads the file from it. Other chat apps cannot fill in that link: use create_upload for files attached there. Returns job_id; then poll get_job.

Start transcribing a media file from a public link (direct file link, YouTube video or Simplecast podcast episode page). Returns job_id and robot_key; then poll get_job.

Translate the transcript, subtitles (timecodes kept), summary or action items of a completed job into another language. Returns at once; the result appears in get_job under "translations".