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    • Getting Started with Speech to Text
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Formatting

Punctuation

Punctuation adds punctuation and capitalization to your transcript.
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punctuate boolean Default: false

Pre-recorded Streaming:NovaStreaming: Flux All available languages

Enable Feature

To enable punctuation, use the following parameter in the query string when you call Deepgram’s /listen endpoint :

punctuate=true

To transcribe audio from a file on your computer, run the following cURL command in a terminal or your favorite API client.

cURL
$curl \
>  --request POST \
>  --header 'Authorization: Token YOUR_DEEPGRAM_API_KEY' \
>  --header 'Content-Type: audio/wav' \
>  --data-binary @youraudio.wav \
>  --url 'https://api.deepgram.com/v1/listen?punctuate=true'

Replace YOUR_DEEPGRAM_API_KEY with your Deepgram API Key.

Results

Once applied, results will appear in the transcript.

SourceBefore punctuateAfter punctuate
hello and thank you for calling premier services please be aware that this call may be recorded for quality training purposes my name is beth and i will be assisting you todayhello and thank you for calling premier services please be aware that this call may be recorded for quality training purposes my name is beth and i will be assisting you todayHello, and thank you for calling Premier Services. Please be aware that this call may be recorded for quality training purposes. My name is Beth, and I will be assisting you today.