Transcribe Google Drive Files | AssemblyAI

Step 1: Upload Your Audio File to Google Drive

File Requirements: Ensure your audio file is smaller than 100MB, as files larger than this cannot be directly downloaded from Google Drive links.
Uploading: Log into your Google Drive account and upload the audio file you want to use.

Step 2: Make Your File Publicly Accessible

Right-Click on the uploaded file in Google Drive.
Select ‘Get Link’.
Change the setting from “Restricted” to “Anyone with the link”. This makes the file publicly accessible.

Step 3: Obtain the Downloadable URL

Click on Copy link to copy your shared link.
Initially, the shared link will look something like this: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YvY3gX-4ZwY7K4r3J0THKNTvvolB3D-S/view?usp=sharing.
To make it a downloadable link, modify it to this format:
https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?id=FILE_ID&export=download.
Example: If your shared link is https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YvY3gX-4ZwY7K4r3J0THKNTvvolB3D-S/view?usp=sharing,
change it to https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?id=1YvY3gX-4ZwY7K4r3J0THKNTvvolB3D-S&export=download.

Step 4: Use the URL with AssemblyAI

Now, you can use this downloadable link in your AssemblyAI API request. This URL directly points to your audio file, allowing AssemblyAI to access and process it.

1 transcriber = aai.Transcriber()
2 
3 audio_url = (
4 "https://storage.googleapis.com/aai-web-samples/5_common_sports_injuries.mp3"
5 )
6 
7 transcript = transcriber.transcribe(audio_url)

Notes

Security: Ensure that sharing your audio file publicly complies with your privacy and security policies.
If you prefer not to share your file publicly, you can upload your file to our servers instead.
File Format: Check that your audio file is in a format supported by AssemblyAI.