# OpenAI Whisper API Transcription

> API-based speech-to-text transcription through OpenAI. No local model downloads, no GPU, no Python ML stack — just an API key and a shell script.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/openai-whisper-api-transcription` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/openai-whisper-api-transcription`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/openai-whisper-api-transcription/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/openai-whisper-api-transcription

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# OpenAI Whisper API Transcription

API-based speech-to-text transcription through OpenAI. No local model downloads, no GPU, no Python ML stack — just an API key and a shell script.

## Prerequisites

OpenAI Audio API, curl or OpenAI SDK

## Installation

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- Node reference
- python
- speaker labels but requires chunking_strategy when your audio is longer than

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- Example workflows and tasks teams hand to Codex
- Models
- Pricing

- Source: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/speech-to-text

## Documentation

- https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/speech-to-text

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/openai-whisper-api-transcription/)