Upload a local audio/video file and wait until transcription finishes. Prefer for short/medium clips when you need the transcript in this turn. Pass an absolute filesystem path (never raw binary). On wait timeout, returns job_id — then call get_job_status. For long audio you plan to poll yourself, use start_job_file instead.

Start transcription from a public HTTPS URL and wait until it finishes. Prefer for short/medium media when you need the transcript in this turn. On wait timeout, returns job_id — then call get_job_status. For long audio you plan to poll yourself, use start_job_url instead.

Upload a local audio/video file and return a job id immediately without waiting. Use for long recordings or when you will poll later with get_job_status. Pass an absolute filesystem path.

Create a transcription job from a public HTTPS URL and return a job id immediately. Use for long media or deferred workflows; poll with get_job_status until completed, failed, or cancelled.

Fetch the current status of a transcription job (and transcript when completed). Poll until status is completed, failed, or cancelled.

Cancel a queued or processing transcription job. Fails if the job is already terminal.