# Request Episode Transcription

> Pod Engine API endpoint reference, optimized for LLM consumption.
> Auto-generated from the source-of-truth endpoint registry.
>
> Category: Transcriptions
> Source: https://www.podengine.ai/api-docs/request-episode-transcription.md
> Interactive HTML docs: https://www.podengine.ai/api-docs/request-episode-transcription
> Full API reference (all endpoints): https://www.podengine.ai/api-docs/llms.txt

**Base URL:** `http://localhost:4000`
**Auth:** Requires a Bearer token: `Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY`

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#### GET /api/v1/episodes/:episodeId/transcription-request
**Request Episode Transcription**

Request an episode to be transcribed. This typically takes 1-2 hours and you can check progress using the Requests History endpoint.

```bash
curl -X GET "http://localhost:4000/api/v1/episodes/cbd08a7c-b936-4ee8-87d1-12df08da1c9f/transcription-request" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
```

**Path parameters schema:**
```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "episodeId": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uuid",
      "pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "episodeId"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

**Response schema:**
```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "OK"
      ]
    },
    "data": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "message": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "message"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "status",
    "data"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

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## See also

- All endpoints in one file: https://www.podengine.ai/api-docs/llms.txt
- Full reference with every schema inlined: https://www.podengine.ai/api-docs/llms-full.txt
- OpenAPI 3.1 spec: https://www.podengine.ai/api-docs/openapi.json
- Get an API key: https://www.podengine.ai/get-started
- Support: support@podengine.ai