Google Speech Recognition: A Comprehensive Guide for Developers

1from google.cloud import speech_v1 as speech
2
3def transcribe_file(speech_file):
4    """Transcribe the given audio file."""
5    client = speech.SpeechClient()
6
7    with open(speech_file, "rb") as audio_file:
8        content = audio_file.read()
9
10    audio = speech.RecognitionAudio(content=content)
11    config = speech.RecognitionConfig(
12        encoding=speech.RecognitionConfig.AudioEncoding.LINEAR16,
13        sample_rate_hertz=16000,
14        language_code="en-US",
15    )
16
17    response = client.recognize(config=config, audio=audio)
18
19    for result in response.results:
20        print("Transcript: {}".format(result.alternatives[0].transcript))
21
22
23transcribe_file("audio.wav")
24

1const speech = require('@google-cloud/speech');
2
3async function transcribeAudio(filename) {
4  const client = new speech.SpeechClient();
5
6  const audio = { content: require('fs').readFileSync(filename).toString('base64') };
7  const config = {
8    encoding: 'LINEAR16',
9    sampleRateHertz: 16000,
10    languageCode: 'en-US',
11  };
12
13  const request = {
14    audio: audio,
15    config: config,
16  };
17
18  const [response] = await client.recognize(request);
19  const transcription = response.results
20    .map(result => result.alternatives[0].transcript)
21    .join('
22');
23  console.log(`Transcription: ${transcription}`);
24}
25
26transcribeAudio('audio.wav');
27