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Formatting feature is currently in beta testing. API details subject to change ahead of general release.
Speech recognition can be used to create a verbatim transcript of the audio; however, some content is not documented in the same manner as it is verbalized. The formatting features provide control over how key information should for represented in the textual output.

Feature availability:

/transcribe

/stream

/transcripts

Defining formatting configuration is optional. When these preferences are not configured, the default values listed below will be applied automatically.

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Formatting Options

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Dates

OptionFormatExample
as_dictatedPreserve spoken phrasing”February third twenty twenty five” -> “February 3rd 2025”
long_textLong date (default)“3 February 2025”
eu_slashShort date (EU)“03/02/2025”
us_slashShort date (US)“02/03/2025”
iso_compactISO (basic, no separators)“20250302”

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Times

OptionFormatExample
as_dictatedAs dictated”Four o’clock” or “four thirty five” or “sixteen hundred”
h1212-hour”4:00 PM”
h2424-hour (default)“16:00”

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Numbers

OptionFormatExample
as_dictatedAs dictated”one, two, … nine, ten, eleven, twelve
numerals_above_nineSingle digit as words, multi-digit as number (default)“One, two … nine, 10, 11, 12”
numeralsNumbers only”1, 2, … 9, 10, 11, 12”

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Units and Measurements

OptionFormatExample
as_dictatedAs dictated”Millimeters, centimeters, inches; Blood pressure one twenty over eighty”
abbreviatedAbbreviated (default)“mm, cm, in; BP 120/80”
  • Celsius (°C)
  • Fahrenheit (°F)
  • Kelvin (K)
  • Inch (in)
  • Meter (m)
  • Centimeter (cm)
  • Millimeter (mm)
  • Nanometer (nm)
  • Kilometer (km)
  • Gram (g)
  • Kilogram (kg)
  • Milligram (mg)
  • Microgram (mcg)
  • Nanogram (ng)
  • Pound (lb)
  • Ounce (oz)
  • Liter (L)
  • Milliliter (mL)
  • Deciliter (dL)
  • International unit (IU)
  • Milliequivalent (mEq)
  • Millimole (mmol)
  • Mole (mol)
  • Blood pressure (BP and systole/diastole)
  • Beats per minute (BPM)
  • Respirations per minute (RPM)
  • Body mass index (BMI)
  • Percent (%)
  • Millimeters of mercury (mmHg)
  • Centimeters of water (cmH2O)
  • Nanogram per milliliter (ng/mL)
  • Milligram per deciliter (mg/dL)
  • Milliequivalents per liter (mEq/L)
  • Millimoles per liter (mmol/L)
  • Units per liter (U/L)
  • Pack years (pack-yrs)

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Ranges

OptionFormatExample
as_dictatedAs dictated”one to ten”
numeralsAs numbers (default)“1-10”

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Ordinals

OptionFormatExample
as_dictatedAs dictated”First, second, third”
numeralsAbbreviated (default)“1st, 2nd, 3rd”
There are some terms (e.g., homophones) that will be disambiguated by the language model to determine if the symbol or the word should be inserted based on the context.Please contact us to report errors, or for more information on this feature.