> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.corti.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Overview of Corti Speech to Text

> Learn about the speech to text endpoints in the Corti API

Corti speech to text is specifically designed for high-performance industry use cases. The API endpoints detailed below provide access to different speech to text functionality. Selecting the right endpoint is important based on your needs and use case.

<Tip>
  Please review the [languages page](/stt/languages/) to learn more about language availability and language code to use in API requests.
</Tip>

## API Endpoints

<Card title="Transcribe" href="/stt/transcribe" icon="audio-lines" horizontal>
  Real-time speech to text with command-and-control support for dictation workflows and speech-enabled applications.
</Card>

<Card title="Streams" href="/stt/streams" icon="radio-tower" horizontal>
  Real-time clinical intelligence for ambient documentation and decision-support workflows.
</Card>

<Card title="Transcripts" href="/stt/transcripts" icon="file" horizontal>
  Batch audio transcription for dictation and conversational speech-to-text use cases.
</Card>

<Tip>Review the endpoint pages to learn more about supported features and functionality.</Tip>

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## Endpoint Functionality

| | <Tooltip tip="Real-time speech to text for dictation and command-and-control">Transcribe</Tooltip> | <Tooltip tip="Real-time conversational transcription and FactsR extraction">Streams</Tooltip> | <Tooltip tip="Sync-to-Async audio file processing">Transcripts</Tooltip> |
| :- | :-: | :-: | :-: |
| **Connection** | WSS | WSS | REST |
| **Data processing** | Real-time | Real-time | Synchronous-to-asynchronous |
| **Architecture** | Stateless | Stateful | Stateful |
| **Speech to text** | Dictation | Conversational transcript | Dictation or transcript |
| **Diarization** | | <Icon icon="circle-check" /> | <Icon icon="circle-check" /> |
| **Multichannel** | | <Icon icon="circle-check" /> | <Icon icon="circle-check" /> |
| **Commands** | <Icon icon="circle-check" /> | | |
| **Automatic punctuation** | <Icon icon="circle-check" /> | <Icon icon="circle-check" /> | <Icon icon="circle-check" /> |
| **Spoken punctuation** | <Icon icon="circle-check" /> | | <Icon icon="circle-check" /> |
| **Formatting** | <Icon icon="circle-check" /> | <Icon icon="circle-check" /> | <Icon icon="circle-check" /> |
| **Audio events** | <Icon icon="circle-check" /> | <Icon icon="circle-check" /> | |
| **Replacements** | <Icon icon="circle-check" /> | <Icon icon="circle-check" /> | <Icon icon="circle-check" /> |
| **Keyterms** | <Icon icon="circle-check" /> | <Icon icon="circle-check" /> | <Icon icon="circle-check" /> |

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<Note>Please [contact us](mailto:help@corti.ai) if you are interested in features that are not listed here, need help determining the best speech to text endpoint for your needs, or have questions about how to configure your API requests.</Note>


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