| name | openai-whisper-api |
| description | Transcribe audio via OpenAI Audio Transcriptions API (Whisper). |
| homepage | https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/speech-to-text |
| origin | {"source":"openclaw","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","version":"90eb5b073f"} |
OpenAI Whisper API (curl)
Transcribe an audio file via OpenAI’s /v1/audio/transcriptions endpoint. Set OPENAI_BASE_URL to use an OpenAI-compatible proxy or local gateway.
Quick start
{baseDir}/scripts/transcribe.sh /path/to/audio.m4a
Defaults:
- Model:
whisper-1
- Output:
<input>.txt
Useful flags
{baseDir}/scripts/transcribe.sh /path/to/audio.ogg --model whisper-1 --out /tmp/transcript.txt
{baseDir}/scripts/transcribe.sh /path/to/audio.m4a --language en
{baseDir}/scripts/transcribe.sh /path/to/audio.m4a --prompt "Speaker names: Peter, Daniel"
{baseDir}/scripts/transcribe.sh /path/to/audio.m4a --json --out /tmp/transcript.json
API key
Set OPENAI_API_KEY, or configure it in the active Moltis config file ($OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH, default ~/.moltis/Moltis.json). Optionally set OPENAI_BASE_URL (for example http://127.0.0.1:51805/v1) to use an OpenAI-compatible proxy or local gateway:
{
skills: {
"openai-whisper-api": {
apiKey: "OPENAI_KEY_HERE",
},
},
}