assemblyai-hello-world

name	assemblyai-hello-world
description	Create a minimal working AssemblyAI transcription example. Use when starting a new AssemblyAI integration, testing your setup, or learning basic transcription patterns. Trigger with phrases like "assemblyai hello world", "assemblyai example", "assemblyai quick start", "simple assemblyai transcription".
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit
version	1.5.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","ai","speech-to-text","assemblyai","transcription"]
compatibility	Designed for Claude Code

AssemblyAI Hello World

Overview

Minimal working examples demonstrating AssemblyAI's three core capabilities: async transcription, audio intelligence features, and LeMUR (LLM-powered analysis).

Prerequisites

• Completed assemblyai-install-auth setup
• Valid API key configured in ASSEMBLYAI_API_KEY

Instructions

Step 1: Basic Transcription (Remote URL)

import { AssemblyAI } from 'assemblyai';

const client = new AssemblyAI({
  apiKey: process.env.ASSEMBLYAI_API_KEY!,
});

async function transcribeUrl() {
  const transcript = await client.transcripts.transcribe({
    audio: 'https://storage.googleapis.com/aai-web-samples/5_common_sports_702.wav',
  });

  if (transcript.status === 'error') {
    throw new Error(`Transcription failed: ${transcript.error}`);
  }

  console.log('Transcript:', transcript.text);
  console.log('Duration:', transcript.audio_duration, 'seconds');
  console.log('Word count:', transcript.?.);
}

().(.);