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The table on this page describes the available locales available for transcription.

Usage

You specify the expected spoken language in the transcription locale options.

    "transcriptionOptions": {
    "enabled": true,
    "locale": "en-US"
    }
Note:

Accepted values are not case-sensitive. en-us and en-US are both acceptable values.

Once the transcription process has finished you will receivce a callback notification (example below shown for conference recording)

{
  "event": "notify",
  "conferenceId": "myconferenceId",
  "version": 1,
  "type": "transcription_available",
  "destination": "s3://yourS3path/yourrecordingname-transcript.json"
}
Warning:

If an invalid locale is given, there will be no notification of a transcription being generated and an error will only be shown in the logs on the Sinch dashboard https://dashboard.sinch.com/voice/logs

Transcription Locale Table

LanguageLocale code
Abkhazab-GE
Afrikaansaf-ZA
Arabic, Gulfar-AE
Arabic, Modern Standardar-SA
Armenianhy-AM
Asturianast-ES
Azerbaijaniaz-AZ
Bashkirba-RU
Belarusianbe-BY
Bengali (India)bn-IN
Bosnianbs-BA
Bulgarianbg-BG
Catalanca-ES
Central Kurdish (Iran)ckb-IR
Central Kurdish (Iraq)ckb-IQ
Chinese, Cantonesezh-HK
Chinese, Simplifiedzh-CN
Chinese, Traditionalzh-TW
Croatianhr-HR
Czechcs-CZ
Danishda-DK
Dutchnl-NL
English, Australianen-AU
English, Britishen-GB
English, Indianen-IN
English, Irishen-IE
English, New Zealanden-NZ
English, Scottishen-AB
English, South Africanen-ZA
English, USen-US
English, Welshen-WL
Estonianet-EE, et-ET
Finnishfi-FI
Frenchfr-FR
French, Canadianfr-CA
Farsifa-IR
Gaelic, Scottishgd_GB
Galiciangl-ES
Georgianka-GE
Germande-DE
German, Swissde-CH
Greekel-GR
Gujaratigu-IN
Hausaha-NG
Hebrewhe-IL
Hindi, Indianhi-IN
Hungarianhu-HU
Icelandicis-IS
Indonesianid-ID
Irish, Irelandga-IE
Italianit-IT
Japaneseja-JP
Kabylekab-DZ
Kannadakn-IN
Kazakhkk-KZ
Kinyarwandarw-RW
Koreanko-KR
Kyrgyzky-KG
Latvianlv-LV
Lithuanianlt-LT
Lugandalg-IN
Macedonianmk-MK
Malayms-MY
Malayalamml-IN
Maltesemt-MT
Marathimr-IN
Meadow Marimhr-RU
Mongolianmn-MN
Norwegian Bokmålno-NO
Odia/Oriyaor-IN
Pashtops-AF
Polishpl-PL
Portuguesept-PT
Portuguese, Brazilianpt-BR
Punjabipa-IN
Romanianro-RO
Russianru-RU
Serbiansr-RS
Sinhalasi-LK
Slovaksk-SK
Sloveniansl-SI
Somaliso-SO
Spanishes-ES
Spanish, USes-US
Sundanesesu-ID
Swahili (multiple locales)sw-KE, sw-RW, sw-TZ, sw-UG, sw-BI
Swedishsv-SE
Tagalog / Filipinotl-PH
Tamilta-IN
Tatartt-RU
Telugute-IN
Thaith-TH
Turkishtr-TR
Ukrainianuk-UA
Uyghurug-CN
Uzbekuz-UZ
Vietnamesevi-VN
Welsh (cy)cy-WL
Wolofwo-SN
Zuluzu-ZA