Video links to text

Instead of a file you can send a link. Paste the address of a video into @ScribioBot and the bot gets the audio, transcribes it and sends the result to the chat. It works with links from YouTube, VK, Instagram, TikTok and dozens of other sites.

What happens after you paste a link

1. The bot reads the page. It takes the title, the thumbnail and the length. If the video is longer than your plan allows, it says so right away instead of making you wait. That wait can take up to a minute.
2. It looks for subtitles. Many videos have them, including automatic ones. They are not used as the answer: they serve as a reference for the next step.
3. It always transcribes the audio itself. Speech recognition gives its own version of the text.
4. It compares the two versions. When a video has subtitles, an AI pass fixes mistakes in names and terms where the two texts disagree. Without subtitles, you get the recognised text as it is.
5. It sends the result. One message with the title and thumbnail, the audio track, the text in a collapsible quote, the file in your format, a summary and timecodes. See formats and summary.

Links that are already transcribed

If someone has already transcribed the same link in the bot, the result comes from the cache. It arrives faster and does not use up one of your 5 free transcriptions.

Length limit

A video can be up to 1 hour on the free plan and 6 hours with Premium. See limits and plans.

If the link does not work

The bot answers Couldn't get audio from this source. Try sending the file directly. This happens when a site blocks the download, the video is private or the link leads to a page without a video. Save the video or its sound and send it to the bot as a file: see voice messages and files to text.

Questions

Which sites are supported?

YouTube, VK, Instagram, TikTok and dozens of other sites with video or audio. If a link does not work, try the file.

Does it need subtitles?

No. The bot transcribes the sound itself. Subtitles, when they exist, only help to fix names and terms.

Can I choose the language of the video?

The language is detected automatically. The language hint in Settings works for files you send, not for links: if a video is in a hard-to-detect language, send its sound as a file. See voice messages and files to text.