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# Transcripts - overview

> Using our REST API, the /transcript endpoints let you list, retrieve, download, and delete transcripts of meetings in your Daily rooms.

Transcription is started and stopped during a call via [`startTranscription()`](/reference/daily-js/instance-methods/start-transcription) and [`stopTranscription()`](/reference/daily-js/instance-methods/stop-transcription), or automatically via meeting token or room configuration. The `/transcript` endpoints let you manage the resulting transcript records after the fact.

<Note>
  Head to our **[transcription guide](/docs/guides/features/transcription)** for detailed information on how to transcribe a call, configure storage, and set up webhooks.
</Note>

## The "transcript" object

A transcript object represents a single transcription session.

```json theme={null}
{
  "transcriptId": "a759ae14-0327-4bf6-ac0d-192a0323f45b",
  "domainId": "04b89420-cf8b-4ea5-a428-02cc0a0e2a59",
  "roomId": "ad9e57d6-dcb8-4bb0-8100-247146b75713",
  "mtgSessionId": "586f7f8b-2a4f-4091-aa85-99a36094cb4e",
  "status": "t_finished",
  "duration": 14,
  "isVttAvailable": true,
  "outParams": {
    "key": "my-domain/my-room/1699441864907.vtt",
    "bucket": "my-transcript-bucket",
    "region": "us-west-2"
  },
  "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
  "updated_at": "2024-01-15T10:35:00.000Z"
}
```

`status` is one of `t_in_progress`, `t_finished`, `t_error`, or `t_deleted`.