openai-whisper-api
Transcribe audio via OpenAI Audio Transcriptions API (Whisper).
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Install command
npx @skill-hub/cli install openclaw-openclaw-openai-whisper-api
Repository
Skill path: skills/openai-whisper-api
Transcribe audio via OpenAI Audio Transcriptions API (Whisper).
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Target audience: everyone.
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Repository owner: openclaw.
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- Install openai-whisper-api into Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, or OpenCode workflows
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- Use openai-whisper-api for development workflows
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Original source / Raw SKILL.md
---
name: openai-whisper-api
description: Transcribe audio via OpenAI Audio Transcriptions API (Whisper).
homepage: https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/speech-to-text
metadata: {"openclaw":{"emoji":"☁️","requires":{"bins":["curl"],"env":["OPENAI_API_KEY"]},"primaryEnv":"OPENAI_API_KEY"}}
---
# OpenAI Whisper API (curl)
Transcribe an audio file via OpenAI’s `/v1/audio/transcriptions` endpoint.
## Quick start
```bash
{baseDir}/scripts/transcribe.sh /path/to/audio.m4a
```
Defaults:
- Model: `whisper-1`
- Output: `<input>.txt`
## Useful flags
```bash
{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 `~/.clawdbot/openclaw.json`:
```json5
{
skills: {
"openai-whisper-api": {
apiKey: "OPENAI_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
```