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Speech recognition using Playground

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Yandex Cloud
Updated at March 6, 2025

To recognize speech from an audio file via the SpeechKit Playground interface:

  1. In the management console, select the folder you are going to use to work with SpeechKit.
  2. From the list of services, select SpeechKit.
  3. Go to the Speech recognition tab.
  4. In the Language field, select the language you need or leave Automatic.
  5. Click Select file or drag the audio file to the loading area.

Tip

Convert the file to a supported audio format beforehand: MP3, WAV, or OGG with the OPUS audio codec. Maximum file size: 60 MB.

  1. Click Start recognition to start speech recognition in the audio file.

    Recognition may take from a few seconds to a few minutes depending on the audio file size.

  2. Click Copy text to copy the recognized text.

SpeechKit Playground features basic speech recognition options. For more flexible recognition settings, use the API.

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