Happy Scribe for AI agents
Agents read Happy Scribe at once. Changes and sends are held for a person's approval by default.
About Happy Scribe
Happy Scribe offers automatic and professional transcription services, converting audio and video files into text with high accuracy.
What an agent can do in Happy Scribe
Every Happy Scribe action is classed by the platform as a read, a change or a send. Reads run at once. Changes and sends are held for a person by default.
Runs at once (reads)
Looks things up in Happy Scribe without asking first. 13 actions.
- Get Account DetailsTool to retrieve details about your account, including subscription status and usage statistics. Use after authenticating your API key to monitor plan and usage.
- Get Supported LanguagesRetrieve the list of supported language codes for Happy Scribe transcription services. Returns BCP-47 language codes and indicates which languages have human transcription service available. This is a
- Get API Rate LimitGet Happy Scribe API rate limit information. Returns the documented rate limit for the Happy Scribe API: - Default limit: 200 requests per hour - Applies only to the transcription creation endpoint -
- Get Signed Upload URLTool to get a signed URL for uploading a file to Happy Scribe's S3 storage. Use before creating a transcription or order to obtain a secure upload URL for your media file.
- Export TranscriptionCreates an export job to download transcription content in various formats. Use this action after a transcription job completes (state='automatic_done'). First obtain transcription IDs using the List
- Get API VersionTool to retrieve current API version and check for updates. If Happy Scribe does not expose a dedicated /version endpoint, this tool attempts to infer the version from HTTP response headers or from th
- Get Error CodesReturns a list of HTTP error codes used by the Happy Scribe API along with their descriptions. Use this tool to understand what different error responses mean when calling other Happy Scribe API endpo
- Get Supported FormatsTool to retrieve supported file formats. Use when you need to know available input and output formats before creating a transcription or subtitle. If a dedicated '/formats' endpoint is unavailable, th
- Get Transcription DetailsTool to retrieve details and status of a specific transcription job. Use after creating or listing transcription jobs to inspect a particular job's metadata.
- Get WebhooksTool to retrieve webhooks configured for your account. Note: Happy Scribe's public API does not have a dedicated webhooks listing endpoint. Webhooks are specified via webhook_url when creating orders.
- Retrieve ExportTool to retrieve information about a specific export. Use when you need to check export status and get download link.
- List TranscriptionsRetrieves a paginated list of transcription jobs for a Happy Scribe organization. Returns transcription metadata including ID, name, processing state, language, and duration. Supports filtering by fol
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- Retrieve OrderRetrieve details of a Happy Scribe order by its ID. Returns order state, pricing, operations, and inputs. Use this to check order status, verify pricing details, or get information about translation/t
Held for approval by default (changes and sends)
Held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo. 6 actions.
- Create SubtitleCreate subtitles for a video file using Happy Scribe's automatic transcription service. Submits a video URL to be processed for subtitle generation. The video must be publicly accessible during ingest
- Create Translation TaskCreates an AI-powered translation task to translate an existing transcription into another language. Use this after a transcription is complete (state='automatic_done') to translate it. The task runs
- Delete TranscriptionTool to delete a transcription job. Use when you have a transcription ID and want to remove it, optionally permanently. Use after confirming the transcription ID.
- Delete WebhookDeletes a webhook by its ID. This action is idempotent: if the webhook does not exist or was already deleted, it returns success. Use Get Webhooks to retrieve available webhook IDs.
- Confirm OrderTool to confirm a pending order. Use after creating an order with confirm=false when you're ready to submit it for processing.
- Create Translation OrderTool to create a translation order from an existing transcription. Use when you have a completed transcription and want translations into one or more languages. By default, the order remains incomplet
Changes wait in Needs you
Changes and sends in Happy Scribe are held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.
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Happy Scribe questions
Can an agent change data in Happy Scribe on its own?
Not by default. Changes and sends in Happy Scribe are held for a person's approval. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.
What can an agent read in Happy Scribe?
This connector lists 13 read actions. Reads run at once, without waiting for approval.
How does Happy Scribe connect?
It connects with API key. Connectors are built and maintained by third-party developers; availability is confirmed during scoping.