Google Drive to Google Sheets
Transcribe each recording added to a Google Drive folder into a new spreadsheet, one row per segment with ID, start, end, label, speaker ID, and text.
No-Code Automation
Transcribe Recorded Audio and Video Inside Your Zaps
Add Speech is Cheap's Transcribe Audio action to a Zap. New recordings turn into timestamped segments, with speaker labels if you want them, for the next step in your Zap.
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Google Drive
1. New File in Folder
Starts the Zap when a recording lands in a shared folder.
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Speech is Cheap
2. Transcribe Audio
Transcribes the file into timestamped segments.
Google Sheets
3. Create Spreadsheet Rows
Writes each segment to its own row.
Transcription Workflows Without Code
Build Zaps that transcribe new recordings as soon as they land in cloud storage.
Start From Google Drive or Dropbox
Use their new-file triggers and pass the file's public download link to Speech is Cheap.
Get Timestamped Segments
Each segment comes with start and end times, text, language, and a confidence score.
Separate Speakers
Turn on speaker parsing to tell interviewers, guests, and meeting participants apart.
Fill Spreadsheets and Tables
Send segments to Google Sheets, Zapier Tables, or any other step in your Zap.
Ready-Made Recipes
Follow a step-by-step guide for two common destinations.
Google Drive to Zapier Tables
Transcribe each new recording in a Google Drive folder, copy a template table, and loop over the segments to add one record per segment.
What the Action Takes and Returns
Transcribe Audio takes a downloadable media link and returns the transcript as structured fields.
Inputs
- Input URL: required. A public link to the recording, such as a Google Drive download link or a Dropbox direct media link.
- Parse Speakers: optional. Separates the speakers in the recording.
- Parse Words: optional. Adds word-level timestamps.
- Label Audio: optional. Marks sounds such as music.
- Minimum Confidence Threshold: optional, from 0 to 1 (default 0.5).
- Segment Duration: from 6 to 30 seconds (default 30).
- Include JSON in Output: optional. Adds the full API response.
Outputs
- Job ID
- Status
- Transcript segments, each with start time, end time, text, label, speaker ID, language, confidence, and words
- Raw JSON, if you turned it on
Zapier Questions
What to know before you add Speech is Cheap to a Zap.
Where Do I Find the Speech is Cheap App?
It is listed in Zapier's app directory under Transcription. In the Zap editor, search for "Speech is Cheap".
What Does the App Ask For?
Zapier asks for an "API Token". Enter your Speech is Cheap API key, which arrives by email after you choose a plan on the Pricing page.
How Does the Zap Wait for a Long Recording?
Transcribe Audio pauses the Zap while Speech is Cheap works on the recording. When the transcript is ready, Speech is Cheap calls Zapier back, and the Zap passes the transcript to the next step.
Why Does the Test Step Show Sample Text?
The Zap editor cannot wait for a real transcript during a test, so the test step returns a sample and creates no job. Real transcripts arrive once the Zap is published and turned on.
How Do I Format a Google Drive Link?
Share the file or folder with "Anyone with the link". Then use https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id= followed by the file ID as the Input URL.
How Are Zapier Jobs Billed?
Jobs from Zapier bill to your API key at the same per-minute rates as the API, plus any add-ons you choose. A failed job stops the Zap with the API's error message, and only completed jobs are billed.
Automate Your Transcription in Zapier
Get an API key, connect Speech is Cheap in Zapier, and turn new recordings into structured transcripts.