Unable to get speaker names in a transcript

API and Webhooks
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I have a zoom meeting URL. On opening it, it shows a conversations panel towards the right side and the video towards the left. This is fine.
When I download this the transcript of this video, the .vtt extension file shows me the timestamp, the conversation text but not the speaker name. Instead of the speaker name, it shows an incremental numeric digit. starting from 1.

Not quite sure why is this happening?

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You need to use the TIMELINE file that is also in the meeting_recordings payload which contains the speaker’s names and timestamps. The tricky thing is the timestamps don’t align exactly…

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Correct @ryan.

@abhilash, we are working improving this and are planning on releasing sometime in Q4.

Thanks,
Tommy

4

Hi. Any updates on the release of this?

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Hey @abhilash,

Still planning on releasing this in Q4.

Thanks,
Tommy

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Hi Tommy. Any updates on the release?

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Hey @abhilash,

Good news, speaker names in transcript will be released this month!

JIRA: ZOOM-68320

Thanks,
Tommy

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Is this feature released?

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Hey @abhilash,

Yes it has been released.

Thanks,
Tommy

10

Hey @tommy,

can I get a sample of transcription file to see format of data.

Thanks.

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Hey @shashwat,

You can get a sample of a transcription file in the following way: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115004794983-Automatically-Transcribe-Cloud-Recordings-

If you would like a free trial to test the API’s and cloud recordings, you can reach out to isv@zoom.us

Thanks,
Tommy