Webex Closed Captions API

The Closed Captions API from Webex — 3 operation(s) for closed captions.

OpenAPI Specification

webex-closed-captions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Webex Closed Captions API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: 'Operations tagged Closed Captions across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: webex-closed-captions-api-openapi.yml,
    webex-meeting-openapi.json. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
  x-provenance:
    method: harvested
    authored_by: Cisco Webex
    harvested_by: API Evangelist
    harvested_on: '2026-08-19'
    first_party: true
    note: Published by Cisco. Retrieved unmodified except for this x-provenance block.
    provider_published: true
    derived_view: Per-tag view of webex-meeting-openapi.json, the provider's source document. Operations and schemas are the
      provider's, unmodified; only the partition is ours.
    derived_from: webex-meeting-openapi.json
    operation_coverage: 3/3
  x-evidence:
  - type: source
    url: https://github.com/webex/webex-openapi-specs/blob/main/public-spec/webex-meeting.json
  - type: raw
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/webex/webex-openapi-specs/main/public-spec/webex-meeting.json
tags:
- name: Closed Captions
paths:
  /meetingClosedCaptions:
    get:
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          headers: {}
          content:
            application/json;charset=UTF-8:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  items:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ClosedCaptionObject'
                    description: Closed caption array
              example:
                items:
                - id: 195d64646ad14be2924ea50f541fd91d
                  meetingId: 0ed74a1c0551494fb7a04e2881bf50ae_I_166022169160077044
                  vttDownloadLink: http://site-example.webex.com/v1/meetingClosedCaptions/195d64646ad14be2924ea50f541fd91d/download?format=vtt
                  txtDownloadLink: http://site-example.webex.com/v1/meetingClosedCaptions/195d64646ad14be2924ea50f541fd91d/download?format=txt
                  start: '2022-04-18T01:46:29Z'
        '400':
          description: 'Bad Request: The request was invalid or cannot be otherwise served. An accompanying error message
            will explain further.'
        '401':
          description: 'Unauthorized: Authentication credentials were missing or incorrect.'
        '403':
          description: 'Forbidden: The request is understood, but it has been refused or access is not allowed.'
        '404':
          description: 'Not Found: The URI requested is invalid or the resource requested, such as a user, does not exist.
            Also returned when the requested format is not supported by the requested method.'
        '405':
          description: 'Method Not Allowed: The request was made to a resource using an HTTP request method that is not supported.'
        '409':
          description: 'Conflict: The request could not be processed because it conflicts with some established rule of the
            system. For example, a person may not be added to a room more than once.'
        '410':
          description: 'Gone: The requested resource is no longer available.'
        '415':
          description: 'Unsupported Media Type: The request was made to a resource without specifying a media type or used
            a media type that is not supported.'
        '423':
          description: 'Locked: The requested resource is temporarily unavailable. A Retry-After header may be present that
            specifies how many seconds you need to wait before attempting the request again.'
        '428':
          description: 'Precondition Required: File(s) cannot be scanned for malware and need to be force downloaded.'
        '429':
          description: 'Too Many Requests: Too many requests have been sent in a given amount of time and the request has
            been rate limited. A Retry-After header should be present that specifies how many seconds you need to wait before
            a successful request can be made.'
        '500':
          description: 'Internal Server Error: Something went wrong on the server. If the issue persists, feel free to contact
            the [Webex Developer Support team](/explore/support).'
        '502':
          description: 'Bad Gateway: The server received an invalid response from an upstream server while processing the
            request. Try again later.'
        '503':
          description: 'Service Unavailable: Server is overloaded with requests. Try again later.'
        '504':
          description: 'Gateway Timeout: An upstream server failed to respond on time. If your query uses max parameter, please
            try to reduce it.'
      summary: List Meeting Closed Captions
      operationId: getMeetingClosedCaptions
      description: 'Lists closed captions of a finished [meeting instance](/docs/meetings#meeting-series-scheduled-meetings-and-meeting-instances)
        specified by `meetingId`.


        * Closed captions are ready 15 minutes after the meeting is finished.


        * Only **meeting instances** in state `ended` are supported for `meetingId`. **Meeting series**, **scheduled meetings**
        and `in-progress` **meeting instances** are not supported.


        * Currently, a meeting may have only one closed caption associated with its `meetingId`. The response is a closed
        captions array, which may contain multiple values to allow for future expansion, but currently only one closed caption
        is included in the response.'
      tags:
      - Closed Captions
      parameters:
      - name: meetingId
        in: query
        description: Unique identifier for the [meeting instance](/docs/meetings#meeting-series-scheduled-meetings-and-meeting-instances)
          which the closed captions belong to. This parameter only applies to ended meeting instances. It does not apply to
          meeting series, scheduled meetings or scheduled [personal room](https://help.webex.com/en-us/article/nul0wut/Webex-Personal-Rooms-in-Webex-Meetings)
          meetings.
        required: true
        example: 0ed74a1c0551494fb7a04e2881bf50ae_I_166022169160077044
        schema:
          type: string
  /meetingClosedCaptions/{closedCaptionId}/snippets:
    get:
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          headers: {}
          content:
            application/json;charset=UTF-8:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  items:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/SnippetObject'
                    description: Closed caption snippet array
              example:
                items:
                - id: 195d64646ad14be2924ea50f541fd91d_00001
                  meetingId: 0ed74a1c0551494fb7a04e2881bf50ae_I_166022169160077044
                  text: Hello everyone
                  personName: John Andersen
                  personEmail: john.andersen@example.com
                  peopleId: Y2lzY29zcGFyazovL3VzL1BFT1BMRS9mNWIzNjE4Ny1jOGRkLTQ3MjctOGIyZi1mOWM0NDdmMjkwNDY
                  start: '2019-11-01T12:30:05Z'
                  offsetMillisecond: '0'
                  durationMillisecond: '200'
                  language: en
        '400':
          description: 'Bad Request: The request was invalid or cannot be otherwise served. An accompanying error message
            will explain further.'
        '401':
          description: 'Unauthorized: Authentication credentials were missing or incorrect.'
        '403':
          description: 'Forbidden: The request is understood, but it has been refused or access is not allowed.'
        '404':
          description: 'Not Found: The URI requested is invalid or the resource requested, such as a user, does not exist.
            Also returned when the requested format is not supported by the requested method.'
        '405':
          description: 'Method Not Allowed: The request was made to a resource using an HTTP request method that is not supported.'
        '409':
          description: 'Conflict: The request could not be processed because it conflicts with some established rule of the
            system. For example, a person may not be added to a room more than once.'
        '410':
          description: 'Gone: The requested resource is no longer available.'
        '415':
          description: 'Unsupported Media Type: The request was made to a resource without specifying a media type or used
            a media type that is not supported.'
        '423':
          description: 'Locked: The requested resource is temporarily unavailable. A Retry-After header may be present that
            specifies how many seconds you need to wait before attempting the request again.'
        '428':
          description: 'Precondition Required: File(s) cannot be scanned for malware and need to be force downloaded.'
        '429':
          description: 'Too Many Requests: Too many requests have been sent in a given amount of time and the request has
            been rate limited. A Retry-After header should be present that specifies how many seconds you need to wait before
            a successful request can be made.'
        '500':
          description: 'Internal Server Error: Something went wrong on the server. If the issue persists, feel free to contact
            the [Webex Developer Support team](/explore/support).'
        '502':
          description: 'Bad Gateway: The server received an invalid response from an upstream server while processing the
            request. Try again later.'
        '503':
          description: 'Service Unavailable: Server is overloaded with requests. Try again later.'
        '504':
          description: 'Gateway Timeout: An upstream server failed to respond on time. If your query uses max parameter, please
            try to reduce it.'
      summary: List Meeting Closed Caption Snippets
      operationId: getMeetingClosedCaptionsSnippets
      description: Lists snippets of a meeting closed caption specified by `closedCaptionId`.
      tags:
      - Closed Captions
      parameters:
      - name: closedCaptionId
        in: path
        description: Unique identifier for the meeting closed caption which the snippets belong to.
        required: true
        example: 195d64646ad14be2924ea50f541fd91d
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: meetingId
        in: query
        description: Unique identifier for the [meeting instance](/docs/meetings#meeting-series-scheduled-meetings-and-meeting-instances)
          which the closed caption snippets belong to. This parameter only applies to ended meeting instances. It does not
          apply to meeting series, scheduled meetings or scheduled [personal room](https://help.webex.com/en-us/article/nul0wut/Webex-Personal-Rooms-in-Webex-Meetings)
          meetings.
        required: true
        example: 0ed74a1c0551494fb7a04e2881bf50ae_I_166022169160077044
        schema:
          type: string
  /meetingClosedCaptions/{closedCaptionId}/download:
    get:
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          headers: {}
          content:
            text/vtt:
              example: 'WEBVTT


                1

                00:00:20.904 --> 00:00:24.564

                This is an s sample closed caption snippet.


                2

                00:00:31.014 --> 00:00:33.744

                Testing out download closed captions.

                '
        '400':
          description: 'Bad Request: The request was invalid or cannot be otherwise served. An accompanying error message
            will explain further.'
        '401':
          description: 'Unauthorized: Authentication credentials were missing or incorrect.'
        '403':
          description: 'Forbidden: The request is understood, but it has been refused or access is not allowed.'
        '404':
          description: 'Not Found: The URI requested is invalid or the resource requested, such as a user, does not exist.
            Also returned when the requested format is not supported by the requested method.'
        '405':
          description: 'Method Not Allowed: The request was made to a resource using an HTTP request method that is not supported.'
        '409':
          description: 'Conflict: The request could not be processed because it conflicts with some established rule of the
            system. For example, a person may not be added to a room more than once.'
        '410':
          description: 'Gone: The requested resource is no longer available.'
        '415':
          description: 'Unsupported Media Type: The request was made to a resource without specifying a media type or used
            a media type that is not supported.'
        '423':
          description: 'Locked: The requested resource is temporarily unavailable. A Retry-After header may be present that
            specifies how many seconds you need to wait before attempting the request again.'
        '428':
          description: 'Precondition Required: File(s) cannot be scanned for malware and need to be force downloaded.'
        '429':
          description: 'Too Many Requests: Too many requests have been sent in a given amount of time and the request has
            been rate limited. A Retry-After header should be present that specifies how many seconds you need to wait before
            a successful request can be made.'
        '500':
          description: 'Internal Server Error: Something went wrong on the server. If the issue persists, feel free to contact
            the [Webex Developer Support team](/explore/support).'
        '502':
          description: 'Bad Gateway: The server received an invalid response from an upstream server while processing the
            request. Try again later.'
        '503':
          description: 'Service Unavailable: Server is overloaded with requests. Try again later.'
        '504':
          description: 'Gateway Timeout: An upstream server failed to respond on time. If your query uses max parameter, please
            try to reduce it.'
      summary: Download Meeting Closed Caption Snippets
      operationId: downloadTranscript
      description: 'Download meeting closed caption snippets from the meeting closed caption specified by `closedCaptionId`
        formatted either as a Video Text Track (.vtt) file or plain text (.txt) file.


        #### Request Header


        * `timezone`: *[Time zone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones#List) for time stamps in response
        body, defined in conformance with the [IANA time zone database](https://www.iana.org/time-zones). The default value
        is `UTC` if not specified.*'
      tags:
      - Closed Captions
      parameters:
      - name: closedCaptionId
        in: path
        description: Unique identifier for the meeting closed caption.
        required: true
        example: 195d64646ad14be2924ea50f541fd91d
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: format
        in: query
        description: Format for the downloaded meeting closed caption snippets.
        example: vtt
        schema:
          type: string
          default: vtt
          enum:
          - vtt
          - txt
      - name: meetingId
        in: query
        description: Unique identifier for the [meeting instance](/docs/meetings#meeting-series-scheduled-meetings-and-meeting-instances)
          which the closed caption snippets belong to. This parameter only applies to meeting instances in the `ended` state.
          It does not apply to meeting series, scheduled meetings or scheduled [personal room](https://help.webex.com/en-us/article/nul0wut/Webex-Personal-Rooms-in-Webex-Meetings)
          meetings.
        required: true
        example: 870f51ff287b41be84648412901e0402_I_167427437874906709
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: timezone
        in: header
        description: e.g. UTC
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        example: UTC
components:
  schemas:
    SnippetObject:
      type: object
      required:
      - id
      - text
      - personName
      - personEmail
      - offsetMillisecond
      - durationMillisecond
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: 195d64646ad14be2924ea50f541fd91d_00001
          description: A unique identifier for the snippet.
        text:
          type: string
          example: Hello everyone
          description: Text for the snippet.
        personName:
          type: string
          example: John Andersen
          description: Name of the person generating the speech for the snippet.
        personEmail:
          type: string
          example: john.andersen@example.com
          description: Email address of the person generating the speech for the snippet.
        offsetMillisecond:
          type: number
          example: 1000
          description: Offset from the beginning of the parent transcript in milliseconds indicating the start time of the
            snippet.
        durationMillisecond:
          type: number
          example: 2000
          description: Duration of the snippet in milliseconds.
    ClosedCaptionObject:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: 195d64646ad14be2924ea50f541fd91d
          description: A unique identifier for the closed caption.
        meetingId:
          type: string
          example: 0ed74a1c0551494fb7a04e2881bf50ae_I_166022169160077044
          description: Unique identifier for the [meeting instance](/docs/meetings#meeting-series-scheduled-meetings-and-meeting-instances)
            which the closed captions belong to.
        vttDownloadLink:
          type: string
          example: http://site-example.webex.com/v1/meetingClosedCaptions/195d64646ad14be2924ea50f541fd91d/download?format=vtt
          description: The download link for the closed caption vtt file.
        txtDownloadLink:
          type: string
          example: http://site-example.webex.com/v1/meetingClosedCaptions/195d64646ad14be2924ea50f541fd91d/download?format=txt
          description: The download link for the closed caption txt file.
        start:
          type: string
          example: '2020-06-01T20:30:15.042Z'
          description: Start time for the meeting closed caption in [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) compliant
            format.
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: /
          scopes: {}
          tokenUrl: /
      type: oauth2
    bearer-key:
      type: http
      description: e.g. Bearer YOUR_AUTHORIZATION_TOKEN
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
    bearerAuth:
      type: oauth2
      description: OAuth 2.0 Bearer token authentication
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://webexapis.com/v1/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://webexapis.com/v1/access_token
          scopes:
            spark:applications_token: Create access tokens for Service Apps
x-refined-from:
- webex-closed-captions-api-openapi.yml
- webex-meeting-openapi.json