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Happy Scribe

Happy Scribe is a transcription, subtitling, and translation platform. Its REST API (base https://www.happyscribe.com/api/v1, Bearer-token auth) turns audio and video into text with automatic (machine) or professional (human) transcription, generates and translates subtitles/captions, and exports finished transcripts into 15+ formats (SRT, VTT, STL, DOCX, PDF, TXT, JSON, CSV, XLSX, plus editing-suite formats like Adobe Premiere XML, Final Cut Pro XML, EDL, and Avid DS). Work is organized under organizations and folders, files are ingested by URL or signed upload, and webhooks notify consumers when transcriptions complete.

Happy Scribe publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Exports API, Glossaries and Style Guides API, Orders API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include Audio Transcription, Transcription, Speech-to-Text, Subtitles, and Captions.

Happy Scribe’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 6 more developer resources.

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39.7/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemiumSelf serveFree trial⚡ Free to try
7 APIs
Audio TranscriptionTranscriptionSpeech-to-TextSubtitlesCaptionsTranslation

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 39.7/100 · thin
Contract Quality 15.9 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 7

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Happy Scribe Exports API

Render finished transcripts into downloadable files.

Happy Scribe Glossaries and Style Guides API

Reusable glossaries and style guides attachable to orders.

Happy Scribe Orders API

Create and track transcription, subtitling, and translation orders.

Happy Scribe Organization Memberships API

Manage members and roles within an organization.

Happy Scribe Organizations API

Organizations (workspaces) the authenticated user belongs to.

Happy Scribe Transcriptions API

List, retrieve, update, and delete transcriptions.

Happy Scribe Uploads API

Signed upload URLs for local media files.

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Happy Scribe API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Happyscribe Plans Pricing

5 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Happyscribe Rate Limits

4 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Happyscribe Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Happyscribe Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Happyscribe Agentic Access

20 operations · 10 acting

20 operations · 10 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication
Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: happyscribe
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/happyscribe/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Happy Scribe
kind: company
description: Happy Scribe is a transcription, subtitling, and translation platform. Its REST API (base https://www.happyscribe.com/api/v1,
  Bearer-token auth) turns audio and video into text with automatic (machine) or professional (human) transcription, generates
  and translates subtitles/captions, and exports finished transcripts into 15+ formats (SRT, VTT, STL, DOCX, PDF, TXT, JSON,
  CSV, XLSX, plus editing-suite formats like Adobe Premiere XML, Final Cut Pro XML, EDL, and Avid DS). Work is organized under
  organizations and folders, files are ingested by URL or signed upload, and webhooks notify consumers when transcriptions
  complete.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: true
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium (free trial) · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/happyscribe.png
tags:
- Audio Transcription
- Transcription
- Speech-to-Text
- Subtitles
- Captions
- Translation
created: '2026-07-11'
modified: '2026-07-11'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: happyscribe:happyscribe-exports-api
  name: Happy Scribe Exports API
  description: Render finished transcripts into downloadable files.
  humanURL: https://dev.happyscribe.com/sections/product/
  baseURL: https://www.happyscribe.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Exports
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/happyscribe-exports-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.happyscribe.com/sections/product/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://dev.happyscribe.com/
- aid: happyscribe:happyscribe-glossaries-and-style-guides-api
  name: Happy Scribe Glossaries and Style Guides API
  description: Reusable glossaries and style guides attachable to orders.
  humanURL: https://dev.happyscribe.com/sections/product/
  baseURL: https://www.happyscribe.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Glossaries and Style Guides
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/happyscribe-glossaries-and-style-guides-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.happyscribe.com/sections/product/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://dev.happyscribe.com/
- aid: happyscribe:happyscribe-orders-api
  name: Happy Scribe Orders API
  description: Create and track transcription, subtitling, and translation orders.
  humanURL: https://dev.happyscribe.com/sections/product/
  baseURL: https://www.happyscribe.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Orders
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/happyscribe-orders-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.happyscribe.com/sections/product/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://dev.happyscribe.com/
- aid: happyscribe:happyscribe-organization-memberships-api
  name: Happy Scribe Organization Memberships API
  description: Manage members and roles within an organization.
  humanURL: https://dev.happyscribe.com/sections/product/
  baseURL: https://www.happyscribe.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Organization Memberships
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/happyscribe-organization-memberships-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.happyscribe.com/sections/product/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://dev.happyscribe.com/
- aid: happyscribe:happyscribe-organizations-api
  name: Happy Scribe Organizations API
  description: Organizations (workspaces) the authenticated user belongs to.
  humanURL: https://dev.happyscribe.com/sections/product/
  baseURL: https://www.happyscribe.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Organizations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/happyscribe-organizations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.happyscribe.com/sections/product/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://dev.happyscribe.com/
- aid: happyscribe:happyscribe-transcriptions-api
  name: Happy Scribe Transcriptions API
  description: List, retrieve, update, and delete transcriptions.
  humanURL: https://dev.happyscribe.com/sections/product/
  baseURL: https://www.happyscribe.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Transcriptions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/happyscribe-transcriptions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.happyscribe.com/sections/product/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://dev.happyscribe.com/
- aid: happyscribe:happyscribe-uploads-api
  name: Happy Scribe Uploads API
  description: Signed upload URLs for local media files.
  humanURL: https://dev.happyscribe.com/sections/product/
  baseURL: https://www.happyscribe.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - Uploads
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/happyscribe-uploads-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dev.happyscribe.com/sections/product/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://dev.happyscribe.com/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/happyscribe-agentic-access.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/happyscribe-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/happyscribe
- type: Website
  url: https://www.happyscribe.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://dev.happyscribe.com
- type: Plans
  url: plans/happyscribe-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/happyscribe-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/happyscribe-finops.yml
- url: https://www.happyscribe.com/blog
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com