{"id":294,"date":"2026-08-19T16:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T16:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.jarvisclaw.ai\/?p=294"},"modified":"2026-09-04T04:14:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T04:14:23","slug":"audio-to-text-api-speech-to-text-for-ai-agents-jarvisclaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jarvisclaw.ai\/blog\/audio-to-text-api-speech-to-text-for-ai-agents-jarvisclaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio to Text API: How to Convert Speech Into Text for AI Agents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voice is becoming a practical input layer for AI applications\u2014but an AI agent cannot reliably reason over raw audio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before an agent can summarize a meeting, classify a customer call, extract a task from a voice message, or trigger another API, the spoken content must be converted into usable text. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.jarvisclaw.ai\/speech-to-text-api-for-ai-agents\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"416\">An audio-to-text API<\/a> provides that missing connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also known as a <a href=\"https:\/\/jarvisclaw.ai\/en\/marketplace\/video\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/jarvisclaw.ai\/en\/marketplace\/video\">speech-to-text API or audio transcription API<\/a>, it converts recorded speech into text that software can search, summarize, classify, store, and pass to an AI model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The important question is no longer simply, \u201cCan this API produce a transcript?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For production AI agents, developers also need to consider latency, speaker identification, timestamps, language support, audio quality, output structure, error handling, privacy, and cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This guide explains how audio transcription fits into an agent workflow, which use cases benefit most, what can go wrong, and what to check before choosing an API.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Answer: What Does an <a href=\"https:\/\/jarvisclaw.ai\/en\/marketplace\/apis\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/jarvisclaw.ai\/en\/marketplace\/apis\">Audio-to-Text API Do<\/a>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An audio-to-text API accepts an audio file or recording and returns a written transcription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A basic workflow looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Audio file \u2192 Speech-to-text API \u2192 Transcript<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An AI-agent workflow goes further:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Audio \u2192 Transcript \u2192 LLM analysis \u2192 Agent decision \u2192 Tool call \u2192 Action<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, a support agent could transcribe a customer call, detect the main problem, search the customer\u2019s account, recommend a solution, and create a follow-up ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The transcription is not the final product. It is the structured input that allows the rest of the agent workflow to begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why AI Agents Need Speech-to-Text<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A large amount of valuable business information exists in calls, meetings, interviews, podcasts, voice notes, support recordings, and videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without transcription, that information remains difficult for software to search or process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the audio becomes text, an AI agent can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Summarize a meeting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extract decisions and action items.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify customer intent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Detect product names, dates, prices, and locations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Classify support requests.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create subtitles or written content.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search a knowledge base for relevant answers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trigger another API or business workflow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This turns speech-to-text from a standalone conversion tool into part of a larger automation pipeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Five Practical Audio-to-Text API Use Cases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Meeting Notes and Action Items<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A transcription API can convert a recorded meeting into searchable text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An AI agent can then identify decisions, deadlines, task owners, unresolved questions, and follow-up actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A useful output is not just a full transcript. It may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Meeting summary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decisions made<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Action items<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Responsible person<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Due date<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Questions requiring follow-up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This structure makes the result easier to send to a CRM, task manager, project-management system, or internal knowledge base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Customer-Support Call Analysis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Support teams can transcribe calls and voice messages before sending the content to an AI model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agent can classify the request, identify urgency, detect the product involved, retrieve relevant documentation, and route the issue to the correct team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A practical workflow might be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Customer call \u2192 Transcription \u2192 Intent detection \u2192 Account lookup \u2192 Recommended response \u2192 Support ticket<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For higher-risk workflows, a human should review the recommendation before any irreversible action is taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Podcast and Video Repurposing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Audio transcription can help creators turn one recording into several reusable content formats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An agent could convert a podcast or webinar into:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A complete transcript<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Video captions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A short summary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A blog outline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social media posts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Key quotations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chapter titles and timestamps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This reduces repeated manual work while making audio content easier to search and reuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.jarvisclaw.ai\/audio-to-text-api-speech-to-text-for-ai-agents-jarvisclaw\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"294\">Voice Commands for AI Agents<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A voice-enabled agent first needs to understand what the user said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The transcription can be passed to an<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.jarvisclaw.ai\/free-llm-apis-compared-in-2026-rate-limits-available-models-and-the-real-cost-of-free\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"68\"> LLM<\/a> for intent recognition and parameter extraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, the instruction:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSummarize yesterday\u2019s customer calls and list the three most common complaints.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">could become a structured task containing a date range, data source, requested analysis, and output format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agent can then retrieve the relevant records, process them, and return the requested summary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Searchable Audio Archives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organizations may hold hundreds of hours of interviews, calls, training sessions, or internal recordings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Transcribing this material makes it possible to search for specific names, subjects, products, commitments, and recurring problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The text can also be indexed in a retrieval system so an AI assistant can answer questions using information from previous recordings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to Check Before Choosing a Speech-to-Text API<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do not select a transcription API based only on a promotional accuracy percentage. Performance changes with accents, noise, microphones, speaking speed, industry terminology, and the number of speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th>Evaluation factor<\/th><th>Why it matters<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Transcription accuracy<\/td><td>Errors can change the meaning of instructions or customer requests.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Language support<\/td><td>Confirm the actual languages and dialects used by your customers.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Speaker identification<\/td><td>Important for meetings, interviews, and customer calls.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Timestamps<\/td><td>Needed for captions, searchable recordings, and audit trails.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Batch or real-time processing<\/td><td>Recorded files and live voice agents have different requirements.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Output format<\/td><td>Structured JSON is easier for agents to process than unformatted text.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>File limits<\/td><td>Check supported formats, duration, size, and upload method.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Latency<\/td><td>Slow transcription increases the total response time of a voice agent.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Privacy and retention<\/td><td>Sensitive audio requires clear storage and deletion policies.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pricing model<\/td><td>Compare cost per minute, per file, and per successful workflow.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best API is the one that performs well on your real audio\u2014not necessarily the one with the strongest benchmark claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Batch Transcription vs. Real-Time Transcription<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Batch transcription processes a completed audio file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is suitable for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recorded meetings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Podcasts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uploaded interviews<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Call archives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Video captions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Real-time transcription processes speech while the user is speaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is more suitable for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Live voice assistants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact-center agents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Voice-controlled applications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Live captions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interactive interviews<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Real-time systems usually require additional handling for partial transcripts, interruptions, silence, connection loss, and corrections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the application does not need to respond immediately, batch processing is often easier to build and test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Production-Ready Agent Workflow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A reliable implementation should do more than upload a file and accept the first response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A practical workflow is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Validate the file type, duration, and size.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check that the recording can be accessed safely.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Send the audio to the transcription API.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Store the job ID and processing status.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retrieve the completed transcript.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check whether the response is empty, incomplete, or low quality.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Convert the transcript into a predictable structure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Send only the required text to the LLM.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Require structured output from the model.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Validate the proposed action before another tool is called.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example output:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>{\n  \"summary\": \"Customer cannot access the billing dashboard.\",\n  \"intent\": \"account_support\",\n  \"urgency\": \"medium\",\n  \"entities\": {\n    \"product\": \"billing dashboard\"\n  },\n  \"next_action\": \"create_support_ticket\"\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is more useful to an AI agent than a long block of unstructured transcript text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common Mistakes That Reduce Accuracy and Reliability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sending Low-Quality Audio Without Validation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Background noise, overlapping speakers, low volume, and aggressive compression can reduce transcription quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Test the API with recordings from the actual production environment rather than relying only on studio-quality samples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Treating the Transcript as a Perfect Record<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speech recognition can misinterpret names, technical terms, numbers, currencies, and addresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Important values should be validated before an agent uses them to make a payment, update a customer record, or perform another sensitive action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Passing the Entire Transcript to an LLM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Long transcripts can increase token usage and introduce irrelevant context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remove silence markers, repeated content, and unnecessary metadata. For long recordings, divide the transcript into logical sections before summarization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ignoring Multiple Speakers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A transcript without speaker labels can make responsibilities unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For meetings and customer calls, speaker separation may be essential for determining who made a request, promise, or decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Failing to Handle Processing Errors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Production applications should plan for unsupported formats, upload failures, timeouts, incomplete transcripts, duplicate requests, and unavailable services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Include retries, status checks, logging, and a fallback path when transcription fails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using Audio-to-Text Through JarvisClaw<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JarvisClaw provides unified infrastructure for discovering and accessing specialized APIs, including audio-related capabilities, AI models, search, data, image, and video tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of treating transcription as an isolated feature, developers can combine it with other services in an agent workflow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Audio-to-text API \u2192 LLM summarization \u2192 Search API \u2192 CRM or automation tool<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This approach allows developers to focus on the business workflow rather than building every underlying capability from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before execution, the application should still inspect the selected endpoint\u2019s current parameters, supported input types, output format, availability, and price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore the <a href=\"https:\/\/jarvisclaw.ai\/en\">JarvisClaw API Marketplace<\/a> to review available services and build a workflow based on the requirements of your application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.jarvisclaw.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/411959-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jarvisclaw.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/411959-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/jarvisclaw.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/411959-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/jarvisclaw.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/411959-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/jarvisclaw.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/411959.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Audio-to-Text API Launch Checklist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before sending production traffic, confirm that you have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tested real customer audio and different accents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verified supported file formats and size limits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chosen batch or real-time processing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Defined timeout and retry behavior.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Added speaker labels where required.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Validated critical names, numbers, and instructions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Defined audio retention and deletion rules.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Measured complete workflow cost\u2014not only transcription cost.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Protected API credentials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Added human approval for sensitive actions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Logged transcription failures and downstream tool calls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Takeaway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An audio-to-text API gives an AI agent access to information that would otherwise remain locked inside recordings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The highest-value applications go beyond producing a transcript. They convert speech into structured context, validate important information, and connect that context to a controlled workflow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For meeting assistants, customer-support automation, content repurposing, voice interfaces, and searchable audio archives, speech-to-text can become the first step between a human request and an agent action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JarvisClaw helps developers combine audio capabilities with AI models and other API tools through unified, agent-ready infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is an audio-to-text API?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An audio-to-text API is a developer service that converts spoken language from an audio recording into written text. It is also called a speech-to-text or audio transcription API.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can AI agents use speech-to-text?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An agent can analyze the returned transcript, extract intent and entities, retrieve information, summarize the conversation, or call another tool based on what was said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is audio-to-text the same as speech recognition?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The terms are often used interchangeably. Speech recognition is the underlying technology, while an audio-to-text API is the interface developers use to access that capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Should I use batch or real-time transcription?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use batch transcription for completed recordings such as meetings and podcasts. Use real-time transcription when the application must respond while the person is speaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What causes inaccurate transcriptions?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Common causes include background noise, overlapping speech, poor microphones, strong accents, compressed audio, technical terminology, and unclear pronunciation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can an AI agent automatically act on a transcript?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, but critical details should be validated first. Human approval is recommended before payments, account changes, messages, or other sensitive actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How should developers compare transcription APIs?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Test them with real production audio and compare accuracy, latency, languages, speaker identification, timestamps, output structure, privacy, integration requirements, and total workflow cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Build the Future of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jarvisclaw.ai\/en\">AI with JarvisClaw<\/a><br>AI is moving beyond individual models toward a connected\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jarvisclaw.ai\/en\/pricing\">ecosystem of models, APIs, agents<\/a>, and intelligent services.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/jarvisclaw.ai\/en\">JarvisClaw<\/a>\u00a0provides the infrastructure developers need to build this future \u2014 combining\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jarvisclaw.ai\/en\/pricing\">80+ AI models, OpenAI-compatible APIs<\/a>, Smart Routing,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jarvisclaw.ai\/en\/marketplace\/prediction\">MCP support, x402 payments, and AI Agent-ready capabilities<\/a>\u00a0in one platform.<br>Whether you are building AI SaaS products,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jarvisclaw.ai\/en\/marketplace\/prediction\">autonomous agents,<\/a>\u00a0automation workflows, or next-generation applications,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jarvisclaw.ai\/en\">JarvisClaw<\/a>\u00a0helps you integrate faster, optimize costs, and scale with confidence.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/jarvisclaw.ai\/en\"><strong>One API. 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