The recurring job

An agent reviews a recorded update, then gets a new cut or a revised upload. Keep the source URL, task, and language hint with the earlier result. The next call can then compare text and timestamped chunks without changing what the review is measuring.

video-transcribe accepts a public video or audio URL and returns the full transcript, timestamped chunks, detected languages, duration, task, and source URL. Use task: "translate" only when the next step needs English text. 

{
  "media_url": "https://example.com/release-demo.mp4",
  "language": "en",
  "task": "transcribe"
}

Keep the request beside the review

Save the request body and returned JSON under the recording's revision. For a new cut, change only media_url. Keep task and the language hint fixed when you need a like-for-like comparison. 

curl -X POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/video-transcribe \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"media_url":"https://example.com/release-demo.mp4","language":"en","task":"transcribe"}'

The first response requests x402 payment. After payment, keep text, chunks, duration_seconds, and source_url with the review record. The chunks mark where a changed statement appears; the text gives later analysis a single document to inspect.

Pick the route for the next step

| Job | Route | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Review the full spoken content of one public recording | video-transcribe | Text plus timestamped chunks | | Produce subtitle text for a player or editor | video-to-subtitles | SRT or VTT captions | | Identify who spoke each line | speaker-diarize | Speaker labels and timed segments |

video-transcribe costs 0.10 USDC per call. It accepts media up to 60 minutes or 500MB. Use a stable public media URL: the service must fetch the recording before it can transcribe it.

Current recovery evidence

The 2026-10-31 wallet-recovery snapshot records three buyer wallets for video-transcribe. Two had bought in more than one active week. The cohort made five calls and spent 0.50 USDC, with two recently quiet buyers marked recoverable. This guide keeps their next paid call tied to the same review job; recovery counts only when an external buyer returns in a second active week.