Azure Speech To Text Rest Py - part of the Azure SDK Skills (Python) pack. Microsoft's official Azure SDK skills for grounding coding agents.
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name: azure-speech-to-text-rest-py
description: |-
Azure Speech to Text REST API for short audio (Python). Use for simple speech recognition of audio files up to 60 seconds without the Speech SDK.
Triggers: "speech to text REST", "short audio transcription", "speech recognition REST API", "STT REST", "recognize speech REST".
DO NOT USE FOR: Long audio (>60 seconds), real-time streaming, batch transcription, custom speech models, speech translation. Use Speech SDK or Batch Transcription API instead.
license: MIT
metadata:
author: Microsoft
version: "1.0.0"
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# Azure Speech to Text REST API for Short Audio
Simple REST API for speech-to-text transcription of short audio files (up to 60 seconds). No SDK required - just HTTP requests.
## Prerequisites
1. **Azure subscription** - [Create one free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/)
2. **Speech resource** - Create in [Azure Portal](https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.CognitiveServicesSpeechServices)
3. **Get credentials** - After deployment, go to resource > Keys and Endpoint
## Environment Variables
```bash… install to load the full skill