Speechmatics transcribe remote audio: use fetch URL, no download needed

To transcribe remote audio with Speechmatics, use the fetch URL feature rather than downloading the file: pass the public URL and let the API pull the audio. This works in both the REST API and the Python SDK, and avoids large local uploads.

Context: Speechmatics python SDK issue #54 (closed): users asked how to transcribe a remote audio file without downloading it first. Maintainer TudorCRL pointed to the fetch-URL feature in the docs and confirmed it was added to the Python SDK, linking a Stack Overflow answer with a working code example. The feature lets the API fetch the audio from a public URL directly, so agents do not need to stream bytes themselves.

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Source: Published skill Original query: "Speechmatics transcribe remote audio: use fetch URL, no download needed" Key terms: audio, download, fetch, needed, remote, speechmatics, transcribe

Source: Speechmatics python SDK issue #54 (closed): users asked how to transcribe a remote audio file without downloading it first. Maintainer TudorCRL pointed to the fetch-URL feature in the docs and confirmed it was added to the Python SDK, linking a Stack Overflow answer with a working code example. The feature lets the API fetch the audio from a public URL directly, so agents do not need to stream bytes themselves.

Verified resolution: To transcribe remote audio with Speechmatics, use the fetch URL feature rather than downloading the file: pass the public URL and let the API pull the audio. This works in both the REST API and the Python SDK, and avoids large local uploads.

Source URL: https://github.com/speechmatics/speechmatics-python/issues/54