The Speak Upload action ingests a file into Speak AI and transcribes it automatically inside an automation, with no manual upload. Pair it with the Catch inbound webhook trigger to send a file URL from an outside tool and have Speak AI transcribe it hands-free. For how to build and trigger automations, see How to use automations in Speak AI.
When you can add Speak Upload
The Speak Upload action appears in the step list once a trigger earlier in the automation passes data downstream, such as the Catch inbound webhook trigger. Add the webhook trigger first, then add Speak Upload as a later step.
Configure the Speak Upload step
Open the step to set these fields:
Name: an optional name for the uploaded media. You can use a token here, for example a value from the webhook payload.
Folder: the destination folder for the media. This is required.
Source: choose From URL or Uploaded file. To ingest a file URL from the webhook, choose From URL.
File URL: the link to the file to upload. Use the captured value picker to insert a value from the webhook payload, for example a token like
{{trigger.payload.<path>}}.Processing language: the language used to transcribe the file. Pick from the language list.
Map custom fields
Below the main form, the Map custom fields section lets you write captured webhook values into your custom fields on the media. The empty state reads Map a captured webhook value into one of your custom fields. Use this to carry metadata, such as a contact name or record ID, straight from the request onto the transcribed media.
How the flow runs end to end
An external tool POSTs a request, including a file URL, to your inbound webhook URL.
The Speak Upload step reads the File URL from the payload, uploads the file into the chosen Folder, and transcribes it in the selected Processing language.
Any values set in Map custom fields are written onto the new media.
You can watch each run land under the trigger’s Recent deliveries list, where a successful run shows the Ran status.
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