Accessing Transcripts via the Results API

Learn how to retrieve session transcripts from UserTesting using the Results API, including the endpoint, required headers, sample responses, and common use cases.

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Overview

This endpoint returns a WebVTT 1.0-compliant transcript for a specific session. It provides human-readable captions and supports integration with video players and analytics workflows.

⚠️ The current implementation returns raw VTT text.

 

 

Endpoint

 

 

Headers
 

Header Description Required Values
Authorization Bearer access token Yes

Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>


 

 

 

 

Sample Response

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Error Handling
 

Error code Description Notes
401 Missing or invalid access token. Generate a new token, it may be expired.
404 Resource not found. This could mean that the session doesn’t exist, the session does not include video transcript, or you don’t have permission.
429 Too many requests. Maximum of 10 requests per minute.

 

 

Use Cases

  • Add captions/subtitles to session videos
  • Feed transcripts into NLP/AI analysis pipelines
  • Improve accessibility of session results
  • Integrate with media players supporting .vtt format

 

 

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