Export transcription

GET /transcriptions/{id}/export — download one transcription as a ready-to-save Markdown or text file.

GET /transcriptions/{id}/export

Returns a downloadable file (not JSON). Markdown includes YAML frontmatter so it drops straight into Obsidian or any notes app.

Path parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`id`	UUID	Transcription identifier.

Query parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`format`	string	`md`	`md` (Markdown + frontmatter) or `txt` (plain text). Any other value → `422`.

Response

200 OK with a file body. The filename comes from the meeting title via Content-Disposition:

Format	`Content-Type`	Contents
`md`	`text/markdown; charset=utf-8`	YAML frontmatter + transcript + AI reports
`txt`	`text/plain; charset=utf-8`	Plain transcript text

A Markdown export looks like:

Acme — discovery call.md

---
title: Acme — discovery call
date: 2026-05-20
language: en
duration: 30m 40s
speakers: [Alex, Jordan]
topics: [Pricing, Onboarding]
source: Memo AI
---

# Acme — discovery call

## Summary
Walked through current workflow and pain points...

## Action items
- Send pricing deck by Friday
- Schedule technical follow-up

## Transcript
[00:00] Alex: Thanks for hopping on...
[00:42] Jordan: Of course...

Request

curl "https://app.memoai.tech/api/v1/developer/transcriptions/3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6/export?format=md" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mk_live_your_key_here" \
  -o "acme-discovery-call.md"

The -o flag saves the file; the server-suggested name is in the Content-Disposition header.

import httpx

tid = "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6"
resp = httpx.get(
    f"https://app.memoai.tech/api/v1/developer/transcriptions/{tid}/export",
    params={"format": "md"},
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer mk_live_your_key_here"},
)
resp.raise_for_status()

with open("acme-discovery-call.md", "wb") as f:
    f.write(resp.content)

import { writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";

const tid = "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6";
const res = await fetch(
  `https://app.memoai.tech/api/v1/developer/transcriptions/${tid}/export?format=md`,
  { headers: { Authorization: "Bearer mk_live_your_key_here" } },
);
await writeFile("acme-discovery-call.md", Buffer.from(await res.arrayBuffer()));

Export the Acme discovery call to ~/notes/meetings as markdown.

The assistant calls memo_export_transcription with output_path, writing the file directly — the transcript never enters the conversation, saving tokens.

Exporting many at once?

To export more than one transcription, use Bulk export — one request returns a ZIP of up to 100 files.

Errors

Status	When
`401`	Missing/invalid key, or key passed in the URL.
`403`	Plan without API access.
`404`	No transcription with that `id` in this workspace.
`422`	`format` is not `md` or `txt`.
`429`	Rate limit exceeded.

See Errors.