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title: "Google Speech To Text Connected Service"
slug: "google-speech-to-text"
updated: 2026-03-30T10:26:35Z
published: 2026-04-30T10:00:01Z
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# Google Speech To Text Connected Service

## Overview

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> [!WARNING]
> **Important:** Before enabling Google Speech to Text Connected Service, an Encodify administrator must first ensure that it’s enabled within your infrastructure.

The **Google Speech To Text (GSTT)** is a connected service that converts the audio speech to written text.

## Configuration

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The configuration is similar to the other connecting services, and the following steps are required to configure GSTT:

1. Create or modify the module to have the following fields:

![008_Fields.PNG](https://cdn.document360.io/3a63e0a8-1221-4570-aaa1-d43f9b95a612/Images/Documentation/008_fields.png)
2. The *webapp.yaml* should contain the following records

![001_Webapp.PNG](https://cdn.document360.io/3a63e0a8-1221-4570-aaa1-d43f9b95a612/Images/Documentation/001_webapp.png)
3. If the *webapp.yaml* contains the proper records of GSTT - the corresponding connected service should be displayed in the list in the **Sidebar → Configuration → Connected Services**

![List of connected services with Google Speech to Text highlighted for easy identification.](https://cdn.document360.io/3a63e0a8-1221-4570-aaa1-d43f9b95a612/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-03-29 180604.png)
4. Click the [+Add Service] button next to the GSTT item on the list.
5. Create the *Connected Account*:

![003_CreateAccount.PNG](https://cdn.document360.io/3a63e0a8-1221-4570-aaa1-d43f9b95a612/Images/Documentation/003_createaccount.png)
6. Select the module mentioned in step #1:

![004_SelectModule.PNG](https://cdn.document360.io/3a63e0a8-1221-4570-aaa1-d43f9b95a612/Images/Documentation/004_selectmodule.png)
7. Select the *Source* and *Target* fields:
  - *Source* -> MediaFile mediaholder;
  - *Target* -> TextBox field.

![005_SelecFields.PNG](https://cdn.document360.io/3a63e0a8-1221-4570-aaa1-d43f9b95a612/Images/Documentation/005_selecfields.png)
8. When saving the settings, the GSTT connected service should appear in the *Connected Services* list:

![006_CreatedConnectedService.PNG](https://cdn.document360.io/3a63e0a8-1221-4570-aaa1-d43f9b95a612/Images/Documentation/006_createdconnectedservice.png)
9. When the GSTT connected service is created, the following *Action* should be created in the module:

![007_Action.PNG](https://cdn.document360.io/3a63e0a8-1221-4570-aaa1-d43f9b95a612/Images/Documentation/007_action.png)

## Google Speech To Text in use

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When the configuration is done, the user can upload the audio file to the corresponding source field. When the action is triggered, the target field will be automatically filled in by the written text taken from the audio file.

## Notes and limitations in the current implementation

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- Currently, video source files are not supported.
- Currently, only audio source files in the .wav format are supported.
- If the target text was manually edited, and then the action is triggered, manual changes will not be saved.