# Transcription

When enabled, participants' speech in the room will be automatically converted into text.

The Transcripts and Captions settings are now separated into distinct sections under the new Transcripts tab in room settings:

* **Transcripts:** When enabled, participants' speech is transcribed into text, and transcripts are available via the dashboard and API.
* **Captions:** When enabled, participants can individually choose to turn on or off closed captions during the session.

A toast notification will alert all participants when they join a session with transcription enabled.

Session transcripts and summaries can be accessed from the dashboard and also retrieved via the API.

Please note:

* Transcription is not supported in rooms with end-to-end encryption (E2EE) enabled.
* Breakout rooms do not support transcription either.


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