Turn Telegram voice messages into text automatically

Transcribes any voice or audio message sent to your Telegram bot and sends the text back instantly.

How the work actually flows

A straight line.

Pattern: Sequence (1)

flowchart TD trig>"voice message received"]:::trig s0["download voice audio file"]:::task s1["transcribe audio with whisper"]:::svc s2["send transcript back to user"]:::task trig --> s0 s0 --> s1 s1 --> s2 out[/"written transcript delivered instantly"/]:::out pay{{"voice content becomes searchable text"}}:::pay s2 --> out out --> pay classDef task fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#34b8f0,color:#2c2a29 classDef svc fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#7c8795,color:#2c2a29 classDef mi fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29,stroke-width:2px classDef human fill:#fff,stroke:#0079a8,color:#0079a8 classDef store fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29 classDef trig fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigtime fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigdata fill:#8ad4f5,stroke:#0079a8,color:#06314c,font-weight:bold classDef gate fill:#fff,stroke:#e8a23d,color:#6b4708,font-weight:bold classDef out fill:#1f9d6b,stroke:#167a53,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef pay fill:#06314c,stroke:#021f33,color:#fff
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Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Voice & PhoneMessaging & NotificationsDocument Processing & OCRImage & Media Processing
Connects
TelegramGroq

The problem it solves

Voice messages are quick to send but slow to deal with when you need the information in writing, whether that's for notes, records, or search. Typing out a transcript by hand for every voice memo isn't realistic.

Who it fits

Educators, podcasters, support teams, or anyone who needs voice messages turned into searchable text.

How it works

  1. A voice or audio message is sent to the Telegram bot
  2. The audio file is downloaded automatically
  3. It's transcribed to text using Groq's Whisper model
  4. The transcript is sent back as a message or a text file
What you get

Voice messages turned into readable text

You get an instant written version of any voice message sent to your bot, ready to read or search.

What you get

A written transcript of the voice message, delivered in Telegram.

What you need

A Telegram bot account and a Groq API key.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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