Transcription Services

Castingwords

Learn how to use Castingwords with Composio

Overview

SLUG: CASTINGWORDS

Description

CastingWords offers high-quality, human-powered transcription services with a RESTful API for seamless integration into various workflows.

Authentication Details

generic_api_key
stringRequired

Connecting to Castingwords

Create an auth config

Use the dashboard to create an auth config for the Castingwords toolkit. This allows you to connect multiple Castingwords accounts to Composio for agents to use.

1

Select App

Navigate to the Castingwords toolkit page and click “Setup Integration”.

2

Configure Auth Config Settings

Select among the supported auth schemes of and configure them here.

3

Create and Get auth config ID

Click “Create Integration”. After creation, copy the displayed ID starting with ac_. This is your auth config ID. This is not a sensitive ID — you can save it in environment variables or a database. This ID will be used to create connections to the toolkit for a given user.

Connect Your Account

Using API Key

1from composio import Composio
2from composio.types import auth_scheme
3
4# Replace these with your actual values
5castingwords_auth_config_id = "ac_YOUR_CASTINGWORDS_CONFIG_ID" # Auth config ID created above
6user_id = "0000-0000-0000"  # UUID from database/app
7
8composio = Composio()
9
10def authenticate_toolkit(user_id: str, auth_config_id: str):
11    # Replace this with a method to retrieve an API key from the user.
12    # Or supply your own.
13    user_api_key = input("[!] Enter API key")
14
15    connection_request = composio.connected_accounts.initiate(
16        user_id=user_id,
17        auth_config_id=auth_config_id,
18        config={"auth_scheme": "API_KEY", "val": user_api_key}
19    )
20
21    # API Key authentication is immediate - no redirect needed
22    print(f"Successfully connected Castingwords for user {user_id}")
23    print(f"Connection status: {connection_request.status}")
24    
25    return connection_request.id
26
27
28connection_id = authenticate_toolkit(user_id, castingwords_auth_config_id)
29
30# You can verify the connection using:
31connected_account = composio.connected_accounts.get(connection_id)
32print(f"Connected account: {connected_account}")

Tools

Executing tools

To prototype you can execute some tools to see the responses and working on the Castingwords toolkit’s playground

Python
1from composio import Composio
2from openai import OpenAI
3import json
4
5openai = OpenAI()
6composio = Composio()
7
8# User ID must be a valid UUID format
9user_id = "0000-0000-0000"  # Replace with actual user UUID from your database
10
11tools = composio.tools.get(user_id=user_id, toolkits=["CASTINGWORDS"])
12
13print("[!] Tools:")
14print(json.dumps(tools))
15
16def invoke_llm(task = "What can you do?"):
17    completion = openai.chat.completions.create(
18        model="gpt-4o",
19        messages=[
20            {
21                "role": "user",
22                "content": task,  # Your task here!
23            },
24        ],
25        tools=tools,
26    )
27
28    # Handle Result from tool call
29    result = composio.provider.handle_tool_calls(user_id=user_id, response=completion)
30    print(f"[!] Completion: {completion}")
31    print(f"[!] Tool call result: {result}")
32
33invoke_llm()

Tool List

Tool Name: Cancel and Refund Audio File

Description

Tool to cancel an ordered audio file and issue a refund if applicable. use when no transcription work has been done on the file (pre-processing, audio processing, error states).

Action Parameters

audiofile_id
integerRequired
test
string

Action Response

data
objectRequired
error
string
successful
booleanRequired

Tool Name: Get Prepay Balance

Description

Tool to retrieve the current prepay balance for the account. use when you need to check available funds before placing new transcription orders.

Action Parameters

Action Response

data
objectRequired
error
string
successful
booleanRequired

Tool Name: Get registered webhook URL

Description

Tool to retrieve the currently registered webhook url for account notifications. use when you need to verify your webhook setup.

Action Parameters

Action Response

data
objectRequired
error
string
successful
booleanRequired

Tool Name: Order Transcript

Description

Tool to create a new transcription order for audio/video at a url. use when you have an accessible media url and need to initiate transcription.

Action Parameters

name
array
notes
string
sku
stringRequired
test
boolean
url
stringRequired

Action Response

data
objectRequired
error
string
successful
booleanRequired

Tool Name: Order Upgrades

Description

Tool to order an upgrade for a specific audio file. use after transcription is complete to add items like timestamps or extra editing. example: 'order timestamps for file 12345'.

Action Parameters

audiofile_id
integerRequired
sku
arrayRequired
test
boolean

Action Response

data
objectRequired
error
string
successful
booleanRequired

Tool Name: Register Webhook

Description

Tool to register a webhook url to receive transcript completion notifications. use when you want castingwords to post transcript-complete events to your service endpoint.

Action Parameters

webhook
stringRequired

Action Response

data
objectRequired
error
string
successful
booleanRequired

Tool Name: List Available SKUs

Description

Tool to retrieve list of available skus. use when you need to know available services and pricing before placing an order.

Action Parameters

Action Response

data
objectRequired
error
string
successful
booleanRequired

Tool Name: Test Webhook Call

Description

Tool to request a test webhook call for a specific event type. use after registering a webhook url to ensure webhook notifications are functioning properly.

Action Parameters

event
stringRequired

Action Response

data
objectRequired
error
string
successful
booleanRequired