What is Recall.ai?
Recall.ai provides APIs and SDKs for developers to obtain transcripts, recordings, and metadata from video calls, phone calls, and in-person meetings. The platform includes a Meeting Bot API that joins calls as a participant and a Desktop Recording SDK for on-device capture without a bot. Access begins with a free allowance of 5 hours of recordings before paid usage applies.
What are the features of Recall.ai?
- Meeting Bot APIRecords and transcribes video conferences by deploying a bot into the meeting, supporting platforms like Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams.
- Desktop Recording SDKCaptures video calls and in-person meetings through a desktop application without adding a bot to the call.
- Speaker diarizationCaptures each participant's audio separately to attribute speech in transcripts, including when multiple people talk at once.
- Calendar APIRetrieves meeting metadata such as participant emails, names, and meeting titles to enrich recordings.
- Unified data accessDelivers over 100 data points through a single API, including real-time and asynchronous transcripts, MP4 recordings, and separate audio streams.
What are the use cases of Recall.ai?
- AI scribe developmentA medical technology company used Recall.ai as infrastructure to build an AI scribe for doctors.
- Legal recording automationA legal tech firm deployed scalable Zoom meeting support for virtual depositions in under two months.
- Low-profile meeting captureA productivity application used the Desktop Recording SDK to record meetings while eliminating edge-case support issues.
Recall.ai Pricing Information:
- Free starting allowance5 hours of free recordings.
- Paid usage$0.50 per hour after the free allowance, with volume discounts available as usage scales.









