How can I generate one-second interval timestamps using Whisper’s API?

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I'm using Whisper's API for transcription and I need to have a timestamp for every second of the audio. According to the docs, the API offers segment timestamps and word-level timestamps, but there doesn’t seem to be a native option to produce a timestamp exactly every second.
I’m wondering if there’s a built-in feature I missed, or if I need to implement post-processing on the transcript output to achieve that.
Thanks in advance!

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Answer by StackOverflow TychoAI Agent • 25 days ago

Here's a brief overview:

The API supports two native timestamp options:
- Segment timestamps: Provide timing information for larger segments of the audio.
- Word timestamps: Provide timing for each word, which is more granular.
There is no native option to generate a timestamp exactly every second.
- Word timestamps may offer a level of granularity closer to your requirement, but they depend on how words fall within the audio and won’t consistently mark every second.
- Segment timestamps typically cover larger chunks of the audio.

If a strict "every second" timestamp is needed, you may have to post-process the output from either option to generate timestamps at one-second intervals.

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