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VoiceBase -- Retrieve JSON Transcript

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Retrieves a JSON transcript for a media file.

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' This example assumes the Chilkat HTTP API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

' Insert your Bearer token here:
Dim accessToken As String = "VOICEBASE_TOKEN"

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

' Add the access (bearer) token to the request, which is a header
' having the following format:
' Authorization: Bearer <userAccessToken>
Dim sbAuth As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
sbAuth.Append("Bearer ")
sbAuth.Append(accessToken)
http.SetRequestHeader("Authorization",sbAuth.GetAsString())

Dim sbUrl As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
sbUrl.Append("https://apis.voicebase.com/v2-beta/media/$MEDIA_ID/transcripts/latest")
Dim replaceCount As Integer = sbUrl.Replace("$MEDIA_ID","f9b9bb88-d52c-4960-bcef-d516a9f85594")

Dim strJson As String = http.QuickGetStr(sbUrl.GetAsString())
If (http.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' The response should be JSON, even if an error.
Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.Load(strJson)
json.EmitCompact = False

Debug.WriteLine("Response status code = " & http.LastStatus)

If (http.LastStatus <> 200) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit())
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed")
    Exit Sub
End If


' See the sample JSON response below..

' Iterate over the words..
Dim numWords As Integer = json.SizeOfArray("transcripts.latest.words")
Dim i As Integer = 0
While i < numWords
    json.I = i
    Debug.WriteLine(json.StringOf("transcripts.latest.words[i].w"))
    i = i + 1
End While
Debug.WriteLine("Success.")

' A sample JSON response:

' { 
'   "_links": { 
'     "self": { 
'       "href": "/v2-beta/media/f9b9bb88-d52c-4960-bcef-d516a9f85594/transcripts/latest"
'     }
'   },
'   "transcripts": { 
'     "latest": { 
'       "revision": "b25e81dc-ae3e-4f9d-8008-1d56a283c17f",
'       "engine": "standard",
'       "confidence": 2.196210728898151,
'       "words": [
'         { 
'           "p": 0,
'           "s": 830,
'           "c": 0.14,
'           "e": 870,
'           "w": "You"
'         },
'         { 
'           "p": 1,
'           "s": 1860,
'           "c": 0.432,
'           "e": 1920,
'           "w": "know"
'         },
'         { 
'           "p": 2,
'           "s": 1930,
'           "c": 0.288,
'           "e": 2250,
'           "w": "that's"
'         },
'         { 
'           "p": 3,
'           "s": 2250,
'           "c": 0.923,
'           "e": 2300,
'           "w": "a"
'         },
' ...