Download Zoom meeting transcripts. Use when asked to get transcripts from Zoom recordings, download Zoom meeting notes, or fetch Zoom call transcripts.
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Use the zoom CLI tool to download transcripts from Zoom meeting recordings.
The -s (search) flag triggers interactive prompts which don't work well in automated contexts. Always use direct meeting ID download when possible.
# Download transcript by meeting ID to stdout
zoom 123456789
# Save transcript to a specific file
zoom 123456789 -o transcript.vtt
# Save to a specific directory
zoom 123456789 -o meetings/call-transcript.vtt
If you need to find meeting IDs, run the search in a way that shows the list but exits:
# List recent meetings (will show IDs in output)
zoom -s "" 2>&1 | head -20
Then use the meeting ID directly with zoom <meeting_id>.
| Argument | Short | Description |
|---|---|---|
meeting_id | Meeting ID to download (positional, required for non-interactive use) | |
--output | -o | Output file path for the transcript |
--search | -s | Search filter for topic (triggers interactive mode - avoid in automation) |
--days | -d | Number of days to look back (default: 45) |
Returns VTT (WebVTT) transcript files containing timestamped speaker labels and text.
Example VTT format:
WEBVTT
00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:10.000
Speaker 1: Hello everyone, welcome to the meeting.
00:00:10.500 --> 00:00:15.000
Speaker 2: Thanks for joining today.
Environment variables for Server-to-Server OAuth:
ZOOM_CLIENT_IDZOOM_CLIENT_SECRETZOOM_ACCOUNT_IDThe hamel package must be installed: pip install hamel
Download a specific meeting transcript:
zoom 85678123456 -o meeting-notes.vtt
Download and immediately read the content:
zoom 85678123456 > transcript.vtt && cat transcript.vtt
Process transcript with AI:
zoom 85678123456 -o /tmp/meeting.vtt
ai-gem "Summarize this meeting transcript" /tmp/meeting.vtt