Transcribe audio

Deepgram

Speech-to-text API that transcribes recorded or live audio into text with word timings and optional speaker labels.

Your data

Data location: Global endpoint api.deepgram.com by default; regional endpoints for EU, Australia and India keep processing and storage in-region6
Retention: By default audio and transcripts are retained to improve models; with mip_opt_out=true only for the time needed to process the request. Usage logs: 90 days6
Used for training: Yes by default through the Model Improvement Program; opt out per request with mip_opt_out=true6
Zero data retention: Available per request with mip_opt_out=true; account-wide enforcement by contacting Deepgram6

Compliance

Certifications: SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2; GDPR ready; CCPA compliant; PCI compliant7
HIPAA: Business Associate Agreement available on request7
Encryption: TLS 1.3 in transit and AES-256 at rest6

Read from Deepgram’s own pages on 2026-11-04. Every number links to the page a value came from. For agents, the same facts as markdown: /tools/transcribe-audio/deepgram.md