app.py

from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
import whisper
import io

app = Flask(__name__)

# Load Whisper model once for efficiency
model = whisper.load_model("small")

@app.route('/transcribe', methods=['POST'])
def transcribe():
    try:
        # Read raw bytes from request
        audio_bytes = request.data  
        if not audio_bytes:
            return jsonify({"error": "No audio data provided"}), 400

        # Save bytes to a temporary file (required for Whisper)
        temp_audio_path = "temp_audio.wav"
        with open(temp_audio_path, "wb") as f:
            f.write(audio_bytes)

        # Transcribe using Whisper
        result = model.transcribe(temp_audio_path)

        return jsonify({"text": result["text"]})

    except Exception as e:
        print("Error:", str(e))  # Log error for debugging
        return jsonify({"error": "Internal Server Error", "details": str(e)}), 500