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-# gene-pool-backend
+# gene-pool-backend
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+This ASP.NET based back-end controls the data flow for transcribing YouTube videos into a text-based format.
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+In order to run this repository, paste in your Azure Storage connection string into appsettings.json, and send a POST request with a JSON body to {{url}}/api/speechtotext/transcribe_link.
+
+Example:
+{
+    "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=..."
+}