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+import os
+import requests
+import time
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+load_dotenv()
+
+# Azure Speech Service API credentials
+subscription_key =  os.getenv('COG_SERVICE_KEY')
+service_region = os.getenv('COG_SERVICE_REGION')  # e.g., 'eastus'
+def Transcribe(filename):
+    # Audio file to transcribe
+    # audio_file = 'audio.wav'
+
+    # Set up the API endpoint
+    base_url = f'https://{service_region}.api.cognitive.microsoft.com/sts/v1.0/issueToken'
+    headers = {
+        'Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key': subscription_key,
+    }
+
+    token = requests.post(base_url, headers=headers).text
+
+    headers = {
+        'Authorization': f'Bearer {token}',
+    }
+
+    # Prepare and send the audio data for transcription
+    with open(filename, 'rb') as audio_file:
+        base_url = f'https://{service_region}.stt.speech.microsoft.com/speech/recognition/conversation/cognitiveservices/v1'
+        query_parameters = {
+            'language': 'en-US',  # Change this to your audio language code
+        }
+
+        response = requests.post(base_url, params=query_parameters, headers=headers, data=audio_file)
+
+    # Check the response status and wait for the transcription to complete
+    if response.status_code == 202:
+        response_data = response.json()
+        transcription_url = response_data['recognitionStatus']
+
+        while transcription_url == 'Running':
+            time.sleep(5)
+            response = requests.get(response.headers['location'], headers=headers)
+            response_data = response.json()
+            transcription_url = response_data['recognitionStatus']
+
+        if transcription_url == 'Succeeded':
+            transcription_text = response_data['DisplayText']
+            # print('Transcription:')
+            # print(transcription_text)
+            output = transcription_text
+        else:
+            output = 'Transcription failed.'
+    else:
+        try:
+            output = response.json()['DisplayText']
+        except:
+            output  = 'Transcription failed.'
+        # print(f'Request failed with status code {response.status_code}: {response.text.DisplayText}')
+    return output