Download Zoom meeting transcripts. Use when asked to get transcripts from Zoom recordings, download Zoom meeting notes, or fetch Zoom call transcripts.
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
Edit PDFs with natural-language instructions using the nano-pdf CLI.