Recall.ai
Recall.ai is the API for meeting recording, giving developers transcripts, recordings, and metadata from Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, GoTo Meeting, and Slack Huddles through one unified API. Products include the Meeting Bot API, Desktop Recording SDK, and Calendar API, with real-time and async data, 100% accurate speaker identification, and a 99.9% SLA trusted by 3000+ customers.
What is Recall.ai?
Recall.ai is a unified API platform for meeting recording and meeting data. It describes itself as 'the API for meeting recording' and provides transcripts, recordings, and metadata from major video conferencing platforms — Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, GoTo Meeting, and Slack Huddles — through a single integration. The product family includes the Meeting Bot API, which records video conferences through a bot that joins the call and is best when explicit recording consent is needed or for building AI agents; the Desktop Recording SDK, which records video conferences and in-person meetings through a desktop app without a bot in the call; the Calendar API, which enriches recordings with calendar data such as participant emails and meeting titles; and a Mobile Recording SDK for phone calls and in-person meetings, currently marked as coming soon. Through the unified API, developers receive 100+ pieces of meeting data: participant names and IDs, participant emails, real-time and async transcripts, 100% perfect diarized transcripts, real-time audio and video streams, MP4 recordings, screenshare data, meeting metadata, and the ability to send and read chat messages, display images in meetings, build interactive meeting agents, and stream audio into meetings. The platform supports separate participant audio and video streams, breakout rooms, and recording consent workflows. Recall.ai markets differentiating features such as 100% accurate speaker identification — capturing each person's audio separately so transcripts always show who said what, even when multiple people talk at once — and professional recording quality with speaker and gallery views. It offers a 99.9% SLA, claims to be the most stable provider, and says integrations can be deployed in about 24 hours. Pricing is usage-based: 5 hours of free recordings, then $0.50 per hour, with built-in transcription at $0.15 per hour or third-party transcription providers, and storage of 7 free days followed by $0.05 per hour retained for 30 days. Security and compliance include SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA (with BAA), GDPR, and CCPA, plus US, EU, or JP data residency. The company raised a $38M Series B and counts more than 3000 customers, including ClickUp, Apollo.io, Incident.io, and Grain.
Recall.ai Core Features
Meeting Bot API records video conferences through a bot that joins the call
Desktop Recording SDK captures meetings on-device with no bot in the call
100% accurate speaker identification via separate audio captured per participant
Real-time and async transcripts, audio, video, and MP4 recordings from one API
Calendar API enriches recordings with participant emails, titles, and meeting metadata
Send and receive meeting chat messages, and display images or play audio in calls
Integrations for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, GoTo Meeting, and Slack Huddles
SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA-ready with US, EU, or JP data residency options
Who is Recall.ai for?
Recall.ai is built for software developers, engineering teams, and product builders who want to add meeting recording, transcription, or meeting intelligence to their products without building and maintaining fragile integrations with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, and other platforms themselves. It is ideal for startups and scale-ups building AI notetakers, meeting assistants, and AI agents that join calls; sales teams creating conversation intelligence platforms; recruiting and HR platforms automating interview notes; and healthcare or legal technology companies building AI scribes under strict compliance requirements. The company says more than 3,000 customers rely on it, including ClickUp, Apollo.io, Incident.io, BrightHire, Fellow, Revenue.io, Affinity, Filevine, Mindtickle, Grain, Sybill, and Sana — products that embed meeting data directly into their own user experiences. Engineers who want a single API for transcripts, recordings, participant metadata, chat messages, and screenshare data — with real-time streams for live features — are the primary audience. It also suits technical founders evaluating a usage-based pay-as-you-go model before committing to custom Launch or Enterprise contracts, and organizations in regulated industries that need SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA-ready infrastructure, and US, EU, or JP data residency choices. Common scenarios include a startup launching an AI meeting notetaker in weeks instead of months, a recruiting platform automating structured interview notes, a sales team adding call recording and coaching to their CRM, and an enterprise rolling out meeting capture across thousands of employees with data residency guarantees. Non-engineers are not the target: there is no consumer app — Recall.ai is infrastructure that developers embed into their own products, though teams can use the dashboard and API docs to manage bots, keys, and usage.
Recall.ai Use Cases
Build AI notetakers that join calls and deliver transcripts automatically
Power sales conversation intelligence with recordings and perfect diarization
Automate interview notes for recruiting and hiring platforms
Create AI scribes for healthcare and financial advisors with HIPAA-ready infrastructure
Build interactive meeting agents and AI avatars that join video calls
Add meeting recording and transcription features to 1:1 meeting tools
Compliance recording for regulated industries with data residency controls
Enrich CRM and workflow tools with participant emails and meeting metadata
Recall.ai Pros and Cons
Pros
- Usage-based pricing with 5 free hours and billing prorated to the second
- Professional recording quality with speaker and gallery views, not raw screen captures
- Proven infrastructure behind 3000+ customers, including ClickUp, Apollo.io, and Grain
- Multiple form factors — bot, on-device SDK, and calendar — suit any product design
- Strong compliance: SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA BAA, GDPR, CCPA, and data residency
Cons
- Usage costs scale with recording volume; high usage needs custom pricing and sales calls
- Mobile Recording SDK for phone calls and in-person meetings is still coming soon
- Built-in transcription costs an extra $0.15/hour on top of the $0.50/hour recording fee
FAQ About Recall.ai
Recall.ai Pricing
Usage-based pricing: Pay As You Go at $0.50 per hour of recording (first 5 hours free), built-in transcription at $0.15/hour, storage at $0.05/hour after 7 free days, with custom Launch and Enterprise plans.
Check official pricingPay As You Go
For early-stage startups building a proof of concept. First 5 hours free, prorated to the second, volume discounts available.
Launch
For companies launching their product. Custom pricing with white-glove support over Slack.
Enterprise
For large companies needing white-glove security, support, and infrastructure, including SSO, uptime guarantees, custom contract redlining, and BAA for HIPAA compliance.
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