Otter.ai CLI

CLI for interacting with Otter.ai meeting notes and transcripts via the otter command.

Prerequisites

Install with:

uv tool install otterai-cli

Upgrade with:

uv tool upgrade otterai-cli

Authenticate with:

otter login

Credentials are stored in your OS keychain via keyring, with ~/.otterai/config.json as fallback.

You can also use environment variables (OTTERAI_USERNAME, OTTERAI_PASSWORD), which take highest precedence.

Commands

Speeches (Meeting Notes)

otter speeches list                          # list all speeches
otter speeches list --days 7                 # last 7 days
otter speeches list --folder "Work"          # by folder name (case-insensitive)
otter speeches list --folder 123456          # by folder ID
otter speeches list --page-size 10           # limit results
otter speeches list --source owned           # only owned speeches (default)
otter speeches list --source shared          # only shared speeches
otter speeches list --source all             # all speeches
otter speeches list --json                   # JSON output

otter speeches get SPEECH_ID                 # get speech details + full transcript
otter speeches get SPEECH_ID --json

otter speeches search "keyword" SPEECH_ID    # search within a speech
otter speeches search "keyword" SPEECH_ID --size 100

otter speeches download SPEECH_ID -f txt     # formats: txt, pdf, mp3, docx, srt, md
otter speeches download SPEECH_ID -f pdf -o my_file
otter speeches download SPEECH_ID -f md      # markdown (generated locally from transcript data)
otter speeches download SPEECH_ID -f md -o meeting-notes
otter speeches download SPEECH_ID -f md --frontmatter-fields "title,summary,speakers"
otter speeches download SPEECH_ID -f md --frontmatter-fields none

otter speeches upload recording.mp4          # upload audio for transcription

otter speeches rename SPEECH_ID "New Title"
otter speeches trash SPEECH_ID               # move to trash
otter speeches trash SPEECH_ID --yes         # skip confirmation

otter speeches move SPEECH_ID --folder "Work"
otter speeches move ID1 ID2 ID3 --folder "Work"
otter speeches move SPEECH_ID --folder "New Folder" --create  # auto-create folder

Speakers

otter speakers list
otter speakers list --json
otter speakers create "Speaker Name"
otter speakers tag SPEECH_ID SPEAKER_ID          # list segments, then tag
otter speakers tag SPEECH_ID SPEAKER_ID -t UUID  # tag specific segment
otter speakers tag SPEECH_ID SPEAKER_ID --all    # tag all segments

Folders

otter folders list
otter folders list --json
otter folders create "My Folder"
otter folders create "My Folder" --json
otter folders rename FOLDER_ID "New Name"

Groups

otter groups list
otter groups list --json

Auth & Config

otter login                  # authenticate (saves to keyring)
otter user                   # show current user
otter logout                 # clear credentials
otter config show            # show config
otter config clear           # clear config

Important: Speech IDs

Otter.ai speeches have two identifiers:

• speech_id (e.g. 7KR9X3VNPLQ8JTMS) -- internal ID, does NOT work with API
• otid (e.g. Xp4mRtK9wLs2vNcQjY7hBfA3eZd) -- used in all CLI commands

All CLI commands expect the otid. Use otter speeches list to find them, or:

otter speeches list --json | jq '.speeches[].otid'

Markdown Frontmatter

When downloading as md, YAML frontmatter is included by default. Customize with --frontmatter-fields:

# Use defaults
otter speeches download SPEECH_ID -f md

# Pick specific fields
otter speeches download SPEECH_ID -f md --frontmatter-fields "title,speech_id,summary"

# Disable frontmatter
otter speeches download SPEECH_ID -f md --frontmatter-fields none

Default fields: title, summary, speakers, start_time, end_time, duration_seconds, source, speech_id, folder, folder_id

All available fields: title, summary, speakers, start_time, end_time, duration_seconds, source, speech_id, folder, folder_id, otid, created_at, transcript_updated_at, language, transcript_count, process_status

Note: speech_id in frontmatter is the Otter internal speech_id; the SPEECH_ID argument in commands still expects the otid.

Usage Examples

List recent meetings:

otter speeches list --days 7

Get a transcript:

otter speeches list --days 1           # find the speech ID
otter speeches get SPEECH_ID           # get full transcript

Search for a topic across meetings:

otter speeches list --days 30 --json   # find relevant speech IDs
otter speeches search "budget" SPEECH_ID

Download as markdown:

otter speeches list                    # find the speech ID
otter speeches download SPEECH_ID -f md

Download as PDF:

otter speeches list                    # find the speech ID
otter speeches download SPEECH_ID -f pdf

Filter by folder:

otter speeches list --folder "Work"

Organize meetings into folders:

otter folders create "Q1 Planning"
otter speeches move SPEECH_ID --folder "Q1 Planning"

Upload a recording:

otter speeches upload recording.mp4

Notes

• Most commands support --json for machine-readable output. Prefer --json when you need to parse or extract specific data.
• When asked about a specific meeting, first list recent speeches to find the otid, then use speeches get to retrieve the transcript.
• For broad searches across meetings, list speeches first, then search within each relevant one.
• Download supports txt, pdf, mp3, docx, srt, and md formats. The md format is generated locally from transcript data and includes speaker labels with YAML frontmatter.
• Both speeches list --folder and speeches move --folder accept a folder name (case-insensitive) or a numeric folder ID. Use otter folders list to see available folders and their IDs.
• Use -n / --page-size to limit the number of results (not --limit).
• --source defaults to owned. Use shared or all to include shared speeches.