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Engineering notes on meeting bots, transcription and the infrastructure behind them.

Authenticated Google Meet Bots: Getting Out of the Threat Queue

Google Meet now sorts join requests into a verified queue and a high-risk one. Data-center bots land in the second. Here is how we sign bots into a real Workspace account using SAML, and how to set it up.

·August 17, 2026

Authenticated Microsoft Teams Bots: Skipping the Lobby

Teams holds anonymous joiners in the lobby and increasingly gates them behind a captcha. Signing the bot into a real Microsoft 365 account removes both. Here is the API, the tenant setup, and why Teams works differently from Meet.

AAmr El Shimy
·August 17, 2026

Bring Your Own Storage: Recordings That Never Rest on Our Infrastructure

Point MeetingBaaS at object storage you own and every recording, transcript, audio chunk and log goes there instead. Two credentials, a real access check, and an honest account of what you give up.

AAmr El Shimy
·August 17, 2026

Six Transcription Providers, One API

Gladia, Deepgram, AssemblyAI, Speechmatics, Soniox and ElevenLabs, selected per bot, with your own API key, your own region, and full pass-through of every provider-specific option.

AAmr El Shimy
·August 17, 2026

The Best Meeting Bot APIs in 2026: an Honest Comparison

Recall.ai, Meeting BaaS, Skribby, MeetStream, Attendee and Vexa compared on pricing, platforms, streaming and deployment — with the tradeoffs each vendor won't tell you about themselves.

LLazare Rossillon
·August 13, 2026

Build an AI Meeting Note-Taker in an Afternoon

The architecture behind every AI meeting assistant: a meeting bot records the call, webhooks deliver the transcript, an LLM writes the summary. Here's the whole pipeline with code.

LLazare Rossillon
·August 13, 2026

Live Meeting Transcription with ElevenLabs Scribe v2 Realtime

Stream live transcripts out of Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams with ElevenLabs Scribe v2 Realtime (~150ms latency): a bot joins the call, your WebSocket receives text as people speak.

LLazare Rossillon
·August 13, 2026

Drive Your Meetings from Claude and Cursor: the Meeting BaaS MCP Server

The open-source Meeting BaaS MCP server lets Claude, Cursor and any MCP client send recording bots, search transcripts, schedule calendar recordings and share meeting moments — from chat.

LLazare Rossillon
·August 13, 2026

How to Record and Transcribe Meetings with Deepgram, AssemblyAI, Speechmatics or Soniox

Use your own speech-to-text provider on Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams meetings: one bot API records the call, your provider transcribes it. Setup, code and pricing for every supported provider.

LLazare Rossillon
·August 13, 2026

How to Record Google Meet Calls Programmatically (2026 Guide)

Record and transcribe Google Meet calls from your backend with one API call — no Google Workspace admin setup, no Chrome extensions. Bot joins, records, and webhooks deliver the transcript.

LLazare Rossillon
·August 13, 2026

How to Record and Transcribe Meetings with AssemblyAI

Feed Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams meetings into AssemblyAI: a bot captures the call, AssemblyAI transcribes with speaker labels and language detection, and you get AssemblyAI-native JSON by webhook.

LLazare Rossillon
·August 13, 2026

How to Record and Transcribe Meetings with Deepgram Nova-3

Pipe Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams meetings into Deepgram: a bot records the call, Nova-3 transcribes it with your models and keyterms, and you get Deepgram-native JSON by webhook.

LLazare Rossillon
·August 13, 2026

How to Record and Transcribe Multilingual Meetings with Soniox

Capture Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams meetings and transcribe them with Soniox's multilingual, language-switching speech recognition — one bot request, Soniox-native output by webhook.

LLazare Rossillon
·August 13, 2026

How to Record and Transcribe Meetings with Speechmatics

Route Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams meetings through Speechmatics: a bot records the call, Speechmatics' enhanced model transcribes it with speaker diarization, delivered by webhook.

LLazare Rossillon
·August 13, 2026

Zoom RTMS vs Meeting Bots: What Realtime Media Streams Change (and What They Don't)

Zoom's Realtime Media Streams delivers meeting audio, video and transcripts over WebSockets without a bot in the room. Here's how RTMS actually compares to meeting bots — and why you'll likely run both.

LLazare Rossillon
·August 13, 2026

Meeting Data Infrastructure for SaaS Products

One API for meeting recording, transcription, and metadata across Zoom, Meet, and Teams. Ship meeting features in days, not months — with flexible cloud and on-premise deployment.

LLazare Rossillon
·March 25, 2026

Zoom's New OBF Token Requirement: What Changes for Meeting BaaS Users

Zoom is requiring OBF tokens for Meeting SDK apps joining external meetings starting March 2, 2026. We break down what this means and how to prepare.

YYusuf
·February 15, 2026

Meeting-BaaS On-Premises: Deploy Your Own Meeting Bot Infrastructure

Deploy Meeting-BaaS on your own infrastructure with full data control and enterprise-grade security. Get the real cost of $0.066/hour per bot with automatic updates, zero-downtime deployments, and complete customization capabilities.

LLazare Rossillon
·August 7, 2025

Building Your Own Conversation Management Platform with Meeting BaaS

Discover how Meeting BaaS's white-labeling solution enables you to build a complete conversation management platform. From adding conversations to analyzing and integrating them, learn how to create your own Spoke.app-like service.

LLazare Rossillon
·July 7, 2025

Meeting Transcription API: Convert Speech to Text for Any Meeting Platform

Discover how Meeting BaaS's Meeting Transcription API can transform your Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams meetings into searchable, actionable text. Learn about our 100+ language support, speaker diarization, and real-time processing capabilities.

LLazare Rossillon
·July 7, 2025

Voice AI Use Cases: Building Products and Enriching Workflows for Video Meetings

Discover how Meeting BaaS's voice AI technology enables you to build innovative products and enrich business workflows. From AI interviewers to CRM integrations, explore real-world applications of video meeting intelligence.

LLazare Rossillon
·July 5, 2025

Recall.ai Alternative: Meeting BaaS vs Recall.ai Compared

See why Meeting BaaS beats Recall.ai on price ($0.44–$0.63/hr all-in vs $0.65), instant self-serve access, and a 99.5% SLA on every plan.

LLazare Rossillon
·June 25, 2025

Meeting Transcription API for Google Meet, Zoom & Teams

Transcribe Google Meet, Zoom, and Teams meetings in 100+ languages with 95% accuracy and speaker diarization. Real-time: 1 hour of audio in under 60 seconds.

LLazare Rossillon
·June 20, 2025