This guide walks you through the Qwen-Audio-3.x-ASR-Flash-Filetrans/Fun-ASR non-real-time speech recognition iOS SDK, so you can convert audio into text.
Quick start
- Get an API Key:Obtain an API key
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Download the SDK and run the sample code:
- Download the latest SDK bundle.
- Unzip the ZIP package and add the included nuisdk.framework to your project.
- Under Build Phases → Link Binary With Libraries, add
nuisdk.xcframework. - Under General → Frameworks, Libraries, and Embedded Content, set
nuisdk.xcframeworkto Embed & Sign. - Open the sample project in Xcode. The sample code is located in
DashFunAsrFileTranscriberViewController.m. Replace the API Key to try out the feature.
Call steps
- Synchronous mode
- Asynchronous mode
- Initialize the SDK.
- Configure the relevant parameters for your use case.
- Set
async_requesttofalseand call nui_file_trans_start to submit a non-real-time speech recognition request and wait for the result. - In the onFileTransEventCallback callback, listen for the
EVENT_FILE_TRANS_RESULTevent to get the final recognition result. - Call nui_release to release the SDK resources.
Request parameters
Connection and control parameters
Configure these parameters by passing a JSON string in the parameters argument of the nui_initialize interface.
- Example parameters: The following is a sample JSON string. Not all parameters are listed. Add the ones you need when you write your code:
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Parameter descriptions
Parameter
Type
Required
Description
urlStringYes
Service endpoints:
wss://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/api/v1/services/audio/asr/transcription- China (Beijing):
wss://{WorkspaceId}.cn-beijing.maas.aliyuncs.com/api/v1/services/audio/asr/transcription - Singapore:
wss://{WorkspaceId}.ap-southeast-1.maas.aliyuncs.com/api/v1/services/audio/asr/transcription
Replace
{WorkspaceId}with your actual Workspace ID.apikeyStringYes
The API Key.
service_modeStringYes
The run mode. Fixed to
"1"for non-real-time speech recognition.device_idStringYes
A unique string that identifies the end user. Set it to an in-app user ID or a device identifier generated by the client. This ID is used mainly for log tracing and troubleshooting.
debug_pathStringNo
The storage path for the log file.
This parameter takes effect only when
save_logis set toYESwhen you call the nui_initialize interface. In that case, you must set the log file path; otherwise, an error is returned.A maximum of two log files are kept locally.
max_log_file_sizeintNo
The maximum size of the log file, in bytes.
This parameter takes effect only when
save_logis set toYESwhen you call the nui_initialize interface.Default value: 104857600 (100 * 1024 * 1024 bytes, that is, 100 MiB).
log_track_levelintNo
Controls the filter level of the log content sent out through the log callback (onFileTransLogTrackCallback).
Default value: 2.
Valid values:
0: LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE
1: LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
2: LOG_LEVEL_INFO
3: LOG_LEVEL_WARNING
4: LOG_LEVEL_ERROR
5: LOG_LEVEL_NONE (disables this feature)
Note:
log_track_levelandlevel(set through the nui_initialize interface) together determine which logs are ultimately sent to the callback. A log's level value must be greater than or equal to bothlog_track_levelandlevelbefore it is sent to the callback. For example, iflog_track_levelis set to 2 (INFO) andlevelis set to 3 (WARNING), only logs at WARNING or higher (value >= 3) are sent to the callback.
Speech recognition effect parameters
Configure all speech recognition parameters through the nui_file_trans_start interface.
- Example parameters: The following is a sample JSON string. Not all parameters are listed. Add the ones you need when you write your code:
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Parameter descriptions
Parameter Type Required Description file_urlsarray[string]Yes A list of URLs of the audio or video files to transcribe. HTTP and HTTPS are supported. A single request supports only one URL. For input requirements such as supported audio formats, file size limits, and duration limits, see Audio specifications.If the recording is stored in Alibaba Cloud OSS, the RESTful API supports temporary URLs prefixed with oss://, whereas the SDK does not supportoss://-prefixed temporary URLs.async_requestbooleanNo Whether the speech recognition request is asynchronous.Default value: false.Valid values:- true: asynchronous request
- false: synchronous request
apikeystringNo If the apikeyin Connection and control parameters is a temporary API Key, you can update it here to prevent it from expiring.nls_configobjectYes The core speech recognition configuration object. It contains key parameters such as model selection and recognition effect controls. nls_config.modelstringYes The model used in the example. For model information, see Supported models and regions. nls_config.special_word_filterobjectNo The sensitive words to process during speech recognition. You can set a different handling method for each sensitive word. For details, see Sensitive word filtering. nls_config.channel_idarray[integer]No The index of the audio tracks to recognize in a multi-track audio file. The index starts at 0. For example, [0] recognizes the first track, and [0, 1] recognizes the first and second tracks at the same time. If you omit this parameter, only the first track is processed.Default value: [0]. nls_config.diarization_enabledbooleanNo Whether to enable speaker diarization. Disabled by default.Applies only to mono audio. Multi-channel audio does not support speaker diarization.When enabled, the recognition result includes a speaker_idfield that distinguishes different speakers.Default value: false.For an example ofWhen speaker diarization is enabled, keep the audio duration within 2 hours. Otherwise, recognition may fail or time out.speaker_id, see Recognition result description.nls_config.speaker_countintegerNo A reference value for the number of speakers. The valid range is an integer from 2 to 100 (inclusive).By default, the number of speakers is detected automatically. If you set this value, it only guides the algorithm to output the specified count when possible and does not guarantee that exact count.No default value. nls_config.vocabulary_idstringNo The ID of a precompiled hot word list.Generate this ID in advance by calling the create hot word list API. Pass the ID during recognition to use the hot words in the list.Suitable for scenarios where the vocabulary is known and relatively stable, and where you need to reuse the same word list across requests.For usage details, see Precompiled hotwords. nls_config.input_contextarrayNo A list of messages containing optional conversation context to improve recognition accuracy. nls_config.instant_vocabularyobjectNo Instant hotwords, passed as key-value pairs. Each key is the hotword text ( string), and each value is its weight (integer). No precompiled hotword list is required. Use this parameter for temporary, session-level hotwords.Valid weights are integers from 1 to 5, or 50. A higher weight from 1 to 5 makes the model more likely to output the hotword. A weight of 50 defines a super hotword and significantly improves recall. You can specify up to 50 super hotwords.If you also configure precompiled hotwords, the two sets are merged. If the merged set exceeds 2000 hotwords, 2000 are selected at random. For usage, see Instant hotwords.nls_config.language_hintsarray[string]No The language codes to recognize. If you can't determine the language in advance, leave it unset and the model detects the language automatically.For Qwen-Audio-3.x-ASR-Flash-Filetrans models, you can set up to 4 values; any values beyond the first 4 are ignored. For Fun-ASR models, you can set only 1 value; if you set multiple, only the first takes effect. Click to view the supported language codes
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Qwen-Audio-3.x-ASR-Flash-Filetrans, fun-asr, fun-asr-2025-11-07, fun-asr-mtl, fun-asr-mtl-2025-08-25:
- zh: Chinese
- en: English
- ja: Japanese
- ko: Korean
- vi: Vietnamese
- th: Thai
- id: Indonesian
- ms: Malay
- tl: Filipino
- hi: Hindi
- ar: Arabic
- fr: French
- de: German
- es: Spanish
- pt: Portuguese
- ru: Russian
- it: Italian
- nl: Dutch
- sv: Swedish
- da: Danish
- fi: Finnish
- no: Norwegian
- el: Greek
- pl: Polish
- cs: Czech
- hu: Hungarian
- ro: Romanian
- bg: Bulgarian
- hr: Croatian
- sk: Slovak
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fun-asr-2025-08-25:
- zh: Chinese
- en: English
Key interfaces
NeoNui
nui_initialize
Initializes the speech recognition SDK instance. The SDK is a singleton. Do not initialize it again before you call nui_release.
- Method signature
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Parameter descriptions
Parameter
Type
Description
parameterschar*A JSON string that contains the authentication, connection, and debugging parameters. See Connection and control parameters.
levelNuiSdkLogLevelControls the print level of the SDK's own logs.
save_logBOOLWhether to save logs locally. If set to
YES, you must specify a path throughdebug_pathin Connection and control parameters, and you can set the file size throughmax_log_file_size. - Return value Returns an error code. See Error code reference.
nui_set_params
Use this interface to set or update the nls_config parameter independently. If you provide all parameters at once in nui_file_trans_start, you don't need to call this method.
- Method signature
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Parameter descriptions
Parameter Type Description paramschar*The nls_configparameter in Speech recognition effect parameters. Parameters other thannls_configcannot be set through this method.Example: - Return value Returns an error code. See Error code reference.
nui_file_trans_start
Starts recognition.
- Method signature
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Parameter descriptions
Parameter Type Description paramschar*Speech recognition effect parameters.Example: task_idchar*The task ID. The SDK generates a random string internally and returns the task_id when this interface is called successfully. - Return value Returns an error code. See Error code reference.
nui_file_trans_query
Use this interface to actively query the current status and result of an asynchronous task. After a successful call, the result is returned through the EVENT_FILE_TRANS_QUERY_RESULT event in the onFileTransEventCallback callback.
task_id passed to this method from the EVENT_FILE_TRANS_UPLOADED event.- Method signature
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Parameter descriptions
Parameter
Type
Description
task_idchar*The ID of the task to query, obtained from the
EVENT_FILE_TRANS_UPLOADEDevent. - Return value Returns an error code. See Error code reference.
nui_file_trans_cancel
Cancels the current task immediately.
- Method signature
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Parameter descriptions
Parameter
Type
Description
task_idchar*The ID of the task to cancel, obtained from the
EVENT_FILE_TRANS_UPLOADEDevent. - Return value Returns an error code. See Error code reference.
nui_release
Releases all internal SDK resources and forcibly terminates all ongoing tasks. After you call this method, the SDK instance becomes unavailable. To use it again, you must call nui_initialize again to initialize it.
- Method signature
- Return value Returns an error code. See Error code reference.
nui_get_version
Gets the current SDK version information.
- Method signature
- Return value The current SDK version information.
NeoNuiSdkDelegate: monitor callbacks
onFileTransEventCallback: monitor events and speech recognition results
- Method signature
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Parameter descriptions
Parameter
Type
Description
nuiEventThe callback event.
asr_resultchar*The speech recognition result.
task_idchar*The task ID.
finishBOOLIndicates whether this round of recognition has finished.
codeintThe error code. It is valid when an EVENT_ASR_ERROR event occurs. See Error code reference.
onFileTransLogTrackCallback: monitor trace logs
Use this callback to receive detailed internal SDK logs for troubleshooting and debugging.
NuiCallbackEvent: event types
Event | Description |
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EVENT_FILE_TRANS_CONNECTED | Connected to the service successfully. |
EVENT_FILE_TRANS_UPLOADED | The audio file to recognize was uploaded successfully. You can now obtain the |
EVENT_FILE_TRANS_QUERY_RESULT | The query task result. |
EVENT_FILE_TRANS_RESULT | The final recognition result. |
EVENT_ASR_ERROR | An error occurred during speech recognition. |