Record Audio

Pause a run, record a voice clip from your microphone, and continue with the recording.

What it does

When the run reaches Record Audio, it pauses and opens a recording window in the app: press Start recording, then Stop & send to continue the run with the clip, or Restart to begin again. A timer counts up to Max length (seconds). The audio is recorded in your browser and never leaves your device.

In the browser extension, a small recording card also appears on the web page you are viewing, so you can record without switching to the app:

1. Start recording begins; Skip closes the card.
2. While recording, a waveform and timer show; recording stops on its own at the maximum length. Use Cancel, Restart or Stop.
3. Play the clip back, then Send & continue run, or Re-record.

Like the other pausing steps, the run is kept while it waits and you are told it needs you (a “waiting for you” count, a sound, a desktop notification). Closing the window or the card doesn’t cancel the run; it keeps waiting until you send a recording or cancel the run in the Executions pane. The node pauses once for everything that reaches it, not once per item.

When to use it

• Dictate a note and turn it into text with Transcribe Audio.
• Speak a command or a reply that later steps summarize, translate or send.
• Capture a short voice memo to save as a file.

For typed input, use In-Page Form.

Inputs and settings

Setting	Type	What it does
Prompt	Text	Default: Record audio
Max length (seconds)	Number	Default: 60

Prompt is the instruction shown above the record button, for example Dictate your reply. Max length (seconds) caps the clip; recording stops automatically when it is reached.

Outputs

• Output

Each output item has these fields:

Field	Type	What it holds
recordedAt	Text
$binary	Key-value pairs

Shape of an output item

{
  "recordedAt": "…",
  "$binary": {}
}

$binary holds the audio file (usually audio/webm) and recordedAt the time it was sent. Pass the item straight into Transcribe Audio or any node that accepts a file. The incoming item is not passed on.

Dependencies and credentials

None. This node needs no connection and has no slots for other nodes.

Example workflow

Dictate a task:

1. Hotkey starts the workflow.
2. Record Audio with Prompt What do you need to do? and Max length (seconds) 30.
3. Transcribe Audio turns the clip into text.
4. Todoist, Task › Create, with Content {{ $input.transcript }}.

Common issues

• The page card says the microphone is blocked or missing. The card runs inside the website, so the browser asks for that site’s microphone permission. Allow it in the site settings, plug in a microphone, or record from the window in the app instead.
• No card appears on the page. The card only shows on normal web pages (http or https) in the extension. Record from the app window or open the paused run from the Executions pane.
• The run is still waiting after I closed the window. Closing doesn’t cancel. Record and send, or cancel the run in the Executions pane.

Related nodes

• Transcribe Audio: turn the recording into text on your device.
• In-Page Form: pause for typed input.
• Wait For Approval: pause for a yes or no.