Official documentation
Amazon Transcribe FAQs
Amazon Web Services, n.d.
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- Amazon's frequently asked questions for Amazon Transcribe. It covers who can access customer content, how transcription jobs and their output are deleted, and how a customer can opt out of having content used to improve the service.
- How much weight it carries
- Official AWS documentation, read on 2026-10-17. It describes the controls available, not how long AWS keeps audio after a job finishes, and the answers may be updated by AWS without notice.
Facts taken from this source
- Amazon says customers can use its Delete APIs to delete the data and other artifacts associated with transcription jobs.
“You can use available Delete APIs to delete data and other artifacts associated with transcription jobs.” (Data protection FAQ: Can I delete data and artifacts)
- Amazon says an organization can opt out of having its Transcribe content used to improve Amazon Transcribe and its other machine-learning services, by using an AWS Organizations opt-out policy.
“You may opt out of having your content used to improve and develop the quality of Amazon Transcribe and other Amazon machine-learning/artificial-intelligence technologies by using an AWS Organizations opt-out policy.” (Data protection FAQ: Who has access to my content)