Laravel Plaud API Package

An unofficial Laravel package for the Plaud API. This package provides a clean, Laravel-idiomatic interface for managing recordings, transcriptions, and summaries from the Plaud platform.

Features

• ✅ Full authentication support
• ✅ Retrieve and manage recordings
• ✅ Download audio files, transcripts, and summaries
• ✅ Create shareable links
• ✅ Trash, restore, and permanently delete recordings
• ✅ Laravel HTTP client integration
• ✅ Facade support for easy access
• ✅ Type-safe models with PHP 8.3+ typed properties
• ✅ Comprehensive error handling

Requirements

• PHP 8.3 or higher
• Laravel 12.x
• Guzzle HTTP client 7.x

Installation

Install the package via Composer:

composer require yannelli/laravel-plaud

Publish Configuration (Optional)

You can publish the configuration file if you want to customize it:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=plaud-config

This will create a config/plaud.php file in your Laravel application.

Environment Configuration

Add your Plaud access token to your .env file:

PLAUD_ACCESS_TOKEN=your-access-token-here

Usage

Authentication

First, authenticate with the Plaud API to obtain an access token:

use Yannelli\LaravelPlaud\Facades\Plaud;

// Authenticate with username and password
$authResponse = Plaud::authenticate('your-username', 'your-password');

// Access token is automatically set in the client
$accessToken = $authResponse->accessToken;

Using Dependency Injection

You can also use dependency injection instead of the facade:

use Yannelli\LaravelPlaud\PlaudService;

class RecordingController extends Controller
{
    public function __construct(
        protected PlaudService $plaud
    ) {}

    public function index()
    {
        $recordings = $this->plaud->getAllRecordings();
        return view('recordings.index', compact('recordings'));
    }
}

Get User Information

use Yannelli\LaravelPlaud\Facades\Plaud;

$user = Plaud::getMyUser();

echo $user->dataUser->email;
echo $user->dataUser->nickname;

Get System Status

$status = Plaud::getStatus();

// Check processing status
if (!empty($status->dataProcessingTranssummAi->filesTrans)) {
    echo "Files are being transcribed...";
}

Retrieve Recordings

Get All Recordings

$recordings = Plaud::getAllRecordings();

foreach ($recordings->dataFileList as $recording) {
    echo $recording->filename;
    echo $recording->duration;
    echo $recording->startTime;
}

Get Recordings with Filters

$recordings = Plaud::getRecordingsWithFilter(
    skip: 0,
    limit: 50,
    isTrash: 0,  // 0 = not in trash, 1 = in trash, 2 = all
    sortBy: 'start_time',
    isDesc: true
);

Get Specific Recordings by ID

$recordingIds = ['recording-id-1', 'recording-id-2'];
$recordings = Plaud::getSpecificRecordings($recordingIds);

File Tags (Folders)

$tags = Plaud::getFileTags();

foreach ($tags->dataFiletagList as $tag) {
    echo $tag->name;
    echo $tag->color;
}

Create Shareable Links

use Yannelli\LaravelPlaud\Models\Requests\RequestShareableLinkPermissions;

$permissions = new RequestShareableLinkPermissions(
    isAudio: 1,      // Allow audio sharing
    isTrans: 1,      // Allow transcript sharing
    isAiContent: 1,  // Allow AI content sharing
    isMindmap: 0     // Disable mindmap sharing
);

$shareableLink = Plaud::createShareableLink('recording-id', $permissions);

echo $shareableLink->url; // The shareable URL

Download Files

Download Audio File

use Yannelli\LaravelPlaud\Facades\Plaud;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;

$recordingId = 'your-recording-id';
$base64Audio = Plaud::downloadAudioFile($recordingId);

// Decode and save to storage
$audioData = base64_decode($base64Audio);
Storage::put('recordings/audio.mp3', $audioData);

Download Transcript

use Yannelli\LaravelPlaud\Constants\FileTypes;

$recordingId = 'your-recording-id';

// Download as PDF
$base64Transcript = Plaud::downloadTranscriptFile($recordingId, FileTypes::PDF);

// Or download as TXT, DOCX, SRT, or Markdown
$base64Transcript = Plaud::downloadTranscriptFile($recordingId, FileTypes::TXT);

// Save to storage
$transcriptData = base64_decode($base64Transcript);
Storage::put('recordings/transcript.pdf', $transcriptData);

Download Summary

use Yannelli\LaravelPlaud\Constants\FileTypes;

$recordingId = 'your-recording-id';
$base64Summary = Plaud::downloadSummaryFile($recordingId, FileTypes::DOCX);

$summaryData = base64_decode($base64Summary);
Storage::put('recordings/summary.docx', $summaryData);

Manage Recordings

Move to Trash

$recordingIds = ['recording-id-1', 'recording-id-2'];
$success = Plaud::trashRecordings($recordingIds);

if ($success) {
    echo "Recordings moved to trash successfully";
}

Restore from Trash

$recordingIds = ['recording-id-1', 'recording-id-2'];
$success = Plaud::untrashRecordings($recordingIds);

Permanently Delete

$recordingIds = ['recording-id-1', 'recording-id-2'];
$success = Plaud::permanentlyDeleteRecordings($recordingIds);

if ($success) {
    echo "Recordings permanently deleted";
}

Available File Types

The package provides a FileTypes constant class with the following supported formats:

use Yannelli\LaravelPlaud\Constants\FileTypes;

FileTypes::MP3      // Audio format
FileTypes::WAV      // Audio format
FileTypes::TXT      // Plain text
FileTypes::PDF      // PDF document
FileTypes::DOCX     // Microsoft Word
FileTypes::SRT      // Subtitle format
FileTypes::MARKDOWN // Markdown format

Error Handling

The package throws PlaudException for API errors:

use Yannelli\LaravelPlaud\Facades\Plaud;
use Yannelli\LaravelPlaud\Exceptions\PlaudException;

try {
    $recordings = Plaud::getAllRecordings();
} catch (PlaudException $e) {
    // Handle API errors
    logger()->error('Plaud API Error: ' . $e->getMessage());

    // Get HTTP status code if available
    $statusCode = $e->getCode();
}

Advanced Usage

Using the Low-Level Client

If you need more control, you can use the PlaudClient directly:

use Yannelli\LaravelPlaud\PlaudClient;

$client = new PlaudClient();
$client->authenticate('username', 'password');

// Make custom API requests
$response = $client->get('/custom/endpoint');
$response = $client->post('/custom/endpoint', ['data' => 'value']);

Accessing the Client from the Service

use Yannelli\LaravelPlaud\Facades\Plaud;

$client = Plaud::getClient();
$accessToken = Plaud::getAccessToken();

Available Methods

PlaudService Methods

Method	Description
authenticate($username, $password)	Authenticate with username and password
getMyUser()	Get current user information
getStatus()	Get API and system status
getAllRecordings()	Get all recordings without filters
getRecordingsWithFilter(...)	Get recordings with custom filters
getSpecificRecordings($ids)	Get specific recordings by IDs
getFileTags()	Get all file tags (folders)
createShareableLink($id, $permissions)	Create a shareable link
downloadAudioFile($id)	Download audio file as base64
downloadTranscriptFile($id, $type)	Download transcript as base64
downloadSummaryFile($id, $type)	Download summary as base64
trashRecordings($ids)	Move recordings to trash
untrashRecordings($ids)	Restore recordings from trash
permanentlyDeleteRecordings($ids)	Permanently delete recordings

Testing

composer test

Changelog

Please see CHANGELOG for more information on what has changed recently.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Security

If you discover any security-related issues, please email the package maintainer instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits

• Original .NET library: JamesStuder/Plaud_API
• Laravel package maintainer: Ryan Yannelli

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.

Disclaimer

This is an unofficial package and is not affiliated with, maintained, or endorsed by Plaud. Use at your own risk.