Step by Step Guide to Building a Fireflies.ai API Integration in Go

Aug 14, 2024 • 5 minute read

Introduction

Hey there, fellow developer! Ready to dive into the world of Fireflies.ai API integration? You're in for a treat. Fireflies.ai is a nifty tool that transcribes your meetings, and their API opens up a whole new world of possibilities. In this guide, we'll walk through building a slick integration using Go. Let's get cracking!

Prerequisites

Before we jump in, make sure you've got:

Go installed on your machine (you're a Go dev, right?)
A Fireflies.ai API key (if you don't have one, hop over to their site and grab it)
Your favorite code editor ready to roll

Setting up the project

First things first, let's set up our project:

mkdir fireflies-integration
cd fireflies-integration
go mod init fireflies-integration

Now, let's grab the packages we'll need:

go get github.com/go-resty/resty/v2

Authentication

Alright, time to get our hands dirty. Let's set up authentication:

import "github.com/go-resty/resty/v2"

client := resty.New()
client.SetHeader("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY")

Easy peasy, right?

Making API requests

Now that we're authenticated, let's make some requests:

resp, err := client.R().
    SetBody(map[string]interface{}{"url": "https://example.com/audio.mp3"}).
    Post("https://api.fireflies.ai/graphql")

Implementing key Fireflies.ai API endpoints

Let's tackle the main endpoints we'll be using:

Transcription upload

func uploadTranscription(client *resty.Client, audioURL string) (string, error) {
    // Implementation here
}

Retrieving transcription status

func getTranscriptionStatus(client *resty.Client, transcriptionID string) (string, error) {
    // Implementation here
}

Fetching transcription results

func getTranscriptionResults(client *resty.Client, transcriptionID string) (string, error) {
    // Implementation here
}

Error handling and response parsing

Don't forget to handle those pesky errors and parse the JSON responses:

if err != nil {
    return "", fmt.Errorf("API request failed: %w", err)
}

var result map[string]interface{}
if err := json.Unmarshal(resp.Body(), &result); err != nil {
    return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to parse response: %w", err)
}

Creating a simple CLI tool

Let's wrap this all up in a neat CLI package:

package main

import (
    "flag"
    "fmt"
    "log"
)

func main() {
    audioURL := flag.String("url", "", "URL of the audio file to transcribe")
    flag.Parse()

    if *audioURL == "" {
        log.Fatal("Please provide an audio URL")
    }

    // Use our functions here
}

Testing the integration

Don't forget to test your code! Here's a quick example:

func TestUploadTranscription(t *testing.T) {
    // Test implementation here
}

Best practices and optimization

Remember to implement rate limiting, caching, and retry mechanisms. Your future self will thank you!

Conclusion

And there you have it! You've just built a Fireflies.ai API integration in Go. Pretty cool, huh? This is just the beginning - there's so much more you can do with this. Why not try adding more features or integrating it into your existing projects?

Resources

Now go forth and build amazing things! Happy coding!