Developer Tools · Reviewed June 1, 2026

Recall.ai

Meeting recording infrastructure API for AI products. Powers Otter, Granola, Read.ai, and Fathom under the hood. Sequoia-backed.

Pricing
Paid
Rating
4.8/ 5 · 130 reviews
Last reviewed
June 1, 2026
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Overview

Recall.ai: Meeting Recording Infrastructure API

Recall.ai is Meeting bot infrastructure API for Zoom, Google Meet, MS Teams, Webex. Recall.ai is the unsexy infrastructure layer that lets meeting AI products focus on AI rather than reverse-engineering Zoom's APIs. The Otter/Granola/Read.ai roster as customers proves the build-vs-buy math — every meeting AI startup either uses Recall or rebuilds it.

Key Features

  • Meeting bot infrastructure API for Zoom, Google Meet, MS Teams, Webex
  • Powers Otter.ai, Granola, Read.ai, Fathom, and dozens of meeting AI tools
  • Single API call replaces standing up internal meeting bots per platform
  • Real-time and batch transcription pipelines
  • Sequoia and a16z-backed
  • YC W22; Series B funded
  • Targets the developer-tools layer below consumer meeting AI products

Ideal Use Case

Engineering teams building AI meeting tools, sales coaching products, voice agents, or any application that needs to ingest meeting audio across Zoom/Meet/Teams without standing up bots themselves.

Why Use Recall.ai

Recall.ai is the unsexy infrastructure layer that lets meeting AI products focus on AI rather than reverse-engineering Zoom's APIs. The Otter/Granola/Read.ai roster as customers proves the build-vs-buy math — every meeting AI startup either uses Recall or rebuilds it.

FAQ

Q: Who uses it? A: Otter.ai, Granola, Read.ai, Fathom, and many AI meeting tool startups.

Q: Pricing? A: Per-recording and per-minute tiered pricing; contact for current details.

Q: Platforms supported? A: Zoom, Google Meet, MS Teams, Webex, plus a few smaller platforms.

Q: Compliance? A: SOC 2 Type II; handles two-party-consent recording requirements.

tl;dr

Meeting recording API. Powers Otter, Granola, Read.ai. Sequoia-backed dev infra.

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