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The speech-to-text REST API version 3.1 is generally available. Version 3.0 of the [speech-to-text REST API](../../rest-speech-to-text.md) will be retired. For more information about how to migrate, see the [guide](../../migrate-v3-0-to-v3-1.md).
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