Minutes Skill

Access Lark Minutes recordings via the lark CLI.

Running Commands

Ensure lark is in your PATH, or use the full path to the binary. Set the config directory if not using the default:

lark minutes <command>
# Or with explicit config:
LARK_CONFIG_DIR=/path/to/.lark lark minutes <command>

Getting the Minute Token

The minute token is a 24-character identifier found in the Minutes URL:

• •URL format: https://bytedance.larksuite.com/minutes/obcnq3b9jl72l83w4f14xxxx
• •Token: obcnq3b9jl72l83w4f14xxxx (the last part of the URL)

Commands Reference

Check Authentication

lark auth status

Get Minutes Metadata

lark minutes get <minute_token>

Returns:

{
  "token": "obcnq3b9jl72l83w4f14xxxx",
  "title": "Team Sync Meeting",
  "owner_id": "ou_612b787ccd3259fb3c816b3f678dxxxx",
  "create_time": "2024-01-20T10:30:00+08:00",
  "duration_seconds": 3600,
  "duration_display": "1h 0m 0s",
  "url": "https://bytedance.larksuite.com/minutes/obcnq3b9jl72l83w4f14xxxx"
}

Export Transcript

# Plain text transcript
lark minutes transcript <minute_token>

# SRT format (for subtitles)
lark minutes transcript <minute_token> --format srt

# Include speaker names
lark minutes transcript <minute_token> --speaker

# Include timestamps
lark minutes transcript <minute_token> --timestamp

# Full transcript with all details
lark minutes transcript <minute_token> --format srt --speaker --timestamp

# Save to file
lark minutes transcript <minute_token> --output transcript.txt
lark minutes transcript <minute_token> --format srt --output transcript.srt

Flags:

• •--format txt|srt - Output format (default: txt)
• •--speaker - Include speaker names in transcript
• •--timestamp - Include timestamps
• •--output <file> - Write to file instead of JSON output

Returns (when not using --output):

{
  "token": "obcnq3b9jl72l83w4f14xxxx",
  "format": "txt",
  "content": "Full transcript text here..."
}

Returns (when using --output):

{
  "token": "obcnq3b9jl72l83w4f14xxxx",
  "format": "txt",
  "file": "transcript.txt"
}

Get Media Download URL

lark minutes media <minute_token>

Returns a temporary download URL valid for 24 hours:

{
  "token": "obcnq3b9jl72l83w4f14xxxx",
  "download_url": "https://internal-api-drive-stream.larksuite.cn/space/api/box/stream/download/authcode/?code=xxx"
}

Output Format

All commands output JSON for programmatic processing.

Error Handling

Errors return JSON:

{
  "error": true,
  "code": "ERROR_CODE",
  "message": "Description"
}

Common error codes:

• •AUTH_ERROR - Need to run lark auth login
• •SCOPE_ERROR - Missing minutes permissions. Run lark auth login --add --scopes minutes
• •NOT_FOUND - Invalid minute token or minutes not found
• •API_ERROR - Lark API issue (check if minute is ready/transcribed)

Required Permissions

This skill requires the minutes scope group. If you see a SCOPE_ERROR, the user needs to add minutes permissions:

lark auth login --add --scopes minutes

To check current permissions:

lark auth status

Common Use Cases

Review Meeting Recording

1. •Get metadata to see title and duration
2. •Export transcript for reading/searching
3. •Get media URL if need to watch the video

Extract Meeting Notes

1. •Export transcript with speaker names: --speaker
2. •Process the transcript to extract action items, decisions, etc.

Archive Meeting Content

1. •Export transcript to file: --output meeting-notes.txt
2. •Get media URL and download video for archival

Notes

• •Minutes must be fully transcribed before the API can access them
• •Media download URLs expire after 24 hours
• •Rate limit: 5 requests per second per endpoint
• •Requires appropriate Minutes scopes in the Lark app configuration