# How to transcribe Speech

Set the component state and check if there is valid token. 

```javascript
    constructor(props) {
        super(props);

        this.state = {
            displayText: 'INITIALIZED: ready to test speech...'
        }
    }
    
    async componentDidMount() {
        // check for valid speech key/region
        const tokenRes = await getTokenOrRefresh();
        if (tokenRes.authToken === null) {
            this.setState({
                displayText: 'FATAL_ERROR: ' + tokenRes.error
            });
        }
    }
```

#### Calling Speech-to-Text with the microphone stream data

Function to get stream from microphone and make a call for transcription. We call this function when the microphone click happens.

```javascript
    async sttFromMic() {
        const tokenObj = await getTokenOrRefresh();
        const speechConfig = speechsdk.SpeechConfig.fromAuthorizationToken(tokenObj.authToken, tokenObj.region);
        speechConfig.speechRecognitionLanguage = 'en-US';
        
        const audioConfig = speechsdk.AudioConfig.fromDefaultMicrophoneInput();
        const recognizer = new speechsdk.SpeechRecognizer(speechConfig, audioConfig);

        this.setState({
            displayText: 'speak into your microphone...'
        });

        recognizer.recognizeOnceAsync(result => {
            let displayText;
            if (result.reason === ResultReason.RecognizedSpeech) {
                displayText = `RECOGNIZED: Text=${result.text}`
            } else {
                displayText = 'ERROR: Speech was cancelled or could not be recognized. Ensure your microphone is working properly.';
            }

            this.setState({
                displayText: displayText
            });
        });
    }

```


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