# Create Subtitles

[View original](https://ittybit.com/guides/create-subtitles)

## Create a VTT file

You can create a new subtitles file with a subtitles task.

The default output format is `vtt`.

<Tabs groupId="language" items={["typescript", "python", "ruby", "php", "go", "fetch" ]} persist>
  <Tab value="typescript">
    ```js
    const task = await ittybit.tasks.create({
      kind: 'subtitles',
      url: 'https://example.com/video.mp4',
    });
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="python">
    ```python
    task = ittybit.tasks.create(
      kind='subtitles',
      url='https://example.com/video.mp4',
    );
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="ruby">
    ```ruby
    task = ittybit.tasks.create(
      kind: 'subtitles',
      url: 'https://example.com/video.mp4',
    );
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="php">
    ```php
    $task = $ittybit->tasks->create([
        'kind' => 'subtitles',
        'url' => 'https://example.com/video.mp4',
    ]);
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="go">
    ```go
    task, err := ittybit.Tasks.Create(
        context.TODO(),
        &ittybit.TaskCreateParams{
            Kind: "subtitles",
            URL: "https://example.com/video.mp4"
        },
    )
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="fetch">
    ```js
    const task = await fetch('https://api.ittybit.com/tasks', {
      method: 'POST',
      headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${ITTYBIT_API_KEY}` },
      body: JSON.stringify({ 
        kind: 'subtitles', 
        url: 'https://example.com/video.mp4',
      })
    })
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

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## Create an SRT file

You can create a new subtitles task with `format: 'srt'` to create an `.srt` file.

<Tabs groupId="language" items={["typescript", "python", "ruby", "php", "go", "fetch" ]} persist>
  <Tab value="typescript">
    ```js
    const task = await ittybit.tasks.create({
      kind: 'subtitles',
      url: 'https://example.com/video.mp4',
      format: 'srt',
    });
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="python">
    ```python
    task = ittybit.tasks.create(
      kind='subtitles',
      url='https://example.com/video.mp4',
      format='srt',
    );
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="ruby">
    ```ruby
    task = ittybit.tasks.create(
      kind: 'subtitles',
      url: 'https://example.com/video.mp4',
      format: 'srt',
    );
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="php">
    ```php
    $task = $ittybit->tasks->create([
        'kind' => 'subtitles',
        'url' => 'https://example.com/video.mp4',
        'format' => 'srt',
    ]);
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="go">
    ```go
    task, err := ittybit.Tasks.Create(
        context.TODO(),
        &ittybit.TaskCreateParams{
            Kind: "subtitles",
            URL: "https://example.com/video.mp4",
            Format: "srt",
        },
    )
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="fetch">
    ```js
    const task = await fetch('https://api.ittybit.com/tasks', {
      method: 'POST',
      headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${ITTYBIT_API_KEY}` },
      body: JSON.stringify({ 
        kind: 'subtitles', 
        url: 'https://example.com/video.mp4',
        format: 'srt',
      })
    })
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

See the [Subtitles Tasks](/docs/subtitles) section for more information about available output formats.

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*(See [SDKs](/sdks) for install and initialization steps.)*