# live_transcribe.action This page provides an overview of all valid actions for the [live_transcribe](../) SWML method. The live_transcribe method requires exactly [oneOf](https://json-schema.org/understanding-json-schema/reference/combining#oneOf) the below action items. If more than one (or none) is provided, the action will fail. | Name | Type | Default | Description | |:--|:|:--|:| | action Required | string \| object | - | The action to be performed.
An object that contains **one** of the [live_translate actions](#actions)
**Possible Values:** [[stop](./stop.mdx), [start](./start.mdx), [summarize](./summarize.mdx)] | ## **Actions** | Action
oneOf | Type | Default | Description | |:|:|:--|:-| | [stop](./stop.mdx) Required | string | - | Stops the live transcribing session. | | [start](./start.mdx) Required | object | - | Starts a live transcribing session. | | [summarize](./summarize.mdx) Required | object | - | Summarizes the conversation. |