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Nylas Notetaker

Meeting bot API from Nylas that records, transcribes, and extracts data from Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams.

Pricing Bundled with Nylas plans / Contact for pricing
Category Notetakers & Recording
Founded 2013
HQ San Francisco, CA

What makes Nylas Notetaker different

Nylas Notetaker is a newer addition to the Nylas platform, which thousands of developers already use for email and calendar APIs. The main draw is bundling: if you already use Nylas for calendar sync, adding recording is one API call away. Transcription is powered by AssemblyAI. The trade-off is fewer platform integrations and less mature real-time features compared to Recall.ai.

Follows our testing methodology
· Last reviewed April 2026

Key features

  • Meeting bot API (Zoom, Meet, Teams)
  • Calendar and email API bundled
  • AI transcription (powered by AssemblyAI)
  • Structured meeting data extraction
  • Calendar read/write integration
  • SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001 compliant

Pros and cons

Pros

  • + Single vendor for email, calendar, and meeting APIs
  • + Established platform (10+ years, used by thousands)
  • + Calendar read/write included (Recall.ai calendar is read-only)
  • + SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001 compliant

Cons

  • - Fewer platform integrations (3 vs Recall.ai 6)
  • - No real-time audio/video streaming
  • - No interactive agents or desktop SDK
  • - 45-second bot join time (slower than Recall.ai)
  • - No perfect diarization (uses single mixed audio stream)
  • - Pricing not transparent

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