# Whisper-large-v3-tbv Endpoint
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**Author:**  [@Gejn](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2FGejn)%5C
**Post date:** [August 2, 2025, 12:13am UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fwhisper-large-v3-tbv-endpoint%2F165327%2F1 "2025-08-02T00:13:31Z")
Hello everyone,
I deployed an endpoint for whisper-large-v3-tbv. All statuses are running fine, but when I use the test playground or the default code, I always get a 404 error.
My endpoint looks like this:
`https://xxxxx.us-east-1.aws.endpoints.huggingface.cloud`
And the default parameters:
```auto
{
"inputs": "%_BASE_64_AUDIO_DATA_%",
"parameters": {}
}
```
I tried a mistral-7b endpoint and it works fine. But I can’t get the whisper one to work.
In the analytics panel, I can see the 404 errors.
I must be missing something. I looked all over the documentation but I don’t understand what’s wrong.
Can someone help me please?
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**Author:**  [@John6666](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2FJohn6666)%5C
**Post date:** [August 2, 2025, 3:00am UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fwhisper-large-v3-tbv-endpoint%2F165327%2F2 "2025-08-02T03:00:19Z")
In the case of [Endpoint for Whisper](https://huggingface.co/blog/fast-whisper-endpoints), [it may be necessary to send raw audio instead of JSON](https://huggingface.co/philschmid/openai-whisper-endpoint) like this.
```bash
# load audio file
wget /static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-media.huggingface.co%2Fspeech_samples%2Fsample1.flac
# run request
curl --request POST \
--url https://{ENDPOINT}/ \
--header 'Content-Type: audio/x-flac' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {HF_TOKEN}' \
--data-binary '@sample1.flac'
```
Or as a last resort, you [can write `handler.py` to enable arbitrary actions](https://huggingface.co/docs/inference-endpoints/support/faq#i-would-like-to-deploy-a-model-which-is-not-in-the-supported-tasks-is-this-possible)…
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**Author:**  [@Gejn](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2FGejn)%5C
**Post date:** [August 2, 2025, 6:33am UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fwhisper-large-v3-tbv-endpoint%2F165327%2F3 "2025-08-02T06:33:27Z")
Hi, thanks for your answer.
In my case, I’m using the test playground, It automatically replaces the input with the audio file data.
I still tried your example in command line, with `wget` and `curl`, but I still get a 404 error.
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**Author:**  [@John6666](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2FJohn6666)%5C
**Post date:** [August 2, 2025, 6:55am UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fwhisper-large-v3-tbv-endpoint%2F165327%2F4 "2025-08-02T06:55:33Z")
Hmm, something’s strange. I understand if everything isn’t working, but only Whisper isn’t working…🤔
This is different from the error that appeared in ASR before…
You might want to [inquire by email](https://huggingface.co/docs/inference-endpoints/support). Since it’s a dedicated endpoint, it will cost money to experiment…
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**Author:**  [@Angelina067](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2FAngelina067)%5C
**Post date:** [August 2, 2025, 7:29am UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fwhisper-large-v3-tbv-endpoint%2F165327%2F5 "2025-08-02T07:29:09Z")
I think I can help with the Whisper endpoint issue! It’s actually a common problem with audio models.
Do this quick fix.
_Instead of.._
json
```auto
{
"inputs": "%_BASE_64_AUDIO_DATA_%",
"parameters": {}
}
```
_Try this one code_
json
```auto
{
"inputs": "your_base64_audio_here"
}
```
This happens 'coz Whisper models work a bit differently than text models like Mistral. They’re more somewhat choosy about the request format.
**If that doesn’t work:**
1. Make sure your audio file is small (under 1 minute)
2. Try with a simple WAV or MP3 file
That should solve the 404 error!
Hope it works. 😊
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**Author:**  [@Gejn](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2FGejn)%5C
**Post date:** [August 2, 2025, 10:13am UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fwhisper-large-v3-tbv-endpoint%2F165327%2F6 "2025-08-02T10:13:50Z")
Hi, thanks for the suggestion, but unfortunately it’s the same ☹
I’m using the test playground with a 20-second file.
It looks like the endpoint is not working.
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**Author:**  [@Angelina067](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2FAngelina067)%5C
**Post date:** [August 3, 2025, 1:58am UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fwhisper-large-v3-tbv-endpoint%2F165327%2F7 "2025-08-03T01:58:48Z")
1. Try a smaller file first, maybe 5-10 seconds instead of 20.
2. Check the audio format, WAV files usually work best.
3. Wait a few minutes, sometimes Whisper endpoints take a bit longer to fully activate even when they show “running”.
**If still not working:** The endpoint might need to be redeployed. Whisper models sometimes have deployment issues that don’t show up in the status.