TranscriptExporter for Granola documentation

Getting started

TranscriptExporter for Granola is a Chrome extension. A license is $29 once, works forever, and includes every export format. There are two ways people arrive:

Your license key

Keys look like GRANOLA-XXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXXX. Open the extension, paste the key, and click Validate License.

• One license activates on up to 3 devices.
• Your key is printed in the README.pdf of every export, so you always have a copy.
• Lost it entirely? Email hello@transcriptexport.com and it will be resent.

Browser support

Google Chrome 88 or newer. The extension does not run on Firefox, Safari, Edge or any mobile browser.

Creating your Granola API key

The extension connects to Granola with an API key that you create yourself. Granola offers API keys on its Business and Enterprise plans. Setup takes about a minute and you only do it once. On Enterprise plans, a workspace admin may need to enable API access for members first.

1. Open the Granola desktop app and go to Settings.
2. Open Connectors, then API keys.
3. Under Personal API key, create a new key and tick its notes access checkboxes (see below), then copy the key.
4. Paste the key into the extension and click Save and connect.

Notes access: Personal, Public, or both

Your key decides what you can export. When you create a Personal API key, Granola shows two checkboxes. Tick one or both:

Workspace API keys (admins)

Next to Personal API key, workspace admins also see Workspace API keys. There are no options to pick: click create and Granola issues the key. A workspace key belongs to the workspace rather than to you, never expires, and covers the workspace's public notes, which makes it the right key for a standing team backup that survives staff changes.

Running an export

1. Click the TranscriptExporter icon in your Chrome toolbar.
2. Set filters if you want to narrow things down (all optional).
3. Choose your content and formats.
4. Check the estimate line, then click export.
5. The export runs in the background. Keep browsing, or close the popup, and a ZIP downloads automatically when it finishes.

Filters

Content

Checkboxes control what each exported file includes:

• AI notes - Granola's generated summary for the meeting.
• Full transcript - the complete transcript with timestamps.
• Attendees and emails - who was in the meeting.
• Calendar details - date, time, duration, organizer.
• Folder names - which Granola folders the meeting belongs to.

Formats

Pick one format or several. With several selected, each format gets its own folder inside the ZIP.

What's in your export

Every export is a ZIP named like granola-notes-2026-08-14.zip, with README.pdf at the root so it is easy to find.

granola-notes-2026-08-14/
├── README.pdf              summary of this export, plus your license key
├── txt/
│   ├── Weekly_Product_Sync_Aug_12_2026_a1b2c3.txt
│   └── Client_Kickoff_Aug_10_2026_d4e5f6.txt
├── md/
│   └── ...                 same meetings, Markdown
└── json/
    └── ...                 same meetings, structured JSON

Each file follows the same layout:

1. A metadata header: title, date, duration, owner, attendees, organizer, folders, and the Granola URL.
2. An AI NOTES section: Granola's summary for the meeting. In Markdown files it keeps Granola's own headings and formatting.
3. A TRANSCRIPT section: every line with an elapsed [MM:SS] timestamp and a speaker label.

Speaker labels

Speaker labels come straight from Granola. The extension never invents names. What you see depends on what Granola knows about each line:

Granola transcripts without speaker tags only distinguish your microphone from other people's audio, so on many desktop recordings the transcript alternates between "Name (me)" and "Other participant". That is exactly how Granola stores it, and your export reflects it faithfully.

Which meetings appear

The export list contains every meeting your API key can see that has a finished AI summary. That is a Granola API rule, not an extension setting:

• A meeting that just ended appears once Granola finishes generating its summary, usually within a few minutes.
• A meeting recorded without a summary (for example a cancelled processing run) will not appear.

Troubleshooting

API key rejected (401)

• Check for copy-paste mistakes. Granola API keys start with grn_.
• The key may have been revoked in Granola. Create a fresh key under Settings, Connectors, API keys, and paste it into the extension.
• API keys stop working if your workspace drops below a Business or Enterprise plan.

Rate limits

Handled automatically. The extension paces its requests under Granola's limits, and if Granola asks it to slow down mid-export, it waits and resumes on its own. You never lose progress. Very large exports simply take a little longer.

A meeting is missing from the export

• Most common cause: its AI summary has not finished yet. Wait a few minutes and export again.
• Check your filters. A date range, folder, or keyword filter may be excluding it.
• Check your key's notes access. A Personal-notes-only key cannot see teammates' meetings; you need Public notes access for that.
• A workspace key that finds 0 meetings usually means nothing has been shared workspace-wide yet. Workspace keys only see public notes and the Team space, never anyone's private notes. Share a note into the Team space and it will appear.

"Invalid License" error

• Double-check the key for typos. It must start with GRANOLA-.
• Ensure you have not exceeded the 3-device limit.
• Contact support if you purchased within the last 24 hours.

Extension not working at all

1. Verify the extension is enabled in chrome://extensions/.
2. Restart Chrome completely.
3. Remove and reinstall the extension from the Chrome Web Store. Your license reactivates with the same key.

Support

Email hello@transcriptexport.com for technical issues, license problems, or general questions. We typically respond within 24 hours on business days.

When contacting support, please include:

• Your license key (first 10 characters)
• Chrome version
• A description of the issue, with screenshots if applicable

You can also browse the FAQ and the general support center.

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