Frequently asked questions
Grouped by product, security & data, pricing, and the API.
Product
- What is Briefant?
- Briefant turns recorded meetings into structured, cited documents. It transcribes the recording in full, extracts frames from anything shared on screen, and uses AI to organize both into decisions, action items, and reference notes -- each one traceable back to the exact moment it came from.
- How does a meeting get captured?
- Three ways: upload an existing recording directly, connect Google Calendar or Outlook so a bot joins your meetings automatically, or send a bot to a live Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or GoTo Meeting call. Live capture (calendar auto-join and live bots) is available on paid plans; manual upload is available on every plan.
- What does the AI Assistant actually do?
- Pick one of your processed meetings and ask about its decisions, action items, or topics -- it answers only from that meeting's own generated document, never from the open internet or your other meetings. It can also draft a follow-up email from a question-and-answer exchange. Available on the Team plan.
- What file formats can I upload, and export to?
- Upload MP4, MOV, or WebM recordings. Generated documents export as DOCX or PDF.
Security & data
- How is my data kept private from other organizations?
- Every organization's data is isolated at the database level using PostgreSQL row-level security, not just filtered in application code -- one organization's recordings, transcripts, and documents are never visible to another.
- Can I control who on my team sees what?
- Yes. Default roles (owner, admin, member, guest) cover most teams; custom roles let you define access across projects, team management, settings, billing, and integrations individually. A member can never grant a permission they don't themselves hold.
- Can I get my data out?
- Yes, at any time -- request a full export of every project's documents, transcripts, and extracted frames as a downloadable archive, with the option to include the raw source recordings too.
- Is there two-factor authentication?
- Yes, TOTP-based two-factor authentication is available for any account, using any standard authenticator app.
Pricing
- What does the free trial include?
- One video, up to 60 minutes, no credit card required. Manual upload only -- live meeting bots and calendar auto-join are on paid plans.
- How much does Briefant cost?
- Starter is $29/month for 300 processed minutes, Pro is $99/month for 1,200 minutes, and Team is $299/month for 4,000 minutes pooled across up to 5 seats. Pay yearly and get 2 months free ($290, $990 or $2,990 per year); minute allowances stay monthly. See the pricing page for full details and overage rates.
- Do all plans include the API, OAuth applications, and webhooks?
- Yes -- API access, OAuth application registration, and outgoing webhooks are included on every plan, including the trial.
API & developers
- Is there a public API?
- Yes -- a read-only API to list your projects and fetch each one's latest generated document, authenticated with a scoped API key. See the developer docs for full reference and examples.
- Can I build an integration that acts on a user's behalf?
- Yes, via OAuth 2.0 applications (Authorization Code flow with PKCE) -- a registered application can be granted a scoped slice of a member's own permissions, re-checked on every request.
- Can I get notified in real time when something happens?
- Yes, via outgoing webhooks -- register an HTTPS endpoint and receive a signed POST for events like a meeting finishing processing, a project being created, or team membership changing.
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