# CharacterOffsets
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Provides the location, using character count, in your transcript where a match is identified. For example, the location of an issue or a category match within a segment.

## Contents
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Provides the character count of the first character where a match is identified. For example, the first character associated with an issue or a category match in a segment transcript.  
Type: Integer  
Required: No

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Provides the character count of the last character where a match is identified. For example, the last character associated with an issue or a category match in a segment transcript.  
Type: Integer  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/transcribe-streaming-2017-10-26/CharacterOffsets) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/transcribe-streaming-2017-10-26/CharacterOffsets) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/transcribe-streaming-2017-10-26/CharacterOffsets)