# Alternative
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A list of possible alternative transcriptions for the input audio. Each alternative may contain one or more of `Items`, `Entities`, or `Transcript`.

## Contents
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 ** Entities **   <a name="transcribe-Type-streaming_Alternative-Entities"></a>
Contains entities identified as personally identifiable information (PII) in your transcription output.  
Type: Array of [Entity](API_streaming_Entity.md) objects  
Required: No

 ** Items **   <a name="transcribe-Type-streaming_Alternative-Items"></a>
Contains words, phrases, or punctuation marks in your transcription output.  
Type: Array of [Item](API_streaming_Item.md) objects  
Required: No

 ** Transcript **   <a name="transcribe-Type-streaming_Alternative-Transcript"></a>
Contains transcribed text.  
Type: String  
Required: No

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