Instagram Reel Transcript Scraper
Extract searchable transcripts from public Instagram Reels and video posts, with language, source labels, and optional timestamps for analysis and export.
- runs · 30d
- 30
- success · 30d
- 100.0%
- runs all time
- 36
- users · 30d
- 1
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/data-slayer~instagram-reel-transcript-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"urls": [
"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DV29mBcMQwp/"
],
"maxDurationSeconds": 120,
"includeTimestamps": true
}'{
"inputUrl": string,
"mediaId": string,
"shortcode": string,
"status": string,
"transcript": string,
"transcriptSource": string,
"language": string,
"durationSeconds": number,
"segments": array,
"collectedAt": string,
"errorCode": string,
"errorMessage": string,
}Output fields
12 documented fields per record. Showing the first 12.
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| inputUrl | string | Canonical public Instagram URL processed for this row. |
| mediaId | string · nullable | Instagram media identifier when available. |
| shortcode | string · nullable | Short identifier from the Instagram URL when available. |
| status | string | ok means a transcript was returned; other values explain why no billable transcript was produced. |
| transcript | string · nullable | Observed caption or speech transcript text; null for non-success rows. |
| transcriptSource | string · nullable | native_captions for a caption track or speech_to_text for generated speech recognition. |
| language | string · nullable | Detected or declared language when available; never inferred from the account or caption text. |
| durationSeconds | number · nullable | Observed video duration in seconds when available. |
| segments | array | Ordered timestamp segments supplied by the transcript source when requested and available. |
| collectedAt | string | UTC timestamp when this result was created. |
| errorCode | string · nullable | Stable functional reason for a non-success row; null when status is ok. |
| errorMessage | string · nullable | Clear explanation of a non-success row; null when status is ok. |
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Frequently asked questions
What does Instagram Reel Transcript Scraper return?+
Extract searchable transcripts from public Instagram Reels and video posts, with language, source labels, and optional timestamps for analysis and export. It returns 12 documented fields per record.
How much does Instagram Reel Transcript Scraper cost?+
It is priced at $75.00 per 1,000 results (lowest tier), billed through your Apify account. Failed runs are not billed as results.
What format does the data come back in?+
Typed JSON records by default. You can also download a run's dataset as CSV or Excel, or stream it into your own stack.
How reliable is this scraper?+
Over the last 30 days it ran 30 times with a 100.0% success rate.
How do I run it?+
POST a JSON body to the actor's run endpoint with your Apify token, or open it on Apify and start a run from the console.
Run Instagram Reel Transcript Scraper on Apify
One request, structured rows back. Pay per result through your Apify account.