# Instagram Reels Transcript API Beta Returns the timed transcript of a public Instagram reel or video post. Instagram rarely exposes caption tracks to logged-out clients, so most transcripts are speech-to-text on the post's audio. Accepts reel, post, tv, instagr.am and share links or a raw shortcode; for carousels, img_index selects the item. [Get 100 free credits](https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/signup/?next=%2Fplayground%2F%3Fendpoint%3Dinstagram.transcript) · [API reference](https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/docs/reference/instagram/transcript/index.md) · [Try it](https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/playground/?endpoint=instagram.transcript) - **Price**: From **1 credit** per request, up to 122 credits$0.75–$1.45 per 1,000 requests - **Request**: `GET /v1/instagram/transcript`One API key, one JSON schema - **Input**: `url`e.g. `https://www.instagram.com/reel/De1S3KpCXf0/` - **Measured**: p50 4,125 ms · 98.1% success Use cases ## What teams build with it. From one request. - Turn reels into searchable text - Monitor influencer and competitor content - Repurpose reels into captions, blogs and posts - Feed reels into LLM analysis What you get ## Transcripts in one schema. The same on every platform. - **`platform`string**: Platform the media is hosted on. - **`id`string**: Platform-native ID of the post (equals post.id). - **`url`string**: Canonical URL of the post. - **`language`string**: BCP-47 language of the returned transcript; null when unknown. - **`source`string**: captions = platform caption track; asr = speech-to-text on the audio. New values may be added. - **`is_auto_generated`boolean**: True when the track was machine-generated (platform auto-captions or ASR). - **`available_languages`string\[\]**: BCP-47 caption languages the platform offers for this post; \[\] if none or not listed. - **`duration_ms`integer**: Media duration in milliseconds; null when unknown. Every field, its type and when it is `null`: [the response reference](https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/docs/reference/instagram/transcript/index.md#response) and the [transcript schema](https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/resources/transcript/index.md). ## Example request cURL: ```shell curl -G 'https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/transcript' \ --data-urlencode 'url=https://www.instagram.com/p/De1S3KpCXf0/' \ -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY" ``` Node.js: ```javascript const params = new URLSearchParams({ url: "https://www.instagram.com/p/De1S3KpCXf0/", }); const res = await fetch(`https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/transcript?${params}`, { headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" }, }); const body = await res.json(); if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`); const { data, meta } = body; console.log(data, meta.credits_charged); ``` Python: ```python import os import requests res = requests.get( "https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/transcript", params={"url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/De1S3KpCXf0/"}, headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"]}, ) body = res.json() if not res.ok: raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['code']}: {body['error']['message']}") data, meta = body["data"], body["meta"] print(data, meta["credits_charged"]) ``` Go: ```go package main import ( "encoding/json" "fmt" "log" "net/http" "net/url" "os" ) func main() { q := url.Values{} q.Set("url", "https://www.instagram.com/p/De1S3KpCXf0/") req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/transcript?"+q.Encode(), nil) if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } req.Header.Set("x-api-key", os.Getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")) res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req) if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } defer res.Body.Close() var body struct { Data json.RawMessage `json:"data"` Meta map[string]any `json:"meta"` Error *struct { Code string `json:"code"` Message string `json:"message"` } `json:"error"` } if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } if body.Error != nil { log.Fatalf("%s: %s", body.Error.Code, body.Error.Message) } fmt.Println(string(body.Data), body.Meta["credits_charged"]) } ``` 200 OK: ```json { "data": { "available_languages": [], "duration_ms": 23745, "id": "De1S3KpCXf0", "is_auto_generated": true, "language": "en", "platform": "instagram", "platform_specific": {}, "segments": [ { "end_ms": 3580, "start_ms": 0, "text": "You are looking at nudibranchs. You ever seen anything that crazy looking?" }, { "end_ms": 9220, "start_ms": 3800, "text": "Every color in the rainbow. These are marine snails basically that have lost their shells" }, { "end_ms": 13480, "start_ms": 9220, "text": "over time and developed these elaborate colors. Usually brightly colored animals are toxic." } ], "source": "asr", "text": "You are looking at nudibranchs. You ever seen anything that crazy looking? Every color in the rainbow. These are marine snails basically that have lost their shells over time and developed these elaborate colors. Usually brightly colored animals are toxic. Some of these are, some…", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/De1S3KpCXf0/" }, "meta": { "request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f", "platform": "instagram", "source": "asr", "is_cached": false, "credits_charged": 4, "latency_ms": 4125, "fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z", "input": { "kind": "video", "id": "De1S3KpCXf0", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/De1S3KpCXf0/" }, "credits_remaining": 9996, "client_request_id": null, "warnings": [], "mode": "live" } } ``` Long arrays and strings are shortened for display; real responses are complete. > [!NOTE] > > **Good to know** > > - Most results come from speech-to-text (meta.source = asr) and are priced per minute. > - Image posts return invalid_input; videos without speech return no_transcript. Reliability ## Measured, not promised. Every request counts. - **p50 latency**: 4,125 ms - **p95 latency**: 9,203 ms - **Success rate**: 98.1% - **Requests measured**: 53 **Staging measurements, not production.** Measured on our staging environment, over the 7 days before 2026-10-25. [How it is measured](https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/status/index.md#method). Pricing ## Pay per request. Only when it succeeds. | Source | Price per successful request | Per 1,000 requests | | --- | --- | --- | | Captions `captions` | 1 credit | $0.75–$1.45 | | Speech-to-text `asr` | 2 credits + 2 per started minute of media
up to 122 credits (60 started minutes of media) | $1.50–$2.90 + $1.50–$2.90 per started minute of media | - Failed requests are free: errors cost 0 credits. - Cache hits are free: responses served from the cache cost 0 credits. - Credits never expire. - One credit balance for every endpoint and platform. [Credit packs](https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/pricing/index.md) · [How this endpoint is priced](https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/docs/reference/instagram/transcript/index.md#pricing) · [How credits work](https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/docs/credits/index.md) FAQ ## Questions, answered. **How much does the Instagram Reels Transcript API cost?** 1 credit for captions results (meta.source = captions) and 2 credits + 2 per started minute of media, up to 122 credits (60 started minutes of media) for speech-to-text results (meta.source = asr), charged only for successful requests. SocialTap credits cost $0.75–$1.45 per 1,000 depending on the pack. **Am I charged for failed requests?** No. Requests that return an error cost 0 credits. Responses served from the cache are free too. Same schema, other platforms ## Transcripts everywhere. One parser. [Facebook Video Transcript APIBetaTranscript`GET /v1/facebook/transcript`From 1 credit](https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/transcript/index.md) · [Rumble Transcript APIBetaTranscript`GET /v1/rumble/transcript`From 1 credit](https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/apis/rumble/transcript/index.md) · [TikTok Transcript APIBetaTranscript`GET /v1/tiktok/transcript`From 1 credit](https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/apis/tiktok/transcript/index.md) · [YouTube Transcript APIBetaTranscript`GET /v1/youtube/transcript`From 1 credit](https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/apis/youtube/transcript/index.md) More Instagram ## Instagram API. 4 endpoints, one key. [Instagram Post APIBetaPost`GET /v1/instagram/post`1 credit](https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/post/index.md) · [Instagram Posts APIBetaPost`GET /v1/instagram/posts`1 credit / page](https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/posts/index.md) · [Instagram Profile APIBetaProfile`GET /v1/instagram/profile`1 credit](https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/profile/index.md) ## Start with 100 free credits. No card required. Test keys answer every endpoint from recorded responses, free, so you can build before you spend. Failed requests are always free. [Get your API key](https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/signup/?next=%2Fplayground%2F%3Fendpoint%3Dinstagram.transcript) · [Read the API reference](https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/docs/reference/instagram/transcript/index.md) --- [HTML version](https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/transcript/) · [Docs index for AI agents](https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/llms.txt) · [All docs in one file](https://staging-fly.socialtap.dev/llms-full.txt)