InsightSocial API
Instagram

Instagram Reel Transcript API reference

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Example request
curl "https://api.insightsocial.app/v1/instagram/media/transcript?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Freel%2FDHsD6HGqJhp%2F" \
  -H "x-api-key: $INSIGHTSOCIAL_API_KEY"

Step-by-step: Read on-screen text from TikTok and Instagram posts · Video transcription

GET
/v1/instagram/media/transcript

Returns the spoken words in an Instagram video or reel of up to 2 minutes as text. A video with no speech returns 404 with reason no_speech, free of charge.

Use it when you need what was said in a video rather than its metrics; pass the reel or video URL. Photo posts and videos over 2 minutes cannot be transcribed.

100 credits per call.

Authorization

apiKey
x-api-key<token>

Your key from the dashboard. It starts with isk_.

In: header

Query Parameters

url*string

Full URL of the Instagram video or reel (a /reel/, /p/ or /tv/ link to a video post). Photo posts have no audio to transcribe.

dry_run?"1"

Set to 1 to get the price of this call without making it: data.dry_run carries credits_min and credits_max. Nothing is charged.

Value in

  • "1"

Response Body

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

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application/json

curl -X GET "https://api.insightsocial.app/v1/instagram/media/transcript?url=string"
{  "success": true,  "platform": "string",  "endpoint": "string",  "schema_version": "2",  "pagination": {    "next_cursor": "string",    "has_more": true,    "page_size": 0,    "stopped_at": "since"  },  "unavailable": [    "string"  ],  "credits_used": 0,  "credits_remaining": 0,  "request_id": "string",  "cached": true,  "idempotent_replay": true,  "charge_reason": "string",  "free_call": true,  "data": {    "transcript": {      "language": "string",      "text": "string",      "segments": [        {          "text": "string",          "start_seconds": 0,          "duration_seconds": 0        }      ]    }  }}

Media › Screen Text GET

Returns the text shown on an Instagram post's images, read by AI: the photo, each carousel slide up to 10, or a reel's cover frame, with results per slide.

Post › Comment › Replies GET

Returns replies under one Instagram comment, each with text, like count, nested reply count, author, and timestamp.