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Instagram Transcript API & Profile Scraper - AI Video to TextInstagram Reels Transcript API for converting video audio into structured text using AI. Extract transcripts, timestamped segments, media URLs, and metadata from public Reels and videos. Also supports public profile post scraping for creator research, competitor research, and automation workflows.
Publisher description, verbatimon Instagram, by users in the last 30 days among actors classified to this platform.
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The scraper is fast, reliable, accurate, and affordable, but it can be incomplete and fail to retrieve some scraped videos.
| Theme | Sentiment | Said | What they mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does it return everything | 2 praised · 1 complained | 3 | provides timestamps and metadatafailed to retrieve scraped videos“I used to manually transcribe videos, which was extremely tiring. This API completely relieved me. It returns the text content, provides timestamps and metadata, making content analysis and keyword extraction extremely convenient for me. For batch processing of public videos, the response speed and data completeness are very satisfactory.” — 5/5 |
| Does it run | 5 praised · 0 complained | 5 | resilient to blocking and data dropsstable performance across the workflow“I’ve been using this scraper to process Instagram links via the API, and it works flawlessly. Since it charges based on compute usage, it's very cost-effective for small tasks. The data extraction is fast and accurate. Highly recommended!” — 5/5 |
| How fast | 3 praised · 0 complained | 3 | fast extraction for bulk video links“Instagram is notoriously difficult to scrape, but this tool is exceptionally stable and reliable. It processes bulk video links efficiently without getting blocked or dropping data. The setup is simple, the execution is fast, and the output format is ready to use with zero messy post-processing needed. Excellent work by the developer on keeping this so well-optimized!” — 5/5 |
| What it costs | 3 praised · 0 complained | 3 | very cost-effective for small tasks“Stable results and affordable. Using it often, works great.” — 5/5 |
| Is the data right | 2 praised · 0 complained | 2 | returns high-quality, accurate transcripts reliably“I used this Actor today in a Make scenario to extract Instagram Reels transcripts and pass them to OpenAI for further analysis. The performance was stable throughout the workflow, the returned transcripts were high quality, and the pricing is very cost-effective. It worked well for an automation use case and saved me a lot of time. Recommended if you need reliable Instagram Reel transcript data for downstream AI processing.” — 5/5 |
| Setup and docs | 1 praised · 0 complained | 1 | simple, straightforward setup process |
| Caps and ceilings | 1 praised · 0 complained | 1 | well-designed, forgiving rate limits“Manually transcribing Reels used to be a huge time sink. This API changed that completely. It doesn’t just return text — it also provides timestamps and metadata, which makes content analysis and keyword extraction incredibly easy. For batch processing public videos, the rate limits and reliability are well-designed. Highly recommended for any developer working with Instagram video content.” — 5/5 |
The actors either side of #17 of 1,425, ranked by users in the last 30 days. Same platform, adjacent adoption — the comparable set.
| # | Actor | Grade | Price / 1k | Users /30d | Success | Rating | Age | Fresh | |
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| 12 | C | RES$2.30 /1khigh price | 1,00118.9K total | 99.9% | 3.0 | 4.4y | fresh | ||
| 13 | B | EVT$2.00 /1k profilegood price | 8922,599 total | 99.8% | 4.7 | 3m | fresh | ||
| 14 | B | RES$0.50 /1kgood price | 7749,225 total | 99.0% | 4.7 | 2.8y | fresh | ||
| 15 | B | RES$0.30 /1kgood price | 7467,098 total | 95.9% | 4.8 | 9m | fresh | ||
| 16 | B | RES$2.50 /1ksteep price | 7022,452 total | 99.8% | 5.0 | 9m | aging | ||
| 17 | B | RES$1.00 /1kfair price | 6672,757 total | 99.9% | 4.3 | 7m | fresh | This | |
| 18 | B | RES$1.00 /1kfair price | 6552,843 total | 99.9% | 5.0 | 6m | fresh | ||
| 19 | A | EVT$2.60 /1k profilegood price | 64215.9K total | 100.0% | 4.8 | 4.5y | fresh | ||
| 20 | A | EVT$2.70 /1k postfair price | 62810.3K total | 99.7% | 5.0 | 3.8y | fresh | ||
| 21 | B | EVT$16.00 /1k keyword-querysteep price | 5433,521 total | 99.5% | 3.4 | 13m | fresh | ||
| 22 | C | EVT$10.00 /1k PROFILE_ANALYZEDhigh price | 4793,911 total | 97.5% | 2.5 | 22m | fresh |
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