Instagram Reel Analyzer — Reel Research, Hooks, Captions & Video URLs

Analyze public Instagram Reels for creator research, competitor intelligence, viral hook collection, and content repurposing.

Operational signal: recent health checks are passing, current 30-day success is high, and this is the strongest usage signal among our actors.

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Best use cases

1. Competitor reel research

Paste competitor Reel URLs and collect captions, usernames, video URLs, visible engagement fields, and metadata in one dataset.

2. Viral hook collection

Build a spreadsheet of Reel URLs + captions + video URLs, then tag openings/hooks manually or with your own AI workflow.

3. UGC / influencer due diligence

Check examples from creators before a collaboration. Export results to CSV and compare styles, hooks, captions, and visible engagement.

4. Transcript-to-content repurposing

If you provide your own OpenAI API key and turn transcription on, the actor can transcribe Reel audio for blogs, captions, newsletter snippets, or script analysis.

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Fast start: copy-paste input

{
  "reelUrls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY45LtpM8bh/"
  ],
  "includeTranscription": false
}

With transcription

{
  "reelUrls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY45LtpM8bh/"
  ],
  "includeTranscription": true,
  "openaiApiKey": "YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY"
}

Your OpenAI key is optional and marked secret in the input schema. Do not paste API keys into public chats.

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Example output

{
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY45LtpM8bh/",
  "timestamp": "2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z",
  "username": "creatorhandle",
  "caption": "Example reel caption...",
  "videoUrl": "https://...mp4",
  "likesCount": "12.4K",
  "commentsCount": "231",
  "transcript": "Optional transcript when enabled"
}

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Practical workflow

1. Collect 10–50 public Reel URLs in a niche.
2. Run with includeTranscription: false first for a fast metadata/video check.
3. Turn transcription on only for the winners you want to analyze deeply.
4. Export the dataset to CSV/JSON.
5. Use the captions/transcripts to identify hooks, content angles, objections, and patterns.

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Limits

• Public reels only.
• Private/deleted/unavailable reels may return errors.
• Transcription requires your own OpenAI API key.
• For very large batches, split into smaller runs for easier debugging and cost control.

Verified tiny sample runs

These are real capped proof runs generated on 2026-08-25 after the metadata extraction patch.

Case	Items	Run ID	Observed run cost	Result
Single public Reel	1	4dSLR9XfRAmnELPuk	$0.0020	Limited logged-out metadata returned
Listing sample Reel	1	0yvLjkNVtqxKSsolk	$0.0022	URL, username, video URL
Two-Reel batch	2	V6XHnYOEyV7f6rt19	$0.0011	Mixed metadata depth

Important: Instagram sometimes returns limited logged-out metadata for public Reels. Treat metadata-only mode as a lightweight research helper. Use optional transcription only when you provide your own OpenAI API key and actually need audio-to-text output.