# Changelog of Instagram Reels Transcript Scraper 💰$7.5/1K — TikTok & Shorts (`lergassy/instagram-reels-transcript-scraper`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lergassy/instagram-reels-transcript-scraper/changelog.md
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## Changelog

### 2026-10-13

- A bare Instagram username in **Whole profiles** (for example `natgeo`) now works like the profile link; before, it returned an "is not a valid URL" error row. A name with `@` (`@duolingo`) is still read as a TikTok handle.
- Every run now ends with a status message saying how many videos were transcribed and how many inputs failed, including runs where every input failed.

### 2026-10-02

- Instagram profile links are now supported: a profile gives its 12 newest Reels, with view counts.
- A profile that cannot be opened returns a single explanatory error row.
- Only the audio is downloaded when on-screen text is not requested, and transcription and on-screen text reading are faster.
- On-screen text is read from at most 90 frames per video, spread evenly, so long videos stay fast at the same price per video.
- Better detection of music-only videos, so they are not returned as invented speech.
- Default memory now adapts to your input.

### 2026-09-27

- Rows are written as soon as they are ready instead of at the end of the run, and whatever is done is saved if the run nears its timeout.
- Runs stop cleanly at your maximum cost instead of being aborted; nothing beyond your limit is written or charged.

### 2026-09-26

- New "Find viral videos" option: adds author, views, likes, comments, caption and publish date, and compares each video with the author's median (`vsAuthorMedian`, `isOutlier`).
- TikTok captions are fetched together with the video, so TikTok links are faster.
- Reels that are restricted, private or deleted return a free error row right away.
- Music-only videos return an empty transcript marked `no-speech` instead of phrases like "Thank you.", and their audio is not charged.

### 2026-09-23

- Runs start much faster.
- Fixed the dataset links in the Output tab.

### 2026-09-21

- Initial release: public Instagram Reels to text with timestamped transcript, on-screen text and the first-3-second hook, no login or cookies; TikTok videos and YouTube Shorts work in the same run.