You can access the Instagram reels transcribe programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

$echo '{
<  "task": "transcription",
<  "model": "gemini-2.5-pro"
<}' |
<apify call linen_snack/instagram-reels-transcribe --silent --output-dataset

Instagram reels transcribe API through CLI

The Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use Instagram reels transcribe locally, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the Apify CLI

$npm i -g apify-cli
$apify login

Other API clients include:

Instagram reels transcribe API in Python

Instagram reels transcribe API in JavaScript

Instagram reels transcribe OpenAPI definition

Instagram reels transcribe API

Instagram reel transcript

linen_snack/instagram-videos-transcipt-subtitles-and-translate

Effortlessly convert any public Instagram reels videos into accurate text, subtitles, or translations with this powerful OpenAI Whisper API actor.

ius iyb

156

Tiktok | Instagram | Facebook | Transcriber

tictechid/anoxvanzi-Transcriber

Extract accurate transcripts from Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels and TikTok videos. Use video URLs to transcribe public content with timestamps. Export transcripts in JSON format, run via API, schedule runs, or integrate with other tools for automated transcription workflows.

TicTech

430

5.0

Instagram Reels Downloader

scrapearchitect/instagram-reels-downloader

🚀 Download Instagram Reels🎥 in 1080p/720p 📏 + audio 🎧! Secure Apify links 🔐, creator info 📋, thumbnails 🌄. Bulk URLs 🔄, residential proxies 🌍. For devs 🛠️, agencies 🎬! 🎧 Instagram Reels/Shorts Video Downloader 🎥

Scrape Architect

Twitter subtitles transcript

linen_snack/twitter-subtitles-transcript

Effortlessly convert any public Twitter/X video into accurate text, subtitles, or translations with this powerful OpenAI Whisper API actor.

ius iyb

Instagram Reels Downloader

easyapi/instagram-reels-downloader

Download Instagram Reels videos in bulk with high quality! Perfect for content creators, marketers, and researchers. Get comprehensive video data including engagement metrics, creator info, and direct download links - all in one powerful tool. 🎥✨

EasyApi

549

2.2

Instagram Reel Downloader

sauravp/instagram-reel-downloader

Easily fetch and save Instagram Reels in high‑quality MP4 format. This Actor turns any public Instagram Reel URL into a downloadable video file, perfect for content creators, marketers, and developers who need programmatic access to Reels for archiving, reposting, or analysis.

Saurav Pratihar

Instagram Reels Scraper

hpix/ig-reels-scraper

Scrape Instagram Reels and their respective profile efficiently.

Hpix

477

5.0

Instagram Reel Downloader

presetshubham/instagram-reel-downloader

This actor scrapes Instagram Reels from provided URLs and retrieves metadata such as captions, likes, comments, and video URLs. The scraped data is saved in a dataset, making it easy to export the results as JSON, CSV, or HTML.

Shubham Preset

574

2.4

✨ Instagram Reels Downloader Apify

damilo/instagram-reels-downloader-apify

⚡ Fast Instagram Reels downloader that saves public Reels to S3 or MinIO with clean filenames (video.mp4, thumbnail.jpg, description.txt). Fully temp-based, no local storage. Supports parallel downloads, custom S3 endpoints, and is perfect for archiving or automation workflows.

Imad

5.0

Instagram Reel Scraper

apify/instagram-reel-scraper

Scrape data from Instagram reels. Just add one or more Instagram usernames and get your data in seconds including hashtags, mentions, comments, images, likes, locations, and metadata. Export scraped data, run the scraper via API, schedule and monitor runs or integrate with other tools.