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

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Tiktok | Instagram | Facebook | Transcriber

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Twitter subtitles transcript

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Easily discover public Reels from Instagram profiles. Get metadata, videos, likes, comments & URLs—perfect for analysis or trend tracking. Start for free. Pricing: $3/1000 results.

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Instagram Reels Downloader

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