# Instagram Reel to text: transcribe reels from links

**Use case:** 

Paste Instagram Reel links and get each reel's spoken words as text, in its original language, with timestamps and the first 3 seconds of speech. $3 per 1,000 reels; music-only reels free.

## Input

```json
{
  "reelUrls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DfIfj7vS3qt/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DfApXJOpopz/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DW_zDbAk2VR/"
  ],
  "includeSegments": true,
  "subtitleFormat": "none",
  "maskContactDetails": true,
  "maxReels": 1000
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "reelUrl": {
    "label": "Reel url"
  },
  "creator": {
    "label": "Creator"
  },
  "durationSeconds": {
    "label": "Duration seconds"
  },
  "language": {
    "label": "Language"
  },
  "hook3s": {
    "label": "Hook3s"
  },
  "transcript": {
    "label": "Transcript",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "views": {
    "label": "Views"
  },
  "charged": {
    "label": "Charged",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "errorMessage": {
    "label": "Error message"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Instagram Transcript Scraper: Reels Transcript API Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Instagram Reel to text: transcribe reels from links". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/IcxRpztzBgjHDA39u) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Instagram Reel to text: transcribe reels from links" task

The Instagram Transcript Scraper: Reels Transcript API Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like reel links, timed segments, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Instagram Reel to text: transcribe reels from links" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as status, reel url, creator, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Instagram Reel to text: transcribe reels from links" task via API](https://apify.com/meridianlabs/instagram-reels-transcript.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Instagram Transcript Scraper: Reels Transcript API](https://apify.com/meridianlabs/instagram-reels-transcript.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/meridianlabs/instagram-reels-transcript.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/meridianlabs/instagram-reels-transcript.md

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