# Facebook Video & Reels Transcript Scraper (`sarel-data/facebook-reels-transcript-scraper`) Actor

Get transcripts of Facebook Reels and videos from any public page or video URL, plus caption, date, views, reactions, comments, duration, language, a no-speech flag and an optional AI summary and hook. Built-in free Whisper.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/sarel-data/facebook-reels-transcript-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Sarel Data](https://apify.com/sarel-data) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, AI, Videos
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $25.00 / 1,000 video transcribeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Facebook Video & Reels Transcript Scraper

**Get the transcript of any public Facebook Reel or video** — plus caption, publish date, views, reactions, comments, duration, spoken language, a `noSpeech` flag and an optional AI summary & hook. Paste a **Facebook page URL** to transcribe its latest Reels and videos, or paste **individual reel/video links**. No Facebook login, no cookies, no API key needed.

Transcription runs on a **built-in Whisper speech-to-text model** inside the actor, so there is no extra AI bill. Want maximum accuracy? Plug in your own Groq or OpenAI key.

### What can it do?

- 🎬 **Facebook Reels to text** – full transcript + optional timestamped segments (subtitles / SRT-ready)
- 📄 **Bulk transcribe a whole Facebook page** – latest N videos & Reels from any public page
- 🔗 **Direct links** – `facebook.com/reel/…`, `/videos/…`, `/watch/?v=…`, `fb.watch` and share links
- 📊 **Engagement metadata** – views/plays, reactions, comments & shares when Facebook shows them publicly
- 🌍 **Language detection** for 90+ languages
- 🔇 **`noSpeech` flag** – instantly filter music-only / silent clips
- 🤖 **AI summary, hook & topics** – with your own OpenAI / Anthropic / Gemini / OpenRouter / Groq key, or a free built-in heuristic
- 💸 **Pay only per video** – no subscription

### Use cases

Content research & swipe files • competitor Reels analysis • repurposing videos into blogs/threads • hook libraries for UGC & ads • SEO & accessibility captions • social listening • training data for NLP.

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `startUrls` | Facebook page URLs and/or reel/video URLs |
| `maxItems` | Max videos in total (default 20) |
| `maxItemsPerPage` | Latest N videos per page |
| `transcribe` | Turn off for metadata only (cheaper) |
| `transcriptionProvider` | `local` (built-in Whisper, free), `groq`, `openai` |
| `whisperModel` | `tiny` (default, fast), `base`, `small` |
| `maxTranscribeSeconds` | Cut very long videos (default 600 s) |
| `includeSegments` | Add timestamped segments |
| `llmProvider` / `llmApiKey` / `llmModel` | Optional AI summary with your own key |
| `directFirst` | Connect without a proxy first, and use the proxy only after a block (default `true`) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Fallback proxy, Residential by default |

```json
{ "startUrls": ["https://www.facebook.com/NASA", "https://www.facebook.com/reel/1803909017420449/"], "maxItems": 10 }
```

### Output (one row per video)

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.facebook.com/NASA/videos/artemis-acceleration/1803909017420449/",
  "videoId": "1803909017420449", "isReel": true,
  "pageName": "NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "pageUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/NASA",
  "caption": "We are not slowing down. 🚀 Our Artemis III mission will…",
  "publishedAt": "2026-10-23T23:37:19.000Z",
  "views": 584949, "reactions": 6600, "comments": 198, "shares": 507, "durationSeconds": 59.9,
  "transcript": "The standard that we should continuously aspire to…",
  "language": "en", "noSpeech": false,
  "hook": "The standard that we should continuously aspire to succeed…",
  "summary": "…", "topics": ["nasa", "artemis"], "aiMethod": "heuristic"
}
```

Export to JSON, CSV, Excel, or use the API, webhooks, Make, Zapier and n8n.

### Pricing

Pay per event: **`video-transcribed`** per video with transcript, a cheaper **`video-scraped`** per video when transcription is off. See the price on the Pricing tab.

### FAQ

**Do I need a Facebook account?** No. Only public content visible without login is scraped.
**Why are views/comments sometimes empty?** Facebook doesn't show every counter to logged-out visitors on every video; fields are `null` rather than guessed.
**How accurate is the transcript?** Built-in Whisper `tiny` is good for clear speech; choose `base`/`small` or a Groq/OpenAI key for noisy audio, accents or non-English.
**Is it legal?** It collects only publicly available data. Respect personal-data laws (GDPR etc.) and Facebook's terms for your use case.

Keywords: facebook reels transcript, facebook video transcript, facebook video to text, fb reels scraper, facebook reels downloader transcript, speech to text, whisper.

### Cost & proxy defaults

The default memory is **1 GB**. That is enough for the `tiny` Whisper model, because the browser closes before transcription starts. Use 2 GB or more for `base` or `small`. Page listings load **directly first**, and the Actor switches to the fallback proxy (Residential by default) only when Facebook blocks the direct connection. Video files always download straight from Facebook's CDN.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Public Facebook page URLs (e.g. https://www.facebook.com/NASA) – the actor reads the page's Videos tab, which includes Reels – or direct reel/video URLs (facebook.com/reel/…, /videos/…, /watch/?v=…, fb.watch share links).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of videos to output across all inputs.

## `maxItemsPerPage` (type: `integer`):

Latest N videos per page URL. Defaults to Max videos.

## `transcribe` (type: `boolean`):

Turn off to only scrape metadata (cheaper 'video-scraped' event).

## `transcriptionProvider` (type: `string`):

Built-in Whisper runs inside the actor at no extra cost. Bring your own Groq/OpenAI key for higher accuracy on noisy or non-English audio.

## `whisperModel` (type: `string`):

Larger = more accurate but slower. 'tiny' is great for clear speech.

## `transcriptionApiKey` (type: `string`):

Only for the Groq or OpenAI engine.

## `maxTranscribeSeconds` (type: `integer`):

Long videos are cut after this many seconds of audio.

## `includeSegments` (type: `boolean`):

Adds a 'segments' array with start/end seconds for each spoken line (subtitles).

## `llmProvider` (type: `string`):

Use your own LLM key for an AI summary, hook and topics. Without a key a free heuristic summary/hook is produced.

## `llmApiKey` (type: `string`):

Your own key for the selected provider.

## `llmModel` (type: `string`):

Optional, e.g. gpt-4o-mini, claude-3-5-haiku-latest, gemini-2.0-flash.

## `llmBaseUrl` (type: `string`):

For provider 'custom' (e.g. a local or self-hosted endpoint).

## `directFirst` (type: `boolean`):

Connect without a proxy first (cheapest) and use the proxy below only after Facebook blocks a request. Turn off to send all traffic through the proxy.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Fallback proxy. By default the actor connects directly and switches to this proxy only when Facebook blocks it. Residential is recommended as the fallback.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.facebook.com/NASA"
  ],
  "maxItems": 1,
  "transcribe": true,
  "transcriptionProvider": "local",
  "whisperModel": "tiny",
  "maxTranscribeSeconds": 60,
  "includeSegments": false,
  "llmProvider": "none",
  "directFirst": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `transcripts` (type: `string`):

No description

## `runStats` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/NASA"
    ],
    "maxItems": 1,
    "maxTranscribeSeconds": 60,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("sarel-data/facebook-reels-transcript-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "startUrls": ["https://www.facebook.com/NASA"],
    "maxItems": 1,
    "maxTranscribeSeconds": 60,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("sarel-data/facebook-reels-transcript-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.facebook.com/NASA"
  ],
  "maxItems": 1,
  "maxTranscribeSeconds": 60,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call sarel-data/facebook-reels-transcript-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,sarel-data/facebook-reels-transcript-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/b8q7bi93W7V1odbVi/builds/jWrR681lfWS9XPNO3/openapi.json