🎬 TikTok · Instagram · Facebook · YouTube Shorts Transcriber

Turn any public TikTok video, Instagram Reel, Facebook Reel, or YouTube Short into a clean, timestamped transcript with automatic language detection — in one click. Perfect for content repurposing, subtitles, research, SEO, and accessibility.

Paste a link ➡️ get accurate text back. No login, no manual downloads, no copy-pasting.

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✨ Why Choose This Actor?

• 🌍 4 platforms, 1 tool — TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube Shorts in a single run.
• 🧠 Accurate AI transcription — powered by Whisper with word-level timing and 90+ language auto-detection.
• 🛡️ Beats blocks automatically — a built-in Direct → Datacenter → Residential proxy ladder keeps working when plain scrapers get rejected.
• ⏱️ Timestamps included — every line is time-coded, ready for subtitles (SRT-style) or video search.
• 💾 Real-time results — transcripts stream into your dataset as each video finishes; a long run never loses progress.
• 📊 Clean, multi-view output — Overview, Transcripts, and Timestamped Lines tabs.

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🔑 Key Features

Feature	Description
🎥 Bulk input	Transcribe many videos in one run — paste a list or upload a file.
🗣️ Auto language detection	Detects the spoken language automatically, or force one for speed.
🧩 Multiple models	Choose Tiny → Large-v3 to balance speed, accuracy, and cost.
⏱️ Timestamped segments	Each line carries start/end times.
🛡️ Smart proxy fallback	Escalates only when blocked, then sticks with what works.

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📥 Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
start_urls	array	✅	Public video links (TikTok / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube). Bulk supported.
language	string	➖	auto (default) or an ISO code like en, es, hi.
whisperModel	string	➖	tiny · base (default) · small · medium · large-v3.
proxyConfiguration	object	➖	Apify Proxy settings. Keep enabled so the fallback ladder is available.

Example input

{
  "start_urls": [
    { "url": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6W_841xoprg" },
    { "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@mrbeast/video/7600180137346256158" },
    { "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DYfGcnSBrT8/" },
    { "url": "https://www.facebook.com/reel/966384272838084" }
  ],
  "language": "auto",
  "whisperModel": "base",
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

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📤 Output

Each video produces one dataset record:

{
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6W_841xoprg",
  "videoId": "6W_841xoprg",
  "platform": "youtube",
  "title": "Can a Window Stop a Wrecking Ball?",
  "status": "success",
  "durationSec": 30.0,
  "transcript": "[1.04s - 5.67s] Let's try wood.\n[5.67s - 6.67s] Drop it. ...",
  "plainTranscript": "Let's try wood. Drop it. Oh, that was awesome. ...",
  "detected_language": "en",
  "languageProbability": 0.9976,
  "segments": [
    { "start": 1.04, "end": 5.67, "text": "Let's try wood." }
  ],
  "timestamp": "2026-06-14T06:14:04.022Z"
}

Field	Description
sourceUrl	The video link you submitted.
videoId	Platform video ID.
platform	tiktok · instagram · facebook · youtube.
title	Video title (when available).
status	success or failed.
durationSec	Audio duration in seconds.
transcript	Timestamped, line-by-line transcript.
plainTranscript	Continuous plain-text transcript.
detected_language	Detected (or forced) language code.
languageProbability	Confidence of language detection (0–1).
segments	Array of {start, end, text} segments.
timestamp	When the record was produced (UTC).

Output views: 📊 Overview · 📝 Transcripts · ⏱️ Timestamped Lines.

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🚀 How to Use (Apify Console)

1. Log in at https://console.apify.com → Actors.
2. Open TikTok · Instagram · Facebook · YouTube Shorts Transcriber.
3. Paste your video URLs into 🔗 Video URLs.
4. (Optional) pick a language and model; leave proxy enabled.
5. Click Start and watch transcripts appear in real time. 🎉
6. Open the Output tab and export to JSON / CSV / Excel.

🤖 Use via API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/<ACTOR_ID>/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d '{"start_urls":[{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6W_841xoprg"}]}'

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💡 Best Use Cases

• ✂️ Repurpose Reels/Shorts into blog posts, threads, and newsletters.
• 📝 Generate subtitles and captions for accessibility.
• 🔍 Make video content searchable and SEO-friendly.
• 📊 Analyze hooks, scripts, and messaging across creators.

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💰 Pricing

Pay-per-event, so you only pay for what you transcribe:

Event	What it bills
Actor Start (base-pay)	A small flat fee per run.
Transcription (row_result)	One charge per successfully transcribed video (primary event).

Failed downloads are not charged — you only pay for transcripts you actually get.

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❓ FAQ

Does it work on private videos? No — only public content. Private, age-restricted, deleted, or geo-locked videos can't be transcribed.

Why did a video fail? Most failures are private/region-locked content or a temporary platform block. The proxy ladder retries automatically; re-running often succeeds.

Which languages are supported? 90+ languages via Whisper. Leave language on Auto-detect for mixed batches.

How accurate are the timestamps? Segment-level timing comes straight from the speech model and is reliable for subtitles and search.

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⚖️ Notes & Compliance

• Only publicly available content is processed.
• You are responsible for complying with each platform's Terms of Service and applicable laws (GDPR/CCPA, copyright, etc.).

🆘 Support

Found a bug or want a new feature? Open an issue from the Actor's Issues tab — feedback is welcome!