# Instagram Reel to Text — Speech Transcript Generator

**Use case:** 

Turn Instagram reels into speech transcripts (not captions): hook, language, timestamps. Chain any IG scraper. From $5.00/1,000 reel transcripts.

## Input

```json
{
  "handles": [
    "zachking"
  ],
  "maxReelsPerHandle": 3,
  "datasetItems": [
    {
      "_demo": "Replace me with rows from your Instagram scraper run (or use videoUrls / datasetId). This demo row's video URL is long expired, so it returns one uncharged row showing the per-row status contract — nothing is fetched and nothing is charged.",
      "type": "Video",
      "shortCode": "DX7lzTOJ1p6",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DX7lzTOJ1p6/",
      "ownerUsername": "lyssamariexo",
      "caption": "this is your sign to stop neglecting your scalp 🤭 #ad",
      "videoDuration": 51.151,
      "videoUrl": "https://scontent-lax3-1.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t16/f2/m86/AQMI-rs42_ogtZBHKUfhyba8XOZW_FUO7-6nQGEDp2szia7LyjE7o-xXF5d6Kxo12IEIR6EXIY8zMJJkRbwfA64yuWE1fVdSlzPRfe8.mp4?stp=dst-mp4&_nc_cat=108&oh=00_Af_UR5vA-2PhCxSHojR7-j-Xa0A9wDUhfNOkTag_D5_WZw&oe=6A349C34&_nc_sid=10d13b"
    }
  ],
  "includeOnScreenText": false,
  "maxItems": 5,
  "maxRunSeconds": 3600
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "status": {
    "label": "Status"
  },
  "charged": {
    "label": "Charged"
  },
  "retryable": {
    "label": "Worth re-running"
  },
  "handle": {
    "label": "Creator asked for"
  },
  "ownerUsername": {
    "label": "Creator"
  },
  "hook3s": {
    "label": "First-3s hook"
  },
  "transcript": {
    "label": "Transcript"
  },
  "onScreenText": {
    "label": "On-screen text"
  },
  "durationSeconds": {
    "label": "Seconds"
  },
  "shortCode": {
    "label": "Short code"
  },
  "postUrl": {
    "label": "Post URL"
  },
  "caption": {
    "label": "Caption (not the transcript)"
  },
  "takenAt": {
    "label": "Posted"
  },
  "plays": {
    "label": "Plays"
  },
  "likes": {
    "label": "Likes"
  },
  "comments": {
    "label": "Comments"
  },
  "urlExpiresAt": {
    "label": "Media URL expires"
  },
  "statusReason": {
    "label": "Note"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Instagram Reels to Text · @handle](https://apify.com/steadyfetch/instagram-reel-transcript-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/steadyfetch/instagram-reel-transcript-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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