Social Video Transcriber

Transform your social videos into actionable insights! Instantly convert Instagram Reels, TikTok, Youtube Shorts and Facebook Reels into searchable, timestamped transcripts with automatic language detection. Unlock the full value of your content for analysis, accessibility, and growth.

Note: Only publicly available videos can be transcribed. Private or restricted videos are not supported.

Important: Due to CORS security and anti-scraping/bot measures, success rates are not guaranteed. The platform actively blocks automated access, which may result in failed downloads even for public content.

Why Use This Tool?

• Automate tedious work: No more manual transcription—get results in minutes, not hours.
• Unlock hidden insights: Search, analyze, and repurpose your video content for new opportunities.
• Boost accessibility: Make your videos inclusive for all audiences with accurate transcripts.
• Enhance discoverability: Improve SEO and compliance with rich, timestamped text.
• Stay ahead: Track trends, monitor competitors, and optimize your content strategy with ease.

Features

• Supports Instagram Reels, TikTok, Youtube Shorts, Facebook Reels, and Facebook Watch videos (public videos only)
• Outputs transcript with timestamps and detected language
• Detects and outputs the dominant spoken language (see supported languages below)

Use Cases

• Content Creators: Generate captions, repurpose content, and analyze performance.
• Marketers: Track brand mentions, analyze trends, and optimize strategy.
• Researchers: Study social media trends and extract insights from public discourse.
• Businesses: Create training materials, monitor feedback, and maintain compliance records.

Supported Languages

• Bulgarian bg, Catalan ca, Chinese (Simplified) zh-CN, Chinese (Traditional) zh-TW
• Czech cs, Danish da, Dutch / Flemish nl, English en, Estonian et, Finnish fi
• French fr, German de, German (Switzerland) de-CH, Greek el, Hindi hi, Hungarian hu
• Indonesian id, Italian it, Japanese ja, Korean ko, Latvian lv, Lithuanian lt
• Malay ms, Norwegian no, Polish pl, Portuguese pt, Romanian ro, Russian ru
• Slovak sk, Spanish es, Swedish sv, Thai th, Turkish tr, Ukrainian uk, Vietnamese vi

Input Example

{
  "start_urls": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/example/"
}

Output Example (Success)

{
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/example/",
  "videoId": "unique-video-id",
  "status": "success",
  "durationSec": 45.2,
  "transcript": "[0.00s - 2.50s] Welcome to my channel! [2.50s - 8.10s] Today I'm going to show you how to make the perfect pasta dish.",
  "detected_language": "en",
  "timestamp": "2024-01-01T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Output Example (Failed)

{
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/private/",
  "videoId": "unique-video-id",
  "status": "failed",
  "error": "Failed to download video (video may be private or restricted)",
  "timestamp": "2024-01-01T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Output Fields

• sourceUrl: Original video URL
• videoId: Unique identifier for the video
• status: "success" or "failed"
• durationSec: Video duration in seconds (only for success)
• transcript: Transcription with timestamps (only for success)
• detected_language: BCP-47 code for the detected language (only for success)
• error: Error message (only for failed outputs)
• timestamp: Processing time

How to Run on Apify

1. Open the actor on Apify and click Try actor.
2. Provide a public video URL in start_urls (single URL or array). Private/restricted videos will fail.
3. Start the run. When it finishes, check the Dataset tab for the transcript and language code.

Input Schema (minimal)

• start_urls (string or string[]): required; public video URLs to process.

Output Location

• Results are saved to the run’s Dataset in JSON items matching the examples below.

Usage Limits

• Free tier: 5 runs total. Upgrade to continue.
• Paid plans: Unlimited runs per Apify limits.

Multiple runs require an Apify paid plan. See Apify Pricing.

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