Social Video Transcriber

Transform your social videos into actionable insights! Instantly convert Instagram Reels, TikTok, 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 Instagram's tight CORS security and anti-scraping/bot measures, success rates for Instagram Reels 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, and Facebook Reels (public videos only)
• Outputs transcript with timestamps and detected language
• Detects and outputs the dominant spoken language (see supported languages below)
• Handles videos up to 30 minutes (1800 seconds)

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

• Spanish: es
• English: en
• Hindi: hi
• Japanese: ja
• Russian: ru
• Ukrainian: uk
• Swedish: sv
• Chinese: zh
• Portuguese: pt
• Dutch: nl
• Turkish: tr
• French: fr
• German: de
• Indonesian: id
• Korean: ko
• Italian: it

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

Usage

1. Provide a public video URL as start_urls in the input. Private or restricted videos are not supported.
2. The output will include the transcript, timestamps, and detected language code if successful, or an error message if failed.

Pricing (Pay‑Per‑Event)

This Actor uses Apify's Pay‑Per‑Event (PPE) model for fair usage: you pay only when you receive value.

• Event: Actor Start

  • Charged once when the Actor run starts.
    • Tiered pricing:
    • Free users: $0.01
    • Bronze: $0.008
    • Silver: $0.006
    • Gold: $0.005

• Event: Transcription Per Second

  • Charged per second of transcribed audio, rounded to the nearest second.
  • You are charged only when a transcription is successfully produced.
  • Tiered pricing (per second):
    • Free users: $0.0025 / second
    • Bronze: $0.0015 / second
    • Silver: $0.0012 / second
    • Gold: $0.0010 / second

Why PPE is advantageous

• Fair usage: Pay only when a transcription is returned (plus a small startup fee). If downloading fails (e.g., private, age‑restricted, geo‑blocked), you are not charged for transcription time.
• Transparent costs: Prices are tied to concrete events you can reason about and monitor.
• Scales with value: Short clips cost less; longer clips cost more, proportional to usage.
• Predictable controls: Apify caps total charges per run/user based on your configuration in the console.

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