# Facebook Video Transcript – Reels & Videos to Text, AI (`tubetext/facebook-video-transcript`) Actor

Transcribe public Facebook videos and Reels from links. Returns transcript text, timestamps, SRT, title, uploader and views via Whisper AI. No login. $0.004 per minute; music-only and failed videos are free. · by TubeText

- **URL**: https://apify.com/tubetext/facebook-video-transcript.md
- **Developed by:** [TubeText Labs](https://apify.com/tubetext) (community)
- **Categories:** Videos, AI
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 transcribed minutes

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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

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# README

## Facebook Video Transcript – Reels & Videos to Text, AI

> **TubeText** · Transcripts · Pay per result. No login. Ready for AI agents. [All tools](https://apify.com/tubetext)

### Quick start (no coding)

![Facebook Video Transcript quick start: click Try for free, paste your input, click Start, export to Excel](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LMSlay/tubetext-assets/main/facebook-transcript-quickstart.gif)

1. Click **Try for free** at the top of this page. A free Apify account is enough – it includes monthly credit.
2. In **Facebook video links**, paste one public Facebook video or Reel link per line (like `facebook.com/watch/?v=…` or `facebook.com/reel/…`).
3. Click **Start**. A 1-minute video takes about 20 seconds.
4. When it says **Succeeded**, open the **Output** tab and click **Export** → **Excel** (or CSV). One row per video: the `transcript` column has the text; title, page, views and date are included.

**Cost:** $0.004 per minute of speech – 20 one-minute Reels ≈ $0.08. Music-only and failed videos are free.

**Common mistakes**

- Pasting a Facebook page or profile link → paste video or Reel links instead, or chain a page scraper's dataset with *Or: dataset with links*.
- A private or group-only video failed → only public videos work (the error row is free).

**Questions or problems?** [Open an issue](https://apify.com/tubetext/facebook-video-transcript/issues) (we read every one). **Need a custom version?** Ask in an issue or [email us](mailto:tubettext@gmail.com) – we build it as a private Actor on Apify.

### Use from Claude, Cursor or any MCP client

Add `https://mcp.apify.com?tools=tubetext/facebook-video-transcript` as a remote MCP server and sign in to Apify (Claude: **Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector**). Claude Code:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http tubetext "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=tubetext/facebook-video-transcript"
```

Then ask, for example: *"Transcribe this Facebook video and list the main points: \[link]"* or *"Transcribe these Facebook Reels and pull out every product mention."*

🆓 **Free to try:** Apify's free plan includes $5 of usage every month, no credit card needed – enough for about 1,200 minutes of video with this tool.

**What you get** – real output from a test run, shortened. One row per video:

| Title | Page | Views | Transcript |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to Share With Just Friends | Facebook | 2,824,050 | How to share with just friends on Facebook. If you decided… |

Turn **public Facebook videos and Reels into text** with Whisper AI: a clean transcript, `[mm:ss]` timestamps or SRT subtitles in any language, plus title, page, views and publish date. Paste links, get text – for social listening, ad and content research, captions and AI pipelines. No login, no cookies.

### Why this one

- 📘 **Built for Facebook** – links to public Facebook videos and Reels (e.g. `facebook.com/watch/?v=…` or `facebook.com/reel/…`).
- 🌍 **Any language** – Whisper large-v3 detects the spoken language automatically.
- 🧩 **Ready for AI** – plain transcript, timestamped text, SRT and WebVTT subtitles, raw segments and optional RAG chunks for ChatGPT, Claude or a vector store.
- 🔗 **Chain another Actor** – pass the dataset of a Facebook page or ads scraper and transcribe every video link in it.
- 💸 **Pay per minute of speech** – music-only clips, songs, private or deleted videos and failures are free.

### Input example

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10153231379946729"
  ],
  "includeTimestampedText": true
}
```

Options: *Max length per item* (default 60 minutes – longer items are skipped for free), timestamps, SRT, WebVTT (`vtt`), segments and *Chunk size for AI/RAG* (words). Or chain a dataset with *Or: dataset with links*.

### Output example

Real output (shortened):

```json
{
  "status": "ok",
  "platform": "facebook",
  "url": "https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10153231379946729",
  "title": "How to Share With Just Friends",
  "author": "Facebook",
  "publishedAt": "2014-12-05T08:00:02Z",
  "durationSeconds": 74.4,
  "viewCount": 2824049,
  "language": "en",
  "wordCount": 131,
  "billedMinutes": 2,
  "transcript": "How to share with just friends on Facebook. If you decided to learn how to paint So you got an easel. and some paints. …"
}
```

This 74-second video took about 20 seconds.

### Pricing

- **$0.004 per minute of speech** (every started minute), plus Apify's small start fee.
- **Free:** music-only audio, songs, no speech, private, deleted or unsupported links, failures, and items over *Max length per item*.
- Example: 20 one-minute Reels ≈ 20 × 1 min = $0.08; a 30-minute live replay ≈ $0.12.

### Ready-made examples

- [Facebook Reels to Text](https://apify.com/tubetext/facebook-video-transcript/examples/facebook-reels-to-text)
- [Facebook Video to SRT Subtitles](https://apify.com/tubetext/facebook-video-transcript/examples/facebook-video-srt-subtitles)

### TubeText Labs tools

**TubeText Labs** builds 29 pay-per-result Apify Actors for video, social and e-commerce data – no login, JSON/CSV/Excel output, and ready for ChatGPT and Claude (Apify MCP), n8n, Make and Zapier. All tools: [apify.com/tubetext](https://apify.com/tubetext)

**Transcripts**

- [YouTube Transcript Scraper](https://apify.com/tubetext/youtube-transcript-fast) – videos, Shorts, playlists and whole channels to text; Whisper AI when there are no captions
- [TikTok Transcript Scraper](https://apify.com/tubetext/tiktok-transcript) – TikTok captions plus Whisper AI, SRT and timestamps
- [Instagram Reels Transcript](https://apify.com/tubetext/instagram-reels-transcript) – reel links or @usernames to text with Whisper AI
- [Podcast & Video Transcript](https://apify.com/tubetext/any-video-podcast-transcript) – podcast RSS / Apple Podcasts, X, Facebook, Loom, Twitch and audio files to text
- [Facebook Video Transcript](https://apify.com/tubetext/facebook-video-transcript) *(this tool)* – public Facebook videos and Reels to text with Whisper AI
- [X (Twitter) Video Transcript](https://apify.com/tubetext/twitter-x-video-transcript) – X/Twitter video posts to text with Whisper AI
- [Bilibili Video Transcript](https://apify.com/tubetext/bilibili-video-transcript) – Bilibili (B站) videos to text with Whisper AI, plus optional English summaries
- [Podcast Transcript](https://apify.com/tubetext/podcast-transcript) – podcast RSS feeds and Apple Podcasts episodes to text with Whisper AI

**Video & ad analysis**

- [Video Breakdown AI](https://apify.com/tubetext/video-breakdown-ai) – hook analysis, shot list, cut pacing, products shown and script of any TikTok, Reel or YouTube video
- [Video Ad Analyzer](https://apify.com/tubetext/video-ad-analyzer) – competitors' YouTube video ads by brand or domain (Google Ads Transparency), torn down by AI
- [Meta Ad Library Scraper](https://apify.com/tubetext/meta-ad-library-videos) – Facebook and Instagram ads by brand or keyword: video URLs, images, ad copy, CTA and landing page

**Social, apps & trends**

- [YouTube Channel Analytics](https://apify.com/tubetext/youtube-channel-analytics) – subscribers, recent video performance, Social Blade grade, ranks and estimated earnings
- [Bilibili Scraper](https://apify.com/tubetext/bilibili-scraper) – Bilibili (B站) keyword search, popular board, top-100 ranking, video stats, danmaku text and creator (UP主) followers – no login
- [China Trending Topics](https://apify.com/tubetext/china-trending-topics) – Douyin, Weibo, Baidu, Toutiao and Bilibili hot-search boards in one run, in English – plus an optional AI briefing on why topics trend
- [WeChat Article Scraper](https://apify.com/tubetext/wechat-articles-scraper) – WeChat 公众号 articles by keyword or link: full text, English titles and optional English summaries
- [Google Play Reviews + AI Insights](https://apify.com/tubetext/google-play-reviews-ai) – Android app reviews by star rating, country and language, plus an AI report of complaints and praise
- [Steam Reviews Scraper + AI Insights](https://apify.com/tubetext/steam-reviews-scraper) – Steam game reviews with hours played and votes, review score and current players, plus an AI report of top complaints, praise and feature requests
- [Social Blade Scraper](https://apify.com/tubetext/socialblade-scraper) – Social Blade stats for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Twitch creators – grade, ranks, 2-week growth, daily history, earnings estimates and top-100 lists
- [Spotify Play Count Scraper](https://apify.com/tubetext/spotify-play-count-scraper) – play counts for every track of an album, artist or playlist (incl. Top 50 charts), plus monthly listeners, followers, world rank and top cities

**E-commerce & travel**

- [TikTok Shop Product Scraper](https://apify.com/tubetext/tiktok-shop-product-scraper) – US TikTok Shop prices, items sold, stock per SKU and shop stats
- [AliExpress Search Scraper](https://apify.com/tubetext/aliexpress-search-scraper) – AliExpress search results by keyword: price, items sold, rating, shipping, badges
- [Google Hotels Scraper](https://apify.com/tubetext/google-hotels-scraper) – hotel prices for any destination and dates, per booking site and as a 90-day price calendar
- [Taobao & Tmall Product Scraper](https://apify.com/tubetext/taobao-tmall-scraper) – Taobao/Tmall products by Chinese or English keyword, category or URL: CNY prices, shops and seller scores
- [Alibaba & Yiwu Supplier Finder by Image](https://apify.com/tubetext/alibaba-yiwu-image-search) – product photo in, similar Alibaba.com and Yiwu wholesale listings out: price, MOQ, supplier, country and rating
- [Amazon Product Search Scraper](https://apify.com/tubetext/amazon-product-search-scraper) – Amazon search results, Best Sellers lists and product pages: price, rating, reviews, monthly sales signal, badges and specs
- [Google Flights Scraper](https://apify.com/tubetext/google-flights-scraper) – flight prices for any route or multi-city trip, a cheapest-day calendar, price insights and booking options per site
- [Agoda & Booking.com Hotel Reviews + AI](https://apify.com/tubetext/agoda-reviews-scraper) – Agoda hotel reviews plus verified Booking.com reviews shown on Agoda, hotel scores and sub-scores, and an AI report of complaints, praise and action items
- [Gas Prices Scraper (US & Canada)](https://apify.com/tubetext/gas-prices-scraper) – live gas station prices by ZIP, city or coordinates – regular, premium, diesel, E85 – with an area summary of the cheapest stations
- [Idealo Price Scraper](https://apify.com/tubetext/idealo-price-scraper) – every shop offer for a product on idealo – price, shipping, delivery, shop rating – in Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Spain and the UK, with a summary per market

**Questions or problems?** [Open an issue](https://apify.com/tubetext/facebook-video-transcript/issues) (we read every one). **Need a custom version?** Ask in an issue or [email us](mailto:tubettext@gmail.com) – we build it as a private Actor on Apify.

Found it useful? A short review on this page helps others find it.

Built by **TubeText Labs** · Pay per result. No login. Ready for AI agents.

### FAQ

**Which links work?** Links to public Facebook videos and Reels, such as `facebook.com/watch/?v=…` and `facebook.com/reel/…`. Private videos, group-only posts and videos that need a login return a free error row. Links from other sites get a free row pointing to [Podcast & Video Transcript](https://apify.com/tubetext/any-video-podcast-transcript).

**How accurate is the transcript?** It is Whisper speech recognition (large-v3), and the language is detected automatically. Clear speech comes out well; names, jargon and noisy audio can be misheard. Check important quotes against the source.

**Do I need an account, cookies or an API key for the site?** No. Only public, logged-out pages and media are used.

# Actor input Schema

## `urls` (type: `array`):

Public Facebook video links, one per line.

## `datasetId` (type: `string`):

A dataset from another Actor run (e.g. a Bilibili, X, Reddit or podcast scraper). The video/episode links in it are transcribed; links this Actor can't handle are skipped. Read-only access to this one dataset is requested.

## `datasetSortBy` (type: `string`):

Which links to take first when the dataset has more than 'Max items from dataset'.

## `maxItemsFromDataset` (type: `integer`):

How many links to take from the dataset (each is billed like a link you paste).

## `maxMinutesPerItem` (type: `integer`):

Longer videos or episodes are skipped (free) to keep costs predictable.

## `includeTimestampedText` (type: `boolean`):

Adds a 'timestampedText' field with one \[mm:ss] line per sentence.

## `includeSrt` (type: `boolean`):

Adds an 'srt' field in SubRip (.srt) format.

## `includeVtt` (type: `boolean`):

Adds a 'vtt' field in WebVTT (.vtt) format, for web players and video editors.

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

Adds a 'segments' array of {start, duration, text} in seconds.

## `chunkWords` (type: `integer`):

0 = off. Otherwise adds 'chunks': the transcript split into pieces of about this many words, each with start and end times, ready for embeddings.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

How many links are processed in parallel.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10153231379946729"
  ],
  "datasetSortBy": "views",
  "maxItemsFromDataset": 50,
  "maxMinutesPerItem": 60,
  "includeTimestampedText": true,
  "includeSrt": false,
  "includeVtt": false,
  "includeSegments": false,
  "chunkWords": 0,
  "maxConcurrency": 6
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `transcripts` (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 = {
    "urls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10153231379946729"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("tubetext/facebook-video-transcript").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 = { "urls": ["https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10153231379946729"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("tubetext/facebook-video-transcript").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 '{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10153231379946729"
  ]
}' |
apify call tubetext/facebook-video-transcript --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/CODb6gY9hFGji469N/builds/84rlMWemVGY09zVGi/openapi.json