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Instagram Reels Transcript Scraper - Hooks, Text & Scripts

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Transcribe public Instagram Reels into timestamped text, pull the 3-second hook that decides whether viewers stay, and optionally break down script structure, CTA, topics and format. No login, no cookies, no account.

Pricing

from $9.80 / 1,000 reel transcribeds

Rating

0.0

(0)

Developer

WebDataLabs

Actor stats

Bookmarked

Total users

Monthly active users

3 days ago

Last modified

Categories

For creators

Social media

Marketing

3-second hook

hook3s

Optional

Everything spoken in the first three seconds - the words that decide whether a viewer keeps watching. Null when the Reel has no speech.

Type:string | null

Example:

NASA just launched

Reel URL

url

Required

Canonical link to the Reel.

Type:string

Example:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcuQVFLvJMX/

Shortcode

shortcode

Required

The Reel's short code, as it appears in the URL.

Type:string

Example:

DcuQVFLvJMX

Username

username

Optional

The account that posted the Reel.

Type:string | null

Example:

nasa

Posted at

postedAt

Optional

When the Reel was published, UTC.

Type:string | null

Example:

2026-09-14T09:23:27.000Z

Plays

plays

Optional

View count. Instagram only publishes this on a profile's Reels feed, so it is filled in when the Reel was found through the Usernames input and null when you supplied the Reel URL directly.

Type:integer | null

Example:

5381512

Likes

likes

Optional

Like count. Null when the account has hidden it.

Type:integer | null

Example:

218051

Comments

comments

Optional

Comment count. Null when commenting is disabled.

Type:integer | null

Example:

1094

Duration

durationSeconds

Optional

Length of the Reel in seconds.

Type:number | null

Example:

63.42

Language

language

Optional

Language detected in the speech, or the one you forced with the Spoken language input.

Type:string | null

Example:

English

Transcript

transcript

Optional

The full spoken text of the Reel as one string.

Type:string | null

Example:

NASA just launched Nancy Grace Roman, the most powerful telescope the world has ever known.

Timestamped segments

segments

Optional

The transcript split into timed chunks, so you can jump to a moment in the Reel. Every timestamp is in seconds from the start and is clamped to the Reel's real duration.

Type:object[] | null

Example:

[object Object],[object Object]

On-screen text

onScreenText

Optional

Text burned into the Reel's cover frame, read with vision. Often carries the hook when the Reel has no speech at all. This reads the cover frame only, so text that appears later in the Reel is not captured.

Type:string | null

Example:

T-38 TALONS FROM JOHNSON SPACE CENTER IN HOUSTON FIRST NASA NFL FLYOVER

Script structure

scriptStructure

Optional

AI analysis only. The beats of the script in order. Null unless Add AI script analysis is on.

Type:string | null

Example:

Hook (bold claim) -> three proof points -> closing vision statement, no explicit CTA

Call to action

cta

Optional

AI analysis only. The words telling the viewer to do something - follow, comment, save, click, buy. Null when the Reel simply ends without asking for anything, which is common.

Type:string | null

Example:

Follow for more launch coverage

Topics

topics

Optional

AI analysis only. Two to five short topic tags.

Type:string[] | null

Example:

space,telescope,science

Format

format

Optional

AI analysis only. Inferred from the spoken words alone - one of tutorial, listicle, story, explainer, interview, skit, product demo, reaction, announcement or other. Null when the words do not make it clear. This Actor never sees the video, so it deliberately does not guess visual formats such as talking head or voiceover.

Type:string | null

Example:

announcement

Caption

caption

Optional

The Reel's written caption, as posted.

Type:string | null

Example:

Roman is on its way. #NASA

Video URL

videoUrl

Optional

Direct link to the video file. Instagram signs these links and they expire within roughly a day, so download promptly rather than storing them.

Type:string | null

Example:

https://scontent-dfw5-2.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m86/...

Audio URL

audioUrl

Optional

Direct link to the audio-only track used for transcription. Also signed and short-lived.

Type:string | null

Example:

https://scontent-dfw5-2.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m367/...

Has audio

hasAudio

Optional

Whether the Reel has an audio track at all. Reels without one are returned with metadata and are not billed.

Type:boolean

Example:

true

Transcript status

transcriptStatus

Required

ok when a transcript was produced, no_audio when the Reel is silent or has music only, not_available when Instagram does not serve the Reel publicly, stt_failed when transcription itself failed. Only ok is billed.

Type:string

Example:

Status reason

statusReason

Optional

A plain-English explanation whenever the status is not ok, so a missing transcript is never silent. Null on successful rows.

Type:string | null

Example:

This Reel has no audio track, so there is nothing to transcribe.

Discovered via

discoveredVia

Required

reelUrls when you supplied the link, usernames when the Reel came from an account's feed. This is why plays may be null.

Type:string

Example:

usernames

Scraped at

scrapedAt

Required

UTC timestamp of when this row was collected.

Type:string

Example:

2026-09-22T18:41:02.417Z

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