# X (Twitter) Video Transcript Scraper: Posts & Videos to Text (`zaiq/x-video-transcript-scraper`) Actor

Turn X (Twitter) videos into text: give post links and get the post's text, author, date, likes, replies, photos and video files, plus what is said in each video, word for word in any language. Quoted posts included. No login, no API key.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/zaiq/x-video-transcript-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Zaiq](https://apify.com/zaiq) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Videos, AI
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.40 / 1,000 posts

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

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# README

## X (Twitter) Video Transcript Scraper: posts and videos to text

![X (Twitter) Video Transcript Scraper: Posts & Videos to Text](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/4VJNANhwKgqPpXtAi/records/hero-x-video-transcript-scraper.jpg)

Turn **X (Twitter) videos into text**. Give it post links and get back each post's **text, author, date, likes, replies, hashtags, links, photos and video files**, the post it **quotes or answers**, and **what is said in its video**, word for word in the language spoken. No login, no X API key, no developer account.

Built for researchers, journalists, PR teams and AI pipelines that need the words in X videos: speeches, interviews, product demos, news clips and creator videos.

### What you get

| Field | What it holds |
|---|---|
| `transcript` | Everything said in the post's video (empty when it has none) |
| `hook`, `hookStartSeconds` | The opening line: what is said in the first 3 seconds of speech, run on to the end of its sentence, and the second it starts |
| `segments`, `srt` (Timestamps on) | Each sentence with its start and end in seconds, and an SRT subtitle file |
| `translation` (optional) | The transcript in the language you pick, with `transcriptLanguage` and `translationLanguage` |
| `text`, `hashtags`, `mentions`, `links` | The post's own text, links opened |
| `likes`, `replies` | Engagement shown to signed-out visitors |
| `author`, `authorName`, `authorVerified` | Who posted it |
| `createdAt`, `lang`, `edited` | When, in what language, edited or not |
| `media` | Photos and video files with their length |
| Quoted or answered post | The post it quotes and the one it answers |

### What people use it for

- **Media monitoring:** write down what was said in a viral clip, minutes after it is posted
- **Research and journalism:** quote speeches and interviews accurately
- **Brand and PR:** track what is said about you in videos on X
- **Content repurposing:** turn your own X videos into threads, posts and articles
- **AI pipelines:** feed video speech to a summariser, fact-checker or search index

### How to use it

1. Paste one or more **post links** (x.com or twitter.com, or just the post ids).
2. Keep **Transcripts** on to get each video's speech.
3. Click **Start**: posts come back in seconds, transcripts a few seconds each.
4. Download JSON, CSV or Excel, or send the results to Sheets, Make, Zapier or your app.

### Input

| Field | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Post links | `https://x.com/<user>/status/<id>` | One per line; twitter.com links and bare ids work |
| Transcripts | on | Speech in each video, any language |
| Timestamps and subtitles | on | Segments and an SRT file; no extra charge |
| Translate transcripts to | English | Optional, 19 languages; no extra charge from this Actor |

### Output

Each result is one row in the run's dataset (download it as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML, or read it through the API). An example row (values shortened):

```json
{
  "kind": "post",
  "url": "https://x.com/example/status/1585341984679469056",
  "author": "example",
  "createdAt": "2022-10-26T18:45:58Z",
  "text": "Entering … – let that sink in!",
  "lang": "en",
  "likes": 1219923,
  "replies": 57988,
  "media": [
    {
      "type": "video",
      "durationSeconds": 9
    }
  ],
  "transcript": "He's like ready to get stuck into it. You can't help it. That's okay.",
  "transcriptLanguage": "en",
  "hook": "He's like ready to get stuck into it. You can't help it. That's okay.",
  "hookStartSeconds": 0.0,
  "segments": [
    {
      "start": 0.0,
      "end": 2.1,
      "text": "He's like ready to get stuck into it."
    },
    {
      "start": 2.5,
      "end": 4.1,
      "text": "You can't help it. That's okay."
    }
  ],
  "srt": "1\n00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,100\nHe's like ready to get stuck into it.\n…"
}
```

A record named `SUMMARY` in the run's key-value store says what each post returned, with notes (for example a deleted post), what was charged and how much traffic the run used. The example row is from a run on 17 October 2026 (account name removed, text shortened): a 9-second video; 1 post and 1 transcript minute were charged.

### Pricing

- **$0.003 per post** returned
- **$0.008 per started minute of speech** written down, with timestamps, SRT, the opening line and the translation (only with Transcripts on)
- Deleted and protected posts and videos with no speech cost nothing
- The AI model that writes the speech down (Google's Gemini Flash) is billed by Apify at its exact cost: about $0.004 a minute with timestamps on paid Apify plans (measured 17 October 2026); Apify charges free-plan accounts 10 times that

What typical jobs cost at the list price:

| Job | Cost |
|---|---|
| 10 posts, no videos | $0.03 |
| 10 posts with 1-minute videos, transcribed | about $0.11 |
| 50 posts with 3-minute videos, transcribed | about $1.35 |

On Apify's Scale and Business plans the per-event prices are lower (Store discounts). Set **Maximum cost per run** and the Actor stops cleanly when it is reached: you never pay more than that.

### Tips

- Up to 50 posts are read in one go; give hundreds and they are read in batches.
- Leave Transcripts off for a quick export of post text and engagement.
- Pair it with an AI summariser to turn long clips into a few lines.

### Use it through the API

**Python**

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("zaiq/x-video-transcript-scraper").call(run_input={"postUrls": ["https://x.com/<user>/status/<post id>"], "transcripts": true})
for row in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(row)
```

**JavaScript**

```js
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>' });
const run = await client.actor('zaiq/x-video-transcript-scraper').call({"postUrls": ["https://x.com/<user>/status/<post id>"], "transcripts": true});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
```

**HTTP (one call, results back)**

```bash
curl -X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/zaiq~x-video-transcript-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"postUrls": ["https://x.com/<user>/status/<post id>"], "transcripts": true}'
```

### Integrations and schedules

- **Schedules:** run it every hour, day or week from the Apify Console (Schedules) and keep a history of results.
- **Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets, Slack, Airtable:** connect it through Apify's integrations, or send each finished run to a **webhook**.
- **Datasets:** results stay in the run's dataset; export them or read them by API whenever you need them.

### Use it with AI agents (MCP)

Add Apify's MCP server (`https://mcp.apify.com`) to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code or any MCP client. The agent can find this Actor and run it for you: ask it for "what is said in the video in this X post". AI agents can also pay for runs directly through Apify's agentic payments.

### Limits

- Posts by link only: X shows signed-out visitors no profiles, timelines or search.
- X shows signed-out visitors no repost or view counts.
- Videos up to 30 minutes are written down in full: long speech goes to the AI in 2-minute pieces, so it is not cut off.
- Public data only: you are responsible for how you use it under X's terms and the privacy laws that apply to you.

### FAQ

**Do I need an X account or API key?**

No. Posts are read from X's public embed data, signed out.

**Which languages work?**

Any: the speech is written down in the language spoken.

**Can I search X or get a profile's posts?**

Not signed out. Give the post links (from a list, a search you ran yourself, or another tool).

**Why was a post not read?**

It was deleted, protected, or the link is wrong. It is not charged.

### Related Actors from Zaiq

- [tiktok-transcript-scraper](https://apify.com/zaiq/tiktok-transcript-scraper): TikTok videos to text
- [instagram-transcript-scraper](https://apify.com/zaiq/instagram-transcript-scraper): Instagram reels to text
- [youtube-transcript-scraper](https://apify.com/zaiq/youtube-transcript-scraper): YouTube transcripts and subtitles
- [google-news-scraper](https://apify.com/zaiq/google-news-scraper): the news coverage around a post

### Support

Questions, a site that changed, or a field you need? Open an issue on this Actor's **Issues** tab: we answer there, usually within a day.

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# Actor input Schema

## `postUrls` (type: `array`):

X or Twitter post links (or post ids), one per line.

## `transcripts` (type: `boolean`):

Write down what is said in each video, with its opening line ($0.008 per started minute of speech; videos with no speech are free).

## `timestamps` (type: `boolean`):

Split each transcript into timed segments (start and end in seconds) and add an SRT subtitle file. No extra charge.

## `translateTo` (type: `string`):

Also give each transcript in this language (skipped when it is already in it). No extra charge from this Actor; the AI model's own cost is billed by Apify, a fraction of a cent a transcript.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "postUrls": [
    "https://x.com/jack/status/20"
  ],
  "transcripts": true,
  "timestamps": true,
  "translateTo": ""
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Dataset: the results.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

What each input returned, and notes.

# 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 = {
    "postUrls": [
        "https://x.com/jack/status/20"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("zaiq/x-video-transcript-scraper").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 = { "postUrls": ["https://x.com/jack/status/20"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("zaiq/x-video-transcript-scraper").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 '{
  "postUrls": [
    "https://x.com/jack/status/20"
  ]
}' |
apify call zaiq/x-video-transcript-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/I4RH7b0KNYhyO7p3K/builds/qEczdO5Jx8eFOGhX4/openapi.json