Free Instagram Transcript Generator
Turn Any Reel Into Text
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How to Get an Instagram Transcript
Copy the Reel link
Tap Share on any public Reel or video post and copy the link, or paste the URL from your browser.
Paste and fetch
Drop the link in the box above. We pull the spoken words and return clean text with timestamps in seconds.
Copy, download, or automate
Copy the text, download a .txt file, or switch to the API to transcribe Reels at scale from your own code.
Reels to Text in Seconds
A fast, free Instagram transcript extractor - no app, no watermark, no account.
- Full spoken text from any public Reel or video post
- AI transcription when a video has no captions
- Per-segment timestamps you can toggle on
- Copy to clipboard or download as .txt
- No sign-up, no app, no watermark
- Clean output ready for summaries, subtitles, and AI
Works on Public Reels and Video Posts
Transcribe any public Reel, video post, or IGTV upload - tutorials, talking-head clips, product demos, and podcast cuts. Paste a full instagram.com/reel/… or /p/… link. When Instagram has no captions for a video, the audio is transcribed with AI, so you still get the spoken words.
Need Instagram Transcripts in Your Code?
This tool is for one-off transcripts. To pull them programmatically, the Instagram transcript API returns the same text as timestamped JSON from a single call. Start with the API documentation, or check pricing - 100 credits are free and only successful fetches are billed.
Transcripts From Other Platforms
Need a different source? Use the YouTube transcript generator or the TikTok transcript generator. The API also covers X (Twitter) and Facebook videos, plus any web page as Markdown.
Frequently asked questions
Is this Instagram transcript generator free?
Yes. Paste any public Instagram Reel or video link to get its transcript free, with no sign-up. The free tool is rate-limited; for higher limits and programmatic access, use the TranscriptFetch API.
How do I get the transcript of an Instagram Reel?
Tap Share on the Reel, copy the link, paste it into the box above, and click Get transcript. You'll get the full spoken text plus optional timestamps to copy or download.
Does it work on Reels without captions?
Yes. When a Reel has no captions available, the audio is transcribed with AI, so you still get the spoken text.
Does it work on private accounts?
No. Only public Reels, video posts, and IGTV videos can be transcribed. Private or restricted content is not accessible.
Can I use Instagram transcripts for AI, summaries, or research?
Yes. Transcripts come as clean text with timestamped segments, ready for summarization, content repurposing, search indexing, and LLM or RAG pipelines. The API returns structured JSON for automation.
What are the limits?
The free tool allows a handful of fetches per hour per IP address. Create a free account for an API key with much higher limits and one credit per successful fetch.
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