Instagram Reel transcript API

Transcribe any public Instagram reel or video post: the full speech transcript, speaker labels, and word-level timestamps, from a reel, /p/, or /tv/ URL or an Instagram CDN media URL you already hold. A video post is transcribed exactly like a reel. A photo post comes back found with its record and an empty transcript, charged the request price only. Transcription runs on MAI-Transcribe-2, chosen for its accuracy and its speaker labels. Turn on hostVideo to also get the MP4 on a hosted link that plays without an Instagram session. If you only want the text, instagram.media_transcript is the cheaper transcript-only option; if you only want the file, instagram.post is where you go.

POST/v1/run/instagram.reel_transcript

Uptime

99.01%

30d · 101 calls

Requests

101

30d · weekly, last 12 wks

Response

32.1s

median · 30d

Pricing

One price, in dollars

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AnyAPI9 served100.00% uptime10878ms p50100.00% (9 calls)10878ms (9 calls)9$5.94/1k audio minutesup to $0.0995 / request

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url*stringThe URL of a public Instagram reel or video post (e.g. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8yKXdRxKqK/), or an Instagram CDN media URL you already hold.hostVideobooleanSet true to also get the reel's MP4 on a hosted link you can play without an Instagram session. Charged as an extra on top of the transcript (e.g. true). A photo post has no file to host, so a request that sets this on one is refused with no charge; send it without hostVideo to get the post record instead.wordTimestampsbooleanSet true to include a precise timestamp for every word in the transcript (e.g. true).

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{
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "bytes": 42,
        "durationSeconds": 12.5,
        "expiresUtc": 12.5,
        "hostedUrl": "https://example.com/page",
        "id": "a1b2c3d4",
        "language": "en",
        "likeCount": 12500,
        "mediaType": "general",
        "ownerUsername": "alex_rivera",
        "segments": [
          {
            "end": 12.5,
            "speaker": "example",
            "start": 12.5,
            "text": "A short example description of this item.",
            "words": [
              null
            ]
          }
        ],
        "shortcode": "a1b2c3d4",
        "text": "A short example description of this item.",
        "thumbnailUrl": "https://example.com/image.jpg",
        "url": "https://example.com/page"
      }
    ]
  },
  "found": true
}

Response interface

interface InstagramReelTranscriptResponse {
  data: {
    items: {
      bytes?: number;
      durationSeconds?: number;
      expiresUtc?: number;
      hostedUrl?: string;
      id: string;
      language?: string;
      likeCount?: number;
      mediaType?: string;
      ownerUsername?: string;
      segments?: {
        end?: number;
        speaker?: string;
        start?: number;
        text?: string;
        words?: {
          end?: number;
          start?: number;
          text?: string;
        }[];
      }[];
      shortcode?: string;
      text: string;
      thumbnailUrl?: string;
      url: string;
    }[];
  } | null;
  found: boolean;
}

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Last verified 2026-09-17 · uptime and latency measured over 30d

POST /v1/run/instagram.reel_transcript

curl -X POST https://api.getanyapi.com/v1/run/instagram.reel_transcript \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ANYAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"hostVideo":true,"url":"https://www.instagram.com/reel/CfY6jCIgH-P/","wordTimestamps":false}'

Field	Type	Example value
Request body
url	string	"https://www.instagram.com/reel/CfY6jCIgH-P/"The URL of a public Instagram reel or video post (e.g. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8yKXdRxKqK/), or an Instagram CDN media URL you already hold.
hostVideo	boolean	trueSet true to also get the reel's MP4 on a hosted link you can play without an Instagram session. Charged as an extra on top of the transcript (e.g. true). A photo post has no file to host, so a request that sets this on one is refused with no charge; send it without hostVideo to get the post record instead.
wordTimestamps	boolean	falseSet true to include a precise timestamp for every word in the transcript (e.g. true).
Response
data	object
data.items	object[]	Record for the requested reel (one item), with the full transcript text, timed segments, source video metadata, and the hosted video link when hostVideo was asked for. Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.
data.items[].bytes	integer	Size of the hosted MP4 in bytes. Present only when hostVideo was true.
data.items[].durationSeconds	number	Video duration in seconds. Absent when there is no transcript, which is what measures it.
data.items[].expiresUtc	number	UTC epoch timestamp in seconds (Unix time). Multiply by 1000 for a JS Date in milliseconds. After this moment the hosted MP4 is deleted. Present only when hostVideo was true.
data.items[].hostedUrl	string	A direct link to the downloaded MP4, hosted by AnyAPI and playable without an Instagram session. Present only when hostVideo was true.
data.items[].id	string	The reel's numeric Instagram media ID, as a string. Empty when the request supplied a CDN media URL, which carries no post record. Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.
data.items[].language	string	Detected spoken language (ISO 639-1 code, e.g. "en"). Absent when there is no transcript.
data.items[].likeCount	integer	Number of likes on the reel. Absent when the lane that served the lookup does not carry a like count.
data.items[].mediaType	string	What kind of media this is, as Instagram labels it (for example a video or an image post). On a photo post this is how you tell that the empty transcript is the answer rather than silence.
data.items[].ownerUsername	string	Username of the reel's owner, without the @ prefix. Empty when the request supplied a CDN media URL.
data.items[].segments	object[]	Time-aligned transcript segments in playback order, one per sentence, each with its text, speaker label, and start/end offsets in seconds. A segment starts when its first word is spoken and ends when its last one finishes. Empty when the reel has no detectable spoken audio.
data.items[].segments[].end	number	Segment end offset in seconds from the start of the video.
data.items[].segments[].speaker	string	Which speaker said this segment, as a stable label within this transcript (e.g. "0", "1").
data.items[].segments[].start	number	Segment start offset in seconds from the start of the video.
data.items[].segments[].text	string	The segment's transcribed text.
data.items[].segments[].words	object[]	Every word in the segment with its own timing. Present only when wordTimestamps was true.
data.items[].segments[].words[].end	number	Word end offset in seconds from the start of the video.
data.items[].segments[].words[].start	number	Word start offset in seconds from the start of the video.
data.items[].segments[].words[].text	string	The word as spoken.
data.items[].shortcode	string	The reel's short code, the part of its instagram.com URL after /reel/. Empty when the request supplied a CDN media URL.
data.items[].text	string	The full speech transcript. Empty when the reel has no detectable spoken audio, or when the post is a photo with no video to transcribe. Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.
data.items[].thumbnailUrl	string	A link to the reel's cover image on Instagram. This link is signed by Instagram and stops working after a short time.
data.items[].url	string	The reel URL the request asked for, returned as sent. Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.
found	boolean	Whether the post was found. A reel or video post is found and transcribed. A photo post is found too: its record comes back with an empty transcript and is charged the request price only, with no audio minutes. A post that does not exist is not found and is free.
Price
Price per request (ceiling)	USD	$0.095
Price /1k audio minutes	USD	$5.94

FAQ

About the Instagram Reel transcript API

The AnyAPI Instagram Reel transcript API returns Instagram reel transcript data as normalized JSON from one POST call to /v1/run/instagram.reel_transcript. Transcribe any public Instagram reel or video post: the full speech transcript, speaker labels, and word-level timestamps, from a reel, /p/, or /tv/ URL or an Instagram CDN media URL you already hold. A video post is transcribed exactly like a reel. A photo post comes back found with its record and an empty transcript, charged the request price only. Transcription runs on MAI-Transcribe-2, chosen for its accuracy and its speaker labels. Turn on hostVideo to also get the MP4 on a hosted link that plays without an Instagram session. If you only want the text, instagram.media_transcript is the cheaper transcript-only option; if you only want the file, instagram.post is where you go. AnyAPI returns one normalized schema whichever source serves it. It costs $5.94 per 1,000 audio minutes, and never more than $0.095 for a single request, in US dollars with no subscription and no monthly minimum. Over the last 30 days, 99.0% of Instagram reel transcript calls through AnyAPI succeeded, with a median response time of 32.1 seconds across 101 measured calls.

It costs $5.94 per 1,000 audio minutes, and never more than $0.095 for a single request, in US dollars with no subscription and no monthly minimum. You fund one USD wallet, each call draws it down, and a failed request costs $0.

Over the last 30 days, 99.0% of Instagram reel transcript calls through AnyAPI succeeded, with a median response time of 32.1 seconds across 101 measured calls. These are AnyAPI's own measurements of traffic through the gateway, recomputed continuously, not a published service-level target.

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