Transcript

GET /v2/instagram/media/transcript

Generates an AI-powered speech-to-text transcription for an Instagram video post or reel. The video must be under 2 minutes long. Returns a transcripts array with each item's shortcode and transcribed text; carousel posts produce one transcript per video slide. Expect 10-30 second response times, and null when no speech is detected.

Authentication

All requests require the x-api-key header. Get your key at scrapecreators.com.

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
url	string	yes	Instagram post or reel URL

Example Request

curl

curl 'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v2/instagram/media/transcript?url=<url>' \
  -H 'x-api-key: $SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY'

Node / TypeScript

const params = new URLSearchParams({ url: '...' });
const res = await fetch(`https://api.scrapecreators.com/v2/instagram/media/transcript?${params}`, {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': process.env.SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY }
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import os, requests
r = requests.get(
    'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v2/instagram/media/transcript',
    headers={'x-api-key': os.environ['SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY']},
    params={'url': '...'},
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())

CLI

scrapecreators instagram media-transcript --help

Example Response

{
  "success": true,
  "transcripts": [
    {
      "id": "3597267389859272809",
      "shortcode": "DHsD6HGqJhp",
      "text": "Let's fry up the perfect bunzel. Beautiful.  Everybody, shh. The perfect bunzel. Let me show you my bunzel. When it comes down to bunzel, we make it the crispiest, get the crunch. Heaven."
    }
  ]
}

Credits

Most ScrapeCreators endpoints consume 1 credit per successful response. Some heavier endpoints (transcripts, AI-driven enrichment, ad detail lookups) may cost more. Check GET /v1/credit-balance for your remaining balance.

Errors

Status	Meaning	Action
200	Success.	Use the JSON payload.
400	Invalid or missing parameter.	Verify required parameters and value format.
401	Missing or invalid x-api-key.	Pass a valid API key in the header.
402	Out of credits.	Top up at scrapecreators.com or wait for plan reset.
404	Resource not found or private.	Confirm the handle, URL, or id and that the resource is public.
429	Rate limited.	Backoff and retry with exponential delay.
500	Server error or upstream platform failure.	Retry with backoff; report persistent errors to support.