Reels or normal posts?
Both, as long as the post is public. Story links expire on Instagram’s side and cannot be fetched afterwards.
Get the transcript of an Instagram video
Reels and video posts alike: paste the address and read the words instead of scrubbing the timeline.
Yes — paste an Instagram Reel or video post URL and WhoScribe fetches the audio and transcribes it. The text comes back with clickable timestamps and can be exported as TXT, SRT or VTT. Your first one needs no account, and every file shows its first 15 minutes free.
- Reels and feed videos both work
- The post must be public — we never sign in as anyone
- Timestamps let you jump straight to a line
From the link to the text
From an Instagram link to text
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Copy the post address
Open the Reel or video and copy the link. The share link and the browser address both work.
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Paste it above
Only the audio is fetched. Nothing is downloaded to your device.
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Read and correct
Names and brand words are where any model guesses; fix them once in the browser and the export carries the correction.
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Export it
Plain text to quote, or timed subtitles to reuse the clip elsewhere.
Public post or nothing — and why
Instagram decides who can see a post, and that decision holds for us too. If a Reel needs a login, we cannot fetch it — we do not hold anyone’s session and would not use one. So a public post works, a private account does not, and a story that has expired is gone for everyone. If the video is yours and the account is private, the reliable route is to save the file and upload it directly.
FAQ
Questions before you upload
Try it on this pageWhy did a link fail?
Almost always because the account is private or the post was removed. Instagram also rate-limits fetching, so a link that fails once can work a few minutes later.
Can I transcribe my own private Reel?
Not from the link. Save the video from the app and upload the file instead — that path has no access question at all.
Does it separate speakers?
Yes, when people take turns. Each line gets a label and you rename the speakers once.
Price, limits and formats
| YouTube and other links | Paste a YouTube link: the audio itself is transcribed, so videos without captions work, up to 10 hours per video. Links from TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, SoundCloud, Google Drive work too. |
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| One file, no subscription | $5 unlocks the whole file, whatever its length up to 10 hours. One payment, nothing renews. |
| Try before paying | No account: the first 5 minutes of each file, 1 file a day. Free account: the first 15 minutes of each file, 3 files a day, 90 minutes a month. |
| Unlimited plan | $15 a month or $90 a year: files up to 10 hours and 10 GB, 50 files at once. (campaign price until October 31) |
| Export formats | Unlimited plan and any unlocked file: TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX and PDF. Free plan: TXT. |
Start with one file
No account, no card. See the transcript before you decide anything.