Instagram Reels Transcript Extractor

Instagram

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A scraper and speech-to-text connector that converts public Instagram reels and video posts into structured transcription and metadata: it performs automatic speech recognition to produce full spoken transcripts, word counts, the opening hook line and its start time, sentence-level timestamped segments (start/end in seconds) suitable for SRT-style captions, automatic language detection across 100+ languages, and enriched post metadata (unique identifier and URL, creator username and display name, verification status, caption text, publish date, duration, play/like/comment counts, thumbnail and video URLs). The connector runs without login/cookies or a browser, detects music-only reels and flags them as speechless while still returning metadata, reports per-item processing status with error details when applicable, and supports batch processing of large sets of reels and creator profiles.

Verified Sep 28, 3:55 AM

$0.009

per reel transcript

Up to 100 per call. Only pay for results returned; failed calls are refunded.

What people use it for

Hook and script research: analyze how viral reels open and what creators say at scale
Content repurposing: convert reels into captions, blog posts, newsletters, and social threads
Competitor and creator monitoring: transcribe a creator’s newest reels for ongoing tracking
Trend mining: extract recurring phrases, products, and claims within a niche
Accessibility and subtitles: generate timestamped segments for SRT-style captions and subtitle workflows

Trust & reliability

7d uptime trend

Window	Uptime	Success rate	p50	p95
24h	—	—	—	—
7d	—	—	—	—
30d	—	—	—	—

Calling contract

Call it through Sourcelane's gateway or MCP server. We run the connector, apply your agent's spend guardrails, and bill only the results returned.

Call it via Sourcelane

curl -X POST https://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"listing":"instagram-reels-transcript-scraper","params":{"reelUrls":["https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHsD6HGqJhp/"],"maxItems":5},"maxResults":10}'

Request params

Field	Type	Required	Description
`reelUrls`	array	optional	Instagram reel or video post links, one per line (https://www.instagram.com/reel/ABC123/ or /p/ABC123/). Shortcodes on their own also work.
`usernames`	array	optional	Public Instagram usernames or profile URLs. The connector pulls each creator's newest reels automatically (see Max reels per creator).
`maxReelsPerUser`	integer	optional	How many of the newest reels to transcribe for each username.
`includeSegments`	boolean	optional	Add a segments array (start, end, text in seconds) to every reel row. The full transcript, hook and language are always included.
`language`	string	optional	Spoken language hint: 'auto' or a 2-letter ISO code (en, es, pt, de...).
`maxItems`	integer	optional	Safety cap on the total number of reels transcribed in this run. 0 = no cap (up to 1,000). Capped at 100 per call.

Each result contains

Field	Type	Description
`status`	string	Status
`error`	null	—
`source`	string	Source
`shortcode`	string	Shortcode
`postUrl`	string	Post Url
`mediaId`	string	Media Id
`username`	string	Username
`fullName`	string	Full Name
`isVerified`	boolean	Is Verified
`caption`	string	Caption
`takenAt`	string	Taken At
`durationSeconds`	integer	Duration Seconds
`likeCount`	integer	Like Count
`commentCount`	integer	—
`playCount`	integer	—
`thumbnailUrl`	string	—
`videoUrl`	string	—
`language`	string	—
`transcript`	string	—
`wordCount`	integer	—
`hook`	string	—
`hookStartSeconds`	integer	—
`segments`	null	—
`minutesTranscribed`	integer	—
`scrapedAt`	string	—

Use Instagram Reels Transcript Extractor from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

Pick your tool and connect in under a minute. Then just ask — for example: “Pull the last 20 posts from @natgeo and tell me which formats get the most engagement.”

Connect Claude

Web, desktop and mobile. Paste one URL.

1Copy your personal connector URL
2In Claude open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
3Paste the URL and click Add — done

Manual setup (config files, REST, Python) +

Claude Code

Adds the Sourcelane MCP server with your key as a header.

terminal

claude mcp add --transport http sourcelane https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"

Claude Desktop (config file)

Alternative to the connector URL: add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude.

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor & Windsurf

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or Windsurf's mcp_config.json).

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "url": "https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Save as .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code prompts for your key once.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${input:sourcelane-key}"
      }
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "sourcelane-key",
      "description": "Sourcelane agent key",
      "password": true
    }
  ]
}

ChatGPT Custom GPT (Actions)

Create a GPT → Actions → Import from URL, then Authentication: API Key, Bearer.

OpenAPI schema URL

https://usesourcelane.com/openapi.json

REST

One POST. Pass maxResults to cap cost.

curl

curl -X POST https://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"listing":"instagram-reels-transcript-scraper","params":{"reelUrls":["https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHsD6HGqJhp/"],"maxItems":5},"maxResults":10}'

Python, LangChain, CrewAI, OpenAI Agents SDK…

Wrap the REST call as a tool, or point an MCP client at the endpoint.

python

import requests

res = requests.post(
    "https://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"},
    json={
        "listing": "instagram-reels-transcript-scraper",
        "params": {"reelUrls":["https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHsD6HGqJhp/"],"maxItems":5},
        "maxResults": 10,
    },
    timeout=300,
)
body = res.json()
print(body["receipt"]["chargedMicros"], "micro-USD for", body["receipt"]["results"], "results")
print(body["data"])

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