How do I get the transcript of an Instagram Reel?

Copy the Reel's link from its share button, paste it on this page and press Get transcript. The speech, the caption and any words shown on screen come back as text, with a short summary.

Is the Instagram transcript generator free?

Your first transcript each day is free for a Reel or post up to 10 minutes. After that a post starts at 75 credits ($0.15), and a Reel under 5 minutes costs at most 95 credits ($0.19).

Does it read carousels and captions, or only the video?

All of it. A transcript includes the caption, the text and visual content from each image or video cover, and the speech in the video.

Can it transcribe Instagram Stories?

No. Stories and Highlights have no lasting post link to read. When the same clip is posted as a Reel, paste the Reel's link.

Does it work on private accounts?

No. The post has to be public, and posts Instagram only shows to logged-in or age-checked viewers usually can't be read either.

Can I get the script of a Reel from its link?

Yes. The speech comes back as text you can use as a script, labelled apart from the caption and the words shown on screen.

Do I need to log in to Instagram?

No login to Instagram and no sign-up here. The public link is all it needs, on a phone or a computer.

Will an Instagram transcript have timestamps?

No. It is written in labelled parts (caption, on screen, speech), which reads better for a recipe or a script than a list of times.

Instagram transcript generatorTurn any Instagram Reel or post into text.

Paste a public Instagram Reel or post link and get its caption, the words on every slide and the speech as one clean text, with one free transcript a day for links up to 10 minutes and from 75 credits ($0.15) after that.

Caption, images and speech together
Works on Reels, posts and carousels
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The price is shown before you start. Updated 16 October 2026

How it works

How to get an Instagram transcript

Step 1
Start with a link
In the Instagram app, open the Reel or post, tap the paper-plane share button and choose Copy link. On a computer, copy the address from the browser.
Step 2
It is read and written out
Paste the link here. The caption, each slide's picture and words, and any spoken audio are read and put in order.
Step 3
Use the text
Copy the transcript, download it as Markdown, share its link or save it to your brain.

Reel · 0:48Example

Summary

A baker shows how to shape a sourdough loaf in three folds, and why a wet dough needs less flour on the bench than you think.

Transcript

Caption: Three folds, no extra flour. Save this for your next bake.
On screen: Step 1: fold the top third down. Step 2: fold the sides in. Step 3: roll it tight.
Speech: Most people reach for more flour here, and that is what makes the crust tough. Wet your hands instead.

What you get

A Reel, laid out as text

The caption, every slide and the speech in each video, in the order you would see them
Words shown on screen, like recipe steps, prices and lists, written out
A short summary of the whole post on top
A Markdown file, a share link and a save to your brain

Try it with your own link

What people use it for

What Instagram transcripts are good for

Repurpose a Reel
Turn a Reel that worked into a caption, a newsletter paragraph or a thread, without replaying it line by line.
Keep the recipe or the routine
Recipes, workouts and tutorials flash past on screen. Get the steps written down, with the words shown in the video.
Read a carousel in one go
Ten slides of tips become one page: every slide's words in order, without swiping back to find the one you half remember.
Quote it exactly
Pull the exact words for subtitles, alt text or a quote in an article.

Before you paste

Which Instagram links work

ReelsWorks
Tap the paper-plane share button under the Reel and choose Copy link. Addresses starting instagram.com/reel/ are read in full.
Posts and carouselsWorks
Copy the link from the post's share button or its ⋯ menu (instagram.com/p/…). Every slide is read: its picture, the words on it and any spoken audio.
Older IGTV videosWorks
instagram.com/tv/ links are read the same way as a Reel.
Stories and HighlightsNot supported
They have no lasting post link to read. If the creator also posted the clip as a Reel, paste that.
Private and age-restricted postsNot supported
Posts from private accounts can't be read, even ones you follow, and posts Instagram only shows to logged-in or age-checked viewers usually can't either.

Limits and price

Instagram transcript: what is free and what it costs

Free: One transcript a day covers a Reel or post up to 10 minutes, with no sign-up and no Instagram login. Free ones are counted per device, while the day's last.
Price: From 75 credits ($0.15) for a photo post or carousel with no video. A Reel up to 5 minutes is at most 95 credits ($0.19). Yours is shown before you start.
Longest: A Reel of up to 3 hours; a longer one is turned away before anything is charged.
Uploads: Never free. Instead of a Instagram link, upload an MP4, MOV or WebM file of up to 90 MB and 3 hours, priced by its length. The file is not kept.
Credits: 500 credits are $1, and one balance works in every HivemindOS Mini app.

Paste a link Upload a video file, up to 3 hours

Compared

Instagram transcript options side by side

	HivemindOS	Instagram's own captions	Typing it out by hand
Text you can copy	The caption, slides and speech as one text	No: Instagram shows captions over a Reel while it plays, when it has them	Only what you type, pausing the Reel as you go
Caption and on-screen words	Kept, in order with the speech	Covers the speech only	Whatever you manage to copy down
Carousel slides	Every slide read, pictures included	Not covered	Swipe and type, slide by slide
Summary	A few lines about the whole post	Not offered	Your own notes
To keep	Copy, a Markdown file or a link to share	Nothing to save once you scroll on	A note on your phone

Checked in October 2026. Other products change, so check their own pages before relying on a detail.

About Instagram Transcript

Instagram transcript generator for Reels, posts and carousels

Paste a public Instagram link and read the whole post as one transcript: its caption, the words and pictures on every slide, and the speech in each video, in the order they appear. It is made for Reels you want to quote, recipes you want to keep and carousels you would rather read than swipe.

Price From 75 credits. One credit balance works across every HivemindOS Mini app.

Questions

How do I get the transcript of an Instagram Reel?: Copy the Reel's link from its share button, paste it on this page and press Get transcript. The speech, the caption and any words shown on screen come back as text, with a short summary.
Is the Instagram transcript generator free?: Your first transcript each day is free for a Reel or post up to 10 minutes. After that a post starts at 75 credits ($0.15), and a Reel under 5 minutes costs at most 95 credits ($0.19).
Does it read carousels and captions, or only the video?: All of it. A transcript includes the caption, the text and visual content from each image or video cover, and the speech in the video.
Can it transcribe Instagram Stories?: No. Stories and Highlights have no lasting post link to read. When the same clip is posted as a Reel, paste the Reel's link.
Does it work on private accounts?: No. The post has to be public, and posts Instagram only shows to logged-in or age-checked viewers usually can't be read either.
Can I get the script of a Reel from its link?: Yes. The speech comes back as text you can use as a script, labelled apart from the caption and the words shown on screen.
Do I need to log in to Instagram?: No login to Instagram and no sign-up here. The public link is all it needs, on a phone or a computer.
Will an Instagram transcript have timestamps?: No. It is written in labelled parts (caption, on screen, speech), which reads better for a recipe or a script than a list of times.