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Turn Instagram reels into text — full spoken transcript with timestamps, on-screen text overlays, caption, and engagement stats for any public reel. No login.
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.
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
Instagram reel or video post links, one per line.
Public Instagram usernames or profile URLs.
Optional settings
| Window | Uptime | Success rate | p50 | p95 | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24h | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 7d | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 30d | — | — | — | — | 0 |
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 | — |
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. One click, then confirm.
Adds the Sourcelane MCP server with your key as a header.
claude mcp add --transport http sourcelane https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"Alternative to the connector URL: add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude.
{
"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"
}
}
}
}Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or Windsurf's mcp_config.json).
{
"mcpServers": {
"sourcelane": {
"url": "https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"
}
}
}
}Save as .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code prompts for your key once.
{
"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
}
]
}Create a GPT → Actions → Import from URL, then Authentication: API Key, Bearer.
https://usesourcelane.com/openapi.jsonOne POST. Pass maxResults to cap cost.
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}'Wrap the REST call as a tool, or point an MCP client at the endpoint.
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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