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Facebook Video Transcript API. Send a video link or ID.

Timed transcript of a video or reel. We handle the proxies, blocks and platform changes.

Facebook Video Transcript API at a glance

Returns the timed transcript of a public Facebook video or reel from its link or ID, from its captions or, when it has none, its audio. Captions are the uploaded track first, then Facebook's auto-generated one, and a video without either is transcribed with speech-to-text. Each segment has its start and end time, and text holds the whole transcript.

GET /v1/facebook/transcript

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  • 1 credit per request, up to 122 credits, $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000 requests
  • 10 typed fields null when unknown
  • url is all it needs, e.g. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1803909017420449
  • 100 credits free when you sign up, no card, so you can build before you spend

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$ npm install socialtap
url = https://www.facebook.com/reel/1803909017420449
GET /v1/facebook/transcriptTry in
const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: "https://www.facebook.com/reel/1803909017420449/",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/transcript?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`);
const { data, meta } = body;
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);
200 OK · GET https://socialtap.dev/v1/facebook/transcriptLong arrays and strings are shortened here. Real responses are complete.Docs

One schema on 9 platforms.

The response reference lists every field, its type and when it is null. See the full schema.

  • Null means unknown

    A field Facebook doesn't show is null, never zero or an empty string, so a real zero always means zero.

  • What it accepts

    Facebook video URL (reel, watch, page video, video.php, m./mbasic./web. hosts, fb.watch and share/v|r links) or a numeric video ID.

  • Write one parser

    Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and 6 more platforms answer in these fields, so the code that reads one reads them all.

platformstring
Platform the media is hosted on.
idstring
Platform-native ID of the post (equals post.id); of an ad library entry, its library ID (equals ad.id).
urlstring
Canonical URL of the post (of an ad library entry, its library page).
languagestring
BCP-47 language of the returned transcript; null when unknown.
sourcestring
captions = platform caption track; asr = speech-to-text on the audio. New values may be added.
is_auto_generatedboolean
True when the track was machine-generated (platform auto-captions or ASR).
available_languagesstring[]
BCP-47 caption languages the platform offers for this post; [] if none or not listed.
duration_msinteger
Media duration in milliseconds; null when unknown.

What teams build with the Facebook Video Transcript API.

  • Summarize or search Facebook videos with AI

  • Repurpose reels into posts and articles

  • Build a searchable archive of a Page's videos

Good to know before you build.

  • Uploaded captions win over auto-generated ones, and is_auto_generated tells you which you got.
  • Speech-to-text runs only for a video with no captions, or with only auto-translated ones, up to a length limit: a longer video returns invalid_input.
  • A broadcast that is still live returns invalid_input when it has no captions to read.
  • Private, group-only, deleted and login-only videos return private_or_unavailable, because Facebook answers them all alike logged out.
  • Post, photo and profile links return invalid_input: send the video's or reel's link.

From 1 credit per request. Failed requests are free.

Buy credits once and spend them on any endpoint, on any platform.

SourcePrice per successful requestPer 1,000 requests
Captions captions1 credit$0.75–$1.97
Speech-to-text asr2 credits + 2 per started minute of media
up to 122 credits (60 started minutes of media)
$1.50–$3.93 + $1.50–$3.93 per started minute of media
  • Cache hits are free.
  • Credits from packs and top-ups never expire.
  • A monthly plan's credits are spent first, and what is left of them ends at each renewal.
  • Prices exclude tax: sales tax is added at checkout where it applies.
  • Outside the US, plans and packs are sold to businesses: checkout asks for your VAT, GST or other business tax ID.

Questions about the Facebook Video Transcript API.

More in the API reference.

Does it work on videos without captions?
Yes. When Facebook has no caption track for the video, its audio is transcribed with speech-to-text, up to a length limit, and source is asr.
How much does the Facebook Video Transcript API cost?
A request costs 1 credit for captions results (meta.source = captions) and 2 credits + 2 per started minute of media, up to 122 credits (60 started minutes of media) for speech-to-text results (meta.source = asr). SocialTap credits cost $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000, depending on the plan or pack.

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