# Reddit Video Transcript API. Send a post link or ID. Video post transcript, from captions or audio. We handle the proxies, blocks and platform changes. [Get API key](https://socialtap.dev/signup/?next=%2Fplayground%2F%3Fendpoint%3Dreddit.transcript) ## Reddit Video Transcript API at a glance Returns the timed transcript of a public Reddit video post from its link or ID, from Reddit's captions or, when it has none, its audio. Each segment has its start and end time, and text holds the whole transcript. Crossposts of a video, videos inside a text post, and v.redd.it, redd.it and app share links work too. GET `/v1/reddit/transcript` [Read the API reference](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/reddit/transcript/index.md) - **1 credit** per request, up to 122 credits, $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000 requests - **10 typed fields** null when unknown - **`url`** is all it needs, e.g. `https://www.reddit.com/r/HumansBeingBros/comments/1xkav20/guy_saving_the_deer/` - **100 credits** free when you sign up, no card, so you can build before you spend ## Send one request. Get 10 fields back. Copy the request in your language, or hand it to your agent. Sign up for an API key and your first 100 credits are free. `$ npm install socialtap` `url = https://www.reddit.com/r/HumansBeingBros/comments/1xkav20/guy_saving_the_deer/` [Open in playground](https://socialtap.dev/playground/?endpoint=reddit.transcript) cURL: ```shell curl -G 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/reddit/transcript' \ --data-urlencode 'url=https://www.reddit.com/r/HumansBeingBros/comments/1xkav20/guy_saving_the_deer/' \ -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY" ``` TypeScript SDK: ```typescript import { SocialTap } from "socialtap"; const client = new SocialTap(); // apiKey defaults to process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY const res = await client.reddit.transcript.get({ url: "https://www.reddit.com/r/HumansBeingBros/comments/1xkav20/guy_saving_the_deer/" }); console.log(res.data); console.log(res.credits.charged, res.meta.request_id); ``` Node.js (fetch): ```javascript const params = new URLSearchParams({ url: "https://www.reddit.com/r/HumansBeingBros/comments/1xkav20/guy_saving_the_deer/", }); const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/reddit/transcript?${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); ``` Python (requests): ```python import os import requests res = requests.get( "https://socialtap.dev/v1/reddit/transcript", params={"url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/HumansBeingBros/comments/1xkav20/guy_saving_the_deer/"}, headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"]}, ) body = res.json() if not res.ok: raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['code']}: {body['error']['message']}") data, meta = body["data"], body["meta"] print(data, meta["credits_charged"]) ``` Go (net/http): ```go package main import ( "encoding/json" "fmt" "log" "net/http" "net/url" "os" ) func main() { q := url.Values{} q.Set("url", "https://www.reddit.com/r/HumansBeingBros/comments/1xkav20/guy_saving_the_deer/") req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://socialtap.dev/v1/reddit/transcript?"+q.Encode(), nil) if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } req.Header.Set("x-api-key", os.Getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")) res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req) if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } defer res.Body.Close() var body struct { Data json.RawMessage `json:"data"` Meta map[string]any `json:"meta"` Error *struct { Code string `json:"code"` Message string `json:"message"` } `json:"error"` } if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } if body.Error != nil { log.Fatalf("%s: %s", body.Error.Code, body.Error.Message) } fmt.Println(string(body.Data), body.Meta["credits_charged"]) } ``` 200 OK: ```json { "data": { "available_languages": [ "en" ], "duration_ms": 94000, "id": "t3_1xkav20", "is_auto_generated": true, "language": "en", "platform": "reddit", "platform_specific": { "reddit": { "caption_url": "https://v.redd.it/4xartwq86tyh1/wh_ben_en.vtt", "video_id": "4xartwq86tyh1" } }, "segments": [ { "end_ms": 15020, "start_ms": 0, "text": "He's going to be safe after some life. Oh, it's a little bit old. It's a little" }, { "end_ms": 29980, "start_ms": 15020, "text": "bit old. It's a little" }, { "end_ms": 29980, "start_ms": 29980, "text": "bit old." } ], "source": "captions", "text": "He's going to be safe after some life. Oh, it's a little bit old. It's a little bit old. It's a little bit old. A little bit old. It's a little bit old. There's a question. Good, good, bye, bye. Good bye, bye, bye.", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/HumansBeingBros/comments/1xkav20/guy_saving_the_deer/" }, "meta": { "request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f", "platform": "reddit", "source": "captions", "is_cached": false, "credits_charged": 1, "latency_ms": 2591, "fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z", "input": { "kind": "post", "id": "t3_1xkav20", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/HumansBeingBros/comments/1xkav20/guy_saving_the_deer/" }, "credits_remaining": 9999, "client_request_id": null, "warnings": [] } } ``` Long arrays and strings are shortened here. Real responses are complete. ## One schema on 9 platforms. The [response reference](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/reddit/transcript/index.md#response) lists every field, its type and when it is `null`. [See the full schema](https://socialtap.dev/resources/transcript/index.md). - ### Null means unknown A field Reddit doesn't show is null, never zero or an empty string, so a real zero always means zero. - ### What it accepts Reddit video post URL: a post's page on any reddit.com host (www, old, new, np, m, sh), with or without its subreddit or slug, a comment's permalink (its post is transcribed), a redd.it short link, an app share link (/r/\/s/\), a v.redd.it video link or a link to one of its files, or the post's ID (t3_ prefix optional). - ### Write one parser Reddit, TikTok, Instagram and 6 more platforms answer in these fields, so the code that reads one reads them all. - **`platform`string**: Platform the media is hosted on. - **`id`string**: Platform-native ID of the post (equals post.id); of an ad library entry, its library ID (equals ad.id). - **`url`string**: Canonical URL of the post (of an ad library entry, its library page). - **`language`string**: BCP-47 language of the returned transcript; null when unknown. - **`source`string**: captions = platform caption track; asr = speech-to-text on the audio. New values may be added. - **`is_auto_generated`boolean**: True when the track was machine-generated (platform auto-captions or ASR). - **`available_languages`string\[\]**: BCP-47 caption languages the platform offers for this post; \[\] if none or not listed. - **`duration_ms`integer**: Media duration in milliseconds; null when unknown. Live data from 33 platforms. [TikTok](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktok/index.md) · [Instagram](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/index.md) · [Facebook](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/index.md) · [YouTube](https://socialtap.dev/apis/youtube/index.md) · [Reddit](https://socialtap.dev/apis/reddit/index.md) · [Threads](https://socialtap.dev/apis/threads/index.md) · [Spotify](https://socialtap.dev/apis/spotify/index.md) · [Amazon](https://socialtap.dev/apis/amazon/index.md) · [Apple Music](https://socialtap.dev/apis/applemusic/index.md) · [Pinterest](https://socialtap.dev/apis/pinterest/index.md) · [Rumble](https://socialtap.dev/apis/rumble/index.md) · [X](https://socialtap.dev/apis/x/index.md) · [Bluesky](https://socialtap.dev/apis/bluesky/index.md) · [Twitch](https://socialtap.dev/apis/twitch/index.md) · [LinkedIn](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkedin/index.md) · [Telegram](https://socialtap.dev/apis/telegram/index.md) · [TikTok Shop](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktokshop/index.md) · [Kwai](https://socialtap.dev/apis/kwai/index.md) · [Snapchat](https://socialtap.dev/apis/snapchat/index.md) · [SoundCloud](https://socialtap.dev/apis/soundcloud/index.md) · [Truth Social](https://socialtap.dev/apis/truthsocial/index.md) · [Kick](https://socialtap.dev/apis/kick/index.md) · [Komi](https://socialtap.dev/apis/komi/index.md) · [Lnk.Bio](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkbio/index.md) · [Linkme](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkme/index.md) · [Linktree](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linktree/index.md) · [Pillar](https://socialtap.dev/apis/pillar/index.md) · [TikTok Ad Library](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktok-ad-library/index.md) · [Facebook Ad Library](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook-ad-library/index.md) · [Facebook Events](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook-events/index.md) · [Facebook Marketplace](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook-marketplace/index.md) · [Google Ads Transparency Center](https://socialtap.dev/apis/google-ads-transparency/index.md) · [LinkedIn Ad Library](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkedin-ad-library/index.md) ## What teams build with the Reddit Video Transcript API. - ### Turn Reddit videos into searchable text - ### Monitor what's said in a subreddit's videos - ### Summarize Reddit videos with AI - ### Quote or caption a viral clip ## Good to know before you build. - Without lang, or with English (en, en-US, en-GB), you get Reddit's own captions (meta.source = captions), which are machine-made and English only: speech in another language comes out as Reddit's English approximation. platform_specific.reddit.caption_url is the WebVTT file. - With any other lang (es, fr, pt-BR), the audio is transcribed by speech-to-text in that language (meta.source = asr, priced per minute), never from Reddit's English captions. - A video Reddit has no captions for, mostly older ones, is transcribed by speech-to-text whatever lang is (meta.source = asr, priced per minute), in lang's language or the one detected. - GIF posts, videos without sound and videos with nothing but music return no_transcript. Text, image, gallery, poll and link posts return invalid_input, and a link post to another platform's video names the endpoint that transcribes it. ## From 1 credit per request. Failed requests are free. Buy credits once and spend them on any endpoint, on any platform. [Plans and packs](https://socialtap.dev/pricing/index.md) · [How this endpoint is priced](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/reddit/transcript/index.md#pricing) · [How credits work](https://socialtap.dev/docs/credits/index.md) | Source | Price per successful request | Per 1,000 requests | | --- | --- | --- | | Captions `captions` | 1 credit | $0.75–$1.97 | | Speech-to-text `asr` | 2 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 Reddit Video Transcript API. More in the [API reference](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/reddit/transcript/index.md). **How much does the Reddit 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. Other platforms ## Transcripts on 8 more platforms. - [TikTok Transcript API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktok/transcript/index.md) (From 1 credit · `GET /v1/tiktok/transcript`) - [Instagram Reels Transcript API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/transcript/index.md) (From 1 credit · `GET /v1/instagram/transcript`) - [Facebook Video Transcript API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/transcript/index.md) (From 1 credit · `GET /v1/facebook/transcript`) - [YouTube Transcript API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/youtube/transcript/index.md) (From 1 credit · `GET /v1/youtube/transcript`) - [Rumble Transcript API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/rumble/transcript/index.md) (From 1 credit · `GET /v1/rumble/transcript`) - [Twitch Clip Transcript API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/twitch/transcript/index.md) (From 2 credits · `GET /v1/twitch/transcript`) - [Kick Clip Transcript API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/kick/transcript/index.md) (From 2 credits · `GET /v1/kick/transcript`) - [Facebook Ad Transcript API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/ad_transcript/index.md) (From 2 credits · `GET /v1/facebook/ad_transcript`) More Reddit ## Reddit API. 13 endpoints, one key. - [Reddit Post API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/reddit/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/reddit/post`) - [Reddit Search API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/reddit/search_posts/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/reddit/search_posts`) - [Reddit User Posts API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/reddit/posts/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/reddit/posts`) - [Reddit Subreddit Posts API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/reddit/subreddit_posts/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/reddit/subreddit_posts`) - [Reddit Profile API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/reddit/profile/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/reddit/profile`) - [Reddit User Search API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/reddit/search_profiles/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/reddit/search_profiles`) - [Reddit Comments API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/reddit/comments/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/reddit/comments`) - [Reddit User Comments API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/reddit/profile_comments/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/reddit/profile_comments`) - [Reddit Comment Search API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/reddit/search_comments/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/reddit/search_comments`) - [Reddit Engagement API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/reddit/engagement/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/reddit/engagement`) - [Reddit Subreddit API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/reddit/subreddit/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/reddit/subreddit`) - [Reddit Subreddit Search API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/reddit/search_subreddits/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/reddit/search_subreddits`) ## Try it on a link you already have. Paste it in the playground, or copy the request into your code. 100free credits - No credit card - Failed requests are free - Works on all 218 endpoints [Start for free](https://socialtap.dev/signup/) [Read the docs](https://socialtap.dev/docs/index.md) --- [HTML version](https://socialtap.dev/apis/reddit/transcript/) · [Docs index for AI agents](https://socialtap.dev/llms.txt) · [All docs in one file](https://socialtap.dev/llms-full.txt)