Get a Transcript From Any Instagram Video
Instagram gives you on-screen auto-captions to watch with, not an editable document to work from — you cannot select them, search them, or export them. Because Instagram restricts direct link scraping, save the video to your device and drop the file in here. You get an instant duration and word estimate free, and our Whisper-class AI generates a clean, timestamped transcript with optional speaker labels ready to edit and export.
- AI transcription
- 98 Languages
- Encrypted; we never train AI on your files
Start with your recording
Drop an audio or video file here, or click to choose.
What you get: a real transcript
Unedited output from a 64-second interview with two speakers (synthetic voices), transcribed with speaker detection on. Only the first lines are shown.
SPEAKER_00 (0:00) Welcome back to Small Shop Stories. SPEAKER_00 (0:02) Today I'm talking to Maya, who runs a tiny bakery on the SPEAKER_00 (0:05) corner of Mill Street. SPEAKER_01 (0:07) Thanks for having me. SPEAKER_01 (0:08) It's really small, just two ovens and a counter. SPEAKER_00 (0:12) So how does a normal day start for you?
1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,680 [SPEAKER_00] Welcome back to Small Shop Stories. 2 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:05,320 [SPEAKER_00] Today I'm talking to Maya, who runs a tiny bakery on the 3 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:06,320 [SPEAKER_00] corner of Mill Street.
Checked against the script, 4 of 189 words differed — a 2.1% word error rate, counting "80" written for "eighty" as an error — and all 14 speaker turns were labelled correctly. This was clean speech; noisy recordings and people talking over each other score lower. See the full transcript and how it was scored
How it works
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Save & upload
Save the video from Instagram to your device, then upload the file here.
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Transcribe
AI transcribes with timestamps and optional speaker labels, usually in minutes.
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Export
Copy the text, or export TXT, SRT, VTT, PDF or DOCX.
Why ScribeToAny
- Built for Instagram feed posts, carousels, and stories: transcribes creator interviews, tutorials, and brand video announcements.
- Instagram bot protection requires downloading the video first — drop the saved MP4 file here for an instant on-device duration and word count estimate.
- Whisper-class speech recognition across ~98 languages; loud background music lowers accuracy, and Restore audio helps with noisy clips.
- Export clean text for blog repurposing or timed subtitle files (SRT/VTT) ready to burn back into social videos.
Frequently asked questions
Can I transcribe directly from an Instagram link?
No. Due to Instagram's bot protection and login walls, server-side tools cannot fetch audio directly from a pasted post link. To transcribe, save the video to your device first: in the Instagram app, tap Share then Download (or use any trusted browser video downloader), then drop the MP4 file here. Once uploaded, you get an instant free length estimate and a full, timestamped transcript with 8 export formats.
Do I have to connect my Instagram account?
No, and you should not be asked to anywhere. We never request your Instagram login, and nothing here needs one — you simply upload the saved video file from your device. You only need a free ScribeToAny account to save and export your transcripts.
What can I do with the transcript afterwards?
Edit it in the browser, click any line to replay that moment, then export TXT, SRT, VTT, TSV, CSV, JSON, PDF or DOCX. SRT and VTT come out cue-timed, so they drop straight back onto the video as subtitles.
Can I transcribe Instagram Stories or Lives?
Yes, once you have the file. Save the Story or the Live replay to your device and upload it like any other video. Long Lives follow the usual limits: the free plan transcribes the first 30 minutes of a file, paid plans up to 6 hours.
Can I transcribe several posts at once?
Yes — select up to 6 saved videos in one upload. The free plan allows 2 transcriptions a day; paid plans have no daily limit and process 6 files in parallel.