Transcript API for social video
6 of 18 social platforms here give a video's transcript: TikTok, Instagram, X, Reddit, YouTube, LinkedIn. It is the detail call with `include=transcript`, from 2 credits a video. What comes back differs: some give timed segments, some one text. This table says which. Failed calls are free.
Every platform
| Platform | Available | Credits a call | About | What comes back |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TikTok | Yes | 2 | $0.0067 | timed segments |
| Yes | 2 | $0.0067 | one text | |
| X | Yes | 2 | $0.0067 | one text |
| Yes | 2 | $0.0067 | timed segments, language | |
| YouTube | Yes | 2 | $0.0067 | timed segments, language |
| No | — | — | — | |
| Yes | 2 | $0.0067 | one text | |
| Threads | No | — | — | — |
| Telegram | No | — | — | — |
| No | — | — | — | |
| RedNote | No | — | — | — |
| Douyin | No | — | — | — |
| No | — | — | — | |
| WeChat Articles | No | — | — | — |
| Bilibili | No | — | — | — |
| Zhihu | No | — | — | — |
| Kuaishou | No | — | — | — |
| WeChat Channels | No | — | — | — |
A platform marked No has no such value of its detail call yet. For its video's words, read its comments or description instead. A platform that gains one appears here by itself.
One request, on any of them
curl https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/detail \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCIALTOAI_API_KEY" \ -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "platform": "tiktok", "id": "7665840565958872333", "include": "transcript" }'FAQ
Which platforms' videos can be turned into text?
TikTok, Instagram, X, Reddit, YouTube, LinkedIn.
Does every platform give timestamps?
No. With timed segments: TikTok, Reddit, YouTube. The rest give one text.
What does it cost?
From 2 credits a video ($0.0067 at the first pack), and a failed call is free. 100 free credits on sign-up, no card.
TikTok transcript APIFields, a request and a recorded answer.Instagram transcript APIFields, a request and a recorded answer.YouTube transcript APIFields, a request and a recorded answer.
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