Get Facebook post transcript

Get the transcript for a Facebook post or Reel by URL.

GET/v1/facebook/posts/transcript
x-api-keystringheader

API key (`sfk_...`)

Parameters
2
urlstringrequiredquery

Link to the Facebook post or reel whose transcript should be returned.

min 1 chars · max 4096 chars

allowLongTranscriptionbooleanoptional+10 / started minutequery

Lifts the 2-minute limit on AI transcription. A transcript then costs 10 credits per started minute of video, short clips included (plus the base 1), billed up to 60 minutes; a video with no transcript stays at the base price. Long videos can take a minute or more.

Response fields
10

Endpoint-specific response payload.

datalookupStatus
string

Outcome of the transcript lookup.

one of: found, not_found, lookup_failed

Post or reel identity when the lookup resolved; otherwise null.

dataposturl
string

Public URL of the Facebook post or reel that was requested (same as the lookup input).

min 1 chars

datatranscript
stringnullable

Plain transcript text when available. May be null when speech is not detected, the video exceeds supported length, or transcription is otherwise unavailable.

Metadata describing the request and billing outcome.

metarequestId
string

Unique request identifier for tracing this API call.

min 1 chars

metacreditsCharged
integer

Credits charged for this request.

≥ 0

metaversion
string

Public API version that served the response.

one of: v1

metacached
booleanoptional

True when served from shared response cache. Credits still apply (full endpoint price); Age header may be present.

Code example

curl "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/facebook/posts/transcript?url=https://www.facebook.com/uniladmag/posts/pfbid02h8QyMzZrMtHks9iU7oneNe4yTKMzNPynvA9WYMedK7eLjU422HD6u3dfmvmgT5QQl" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Responses

Transcript lookup result.