> **For coding agents and LLMs:** This is one page from the Social Fetch docs (markdown export). The sections below mirror the orientation block in [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt); use [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) when you need a structured operation inventory. The catalog covers documented operations with on-site reference pages.

## This page

- **On-site (HTML):** [https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/instagram/posts/transcript/get](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/instagram/posts/transcript/get)
- **Markdown (.mdx) URL:** [https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/instagram/posts/transcript/get.mdx](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/instagram/posts/transcript/get.mdx)

## API base URL and authentication

- **API origin (from OpenAPI `servers`):** `https://api.socialfetch.dev`
- **Authentication:** send `x-api-key: sfk_...` on `/v1/**` routes unless the operation is explicitly anonymous (check OpenAPI `security`, the [API reference hub](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api.mdx), [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt), or [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) for each route).
- **OpenAPI JSON:** [https://www.socialfetch.dev/openapi.json](https://www.socialfetch.dev/openapi.json)

## Recommended docs entrypoints (this site)

- [Documentation overview](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs.mdx) — top-level orientation (markdown).
- [Quickstart](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/quickstart.mdx) — authenticate with `x-api-key`, validate auth with `whoami`, and understand the JSON envelope.
- [SDK](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/sdk.mdx) — official TypeScript SDK guide, including `SocialFetchClient`, `Result`, and `unwrap()`.
- [SDK reference](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/sdk-reference.mdx) — exhaustive SDK method inventory and route mapping for agents, tooling, and power users.
- [Choose the right endpoint](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/choose-endpoint.mdx) — task-oriented route selection for smoke tests, profiles, list endpoints, and single-item lookups.
- [Capability matrix](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/capability-matrix.mdx) — fast comparison of identifiers, pagination, outcomes, media download, and SDK coverage.
- [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) — structured machine-readable operation inventory with parameter names, pagination, outcomes, credits, and SDK mapping.
- [API reference hub](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api.mdx) — human-friendly index of operations with links into generated pages.
- [Errors](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/errors.mdx) — shared error envelope and HTTP status guidance.
- [Credits](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/credits.mdx) — metering, `402`, and planning batch jobs.
- Outcome semantics such as `found`, `not_found`, and `private` are documented in [Errors](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/errors.mdx) and on operation pages when present in the OpenAPI contract.

## Markdown docs convention

- Every docs page has a markdown twin: append **`.mdx`** to the docs pathname (for example `/docs/quickstart` → `/docs/quickstart.mdx`).
- Agents that send `Accept: text/markdown` on `/docs/**` HTML URLs may receive markdown directly (same URL, `Vary: Accept`).

---
# Get Instagram post transcript (https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/instagram/posts/transcript/get)

## Summary

Get the transcript for an Instagram post or Reel.

**Tags:** `Instagram`

## HTTP

- **Method:** GET
- **Path:** `/v1/instagram/posts/transcript`
- **Base URL:** `https://api.socialfetch.dev`

## Capability summary

- **SDK mapping:** `client.instagram.getPostTranscript({ url })`
- **Accepted identifiers:** `url` (query)
- **Pagination:** none
- **Business outcome field:** `data.lookupStatus` with values `found`, `not_found`

## Credits

- **Base:** 1 credit per successful lookup.
- **Maximum on success (200):** 1 credit.
- **Authoritative field:** `meta.creditsCharged`.

## Authentication

- **`x-api-key`**: API key (`sfk_...`)

## Parameters

### `url` (query)

- **Required:** yes
- **Constraints:** type `string`; minLength: 1; maxLength: 4096
- **Description:** Link to the Instagram post or Reel whose transcript should be returned.

## Responses (status codes)

- **200**: Transcript lookup result. Inspect `data.lookupStatus` for found and not-found outcomes.
- **400**: Invalid request
- **401**: Missing or invalid API key
- **402**: Insufficient credits
- **500**: Unexpected or billing error
- **502**: Lookup could not be completed from the response (unexpected or invalid data).
- **503**: Service temporarily unavailable; safe to retry with backoff.

## Response body (200)

Transcript lookup result. Inspect `data.lookupStatus` for found and not-found outcomes.

### Field outline

- **data** (required) — type `object`. Endpoint-specific response payload.
  - **lookupStatus** (required) — type `string`; enum: found, not_found. Whether the media could be resolved for transcription.
  - **post** (required) — type `object`; nullable. Post or Reel identity when the lookup resolved; otherwise null.
    - **url** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Public Instagram URL that was requested.
  - **transcripts** (required) — type `array`. Transcript rows for the resolved media. Carousel posts may return more than one row when transcript data is available for multiple video items.
    - _items:_
      - **id** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Instagram media id for this transcript row.
      - **shortcode** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Public shortcode for the media item in this transcript row.
      - **text** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Plain transcript text when available. Null means no transcript text was returned for this media item.
- **meta** (required) — type `object`. Metadata describing the request and billing outcome.
  - **requestId** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Unique request identifier for tracing this API call.
  - **creditsCharged** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0. Credits charged for this request.
  - **version** (required) — type `string`; enum: v1. Public API version that served the response.

### Example JSON (found)

```json
{
  "data": {
    "lookupStatus": "found",
    "post": {
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHsD6HGqJhp/"
    },
    "transcripts": [
      {
        "id": "3597267389859272809",
        "shortcode": "DHsD6HGqJhp",
        "text": "Let's fry up the perfect Banh Xeo. Beautiful. Everybody. Shh. The perfect Banh Xeo. Let me show you my Banh Xeo."
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_01example_ig_transcript",
    "creditsCharged": 1,
    "version": "v1"
  }
}
```

### Example JSON (not_found)

```json
{
  "data": {
    "lookupStatus": "not_found",
    "post": null,
    "transcripts": []
  },
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_01example_ig_transcript_nf",
    "creditsCharged": 1,
    "version": "v1"
  }
}
```

### Example JSON (no_transcript)

```json
{
  "data": {
    "lookupStatus": "found",
    "post": {
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIwZjShvKb7/"
    },
    "transcripts": [
      {
        "id": "3616502877016336123",
        "shortcode": "DIwZjShvKb7",
        "text": null
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_01example_ig_transcript_null",
    "creditsCharged": 1,
    "version": "v1"
  }
}
```

### Example JSON (carousel)

```json
{
  "data": {
    "lookupStatus": "found",
    "post": {
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/ExampleCarousel/"
    },
    "transcripts": [
      {
        "id": "1000000000000000001",
        "shortcode": "ExampleOne",
        "text": "First carousel video transcript."
      },
      {
        "id": "1000000000000000002",
        "shortcode": "ExampleTwo",
        "text": "Second carousel video transcript."
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_01example_ig_transcript_carousel",
    "creditsCharged": 1,
    "version": "v1"
  }
}
```

### Machine-readable error codes

When an error JSON body is returned, it may include one of these `error.code` values (derived from the OpenAPI schemas for this operation; additional codes may exist at runtime):

- `bad_request`

## Error handling & retries

Interpret HTTP status codes using the descriptions below. Do not assume a JSON body unless the OpenAPI schema defines one for that status.

- **400**: Invalid request **Retry:** Fix the request; retrying the same invalid payload will not help.
- **401**: Missing or invalid API key **Retry:** Fix the API key first; retrying without changes will not help.
- **402**: Insufficient credits **Retry:** Do not retry without resolving billing/credits (retrying the same request will not help).
- **500**: Unexpected or billing error
- **502**: Lookup could not be completed from the response (unexpected or invalid data). **Retry:** May be transient; a few retries with backoff are reasonable.
- **503**: Service temporarily unavailable; safe to retry with backoff. **Retry:** Usually safe to retry with exponential backoff and jitter.

### Suggested client defaults

- Send the API key using the `x-api-key` header on every request.
- On `503` (and sometimes `502`), retry with backoff; cap retries and surface a clear error to the user.
- On `402`, surface an actionable billing message rather than blind retries.

## Examples

### TypeScript SDK

```typescript
import { SocialFetchClient } from "@socialfetch/sdk";

const client = new SocialFetchClient({
  apiKey: process.env.SOCIALFETCH_API_KEY!,
});

const result = await client.instagram.getPostTranscript({
  url: "https://www.instagram.com/p/DIdOKNpx66J",
});

if (!result.ok) {
  console.error(result.error);
} else {
  console.log(result.value.data);
}
```

### Node.js

```javascript
const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/instagram/posts/transcript?url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DIdOKNpx66J",
  {
    headers: {
      "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    }
  }
);

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
```

### cURL

```bash
curl "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/instagram/posts/transcript?url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DIdOKNpx66J" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

### Python

```python
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/instagram/posts/transcript?url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DIdOKNpx66J",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()
print(data)
```