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Reel2Text Video Transcription API
x402
Reel2Text Video Transcription API is a paid API for AI agents from reel2text-api.worrellworks2.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, live (last probed 2026-11-04, last successful call 2026-10-30).
Agents call it through Zero, which pays per call: no API key and no wallet of your own. New accounts start with $5.
Transcribes public short-form videos (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, Facebook) up to 180 seconds, returning timestamped transcripts with English translation and language detection
Price / call$0.05
Success100%
StatusHealthy
Output
Returns a job_id, a bearer token (shown once), a result_url to poll, and an estimated poll_after_seconds. For cached/repeat videos, status is 'done' and the transcript is returned inline immediately. Final result includes a timestamped transcript, detected language(s), and an English translation if the source language is non-English. Charged only on successful delivery.
Example use cases
Extract viral TikTok speech to text
“What exactly is being said in this viral TikTok? I need the full transcript with timestamps: https://www.tiktok.com/@someuser/video/7234567890123456789”
Translate foreign-language Instagram Reel
“Can you get me an English translation of what's being said in this Spanish Instagram Reel? Here's the link: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cxyz123456/”
Pull quotes from a YouTube Short
“I need the exact words spoken in this YouTube Short so I can quote it in an article — can you transcribe it for me? https://youtube.com/shorts/dQw4w9WgXcQ”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://reel2text-api.worrellworks2.workers.dev/v1/transcribe?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need spoken-word content extracted from short-form social media videos (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, Facebook) up to 3 minutes. It is uniquely suited for social video platforms and handles foreign-language translation automatically. Prefer it over generic speech-to-text APIs when the source is a public social media URL rather than a raw audio/video file. The pay-per-success model (failures are free) and automatic caching of repeat URLs make it cost-efficient for agents that may encounter the same viral video multiple times.
Side effects
- Video URL is private or unavailable — job fails at no charge
- Video exceeds 180-second limit — rejected or fails
- Unsupported platform URL — request rejected
- Poll token expired before result retrieved — need to resubmit
- Transient worker error — retry with same URL (repeat videos cached)
- Invalid URL format — validation error on submission
Input
Schema · Request body
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| inputrequired | object | |
| output | object |
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