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# How to transcribe a Twitter (X) video

X videos rarely have captions you can copy. Paste the post URL and get the spoken words as text.

**Short answer**

Paste the X post URL into the **Video Transcript Scraper**. It finds the video in the post, runs speech-to-text, and returns the text with timestamps. The same run can mix TikTok, Instagram and YouTube links.

## A real use case

A journalist needs exact quotes from 15 video clips posted during a press event. They paste the 15 post URLs and get timestamped transcripts to quote from.

## Step by step

1. **Copy the post link** from X.
2. **Paste it** into Video URLs (mix platforms freely).
3. **Run** and copy the `transcript` field.

### Input (paste into the JSON tab)

```
{
  "urls": [
    "https://x.com/someaccount/status/1585341984679469056"
  ],
  "speechToText": "fallback",
  "includeSegments": true
}
```

### What you get back

```
{
  "platform": "x",
  "authorName": "Some Account",
  "transcript": "We are announcing three changes today...",
  "transcriptSource": "speech-to-text",
  "durationSec": 94,
  "wordCount": 241
}
```

Trimmed example. Names and numbers are illustrative; your run returns real data with more fields.

## Tips

- Use segments to quote with exact timestamps.
- One clip only? Try the free [Twitter video transcript generator](https://anyvideototext.com/x-video-transcript).

## What it costs

$2 per 1,000 transcripts. 15 clips cost about **$0.03**.

Plus a small per-run start fee. Apify's free plan includes monthly credit, enough to test. Check the listing for current pricing.

## FAQ

**Does it need my X login?**

No. Public posts only.

## Related

- [**Video Transcript Scraper**](/video-transcript-api/) Transcripts for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and X videos. $2 / 1,000 transcripts.
- [How to get the transcript of a TikTok video](/how-to/get-tiktok-video-transcript/)
- [How to transcribe Instagram Reels to text](/how-to/transcribe-instagram-reels/)
- [How to download YouTube transcripts in bulk](/how-to/download-youtube-transcripts-in-bulk/)
- [How to get a recipe from a TikTok video](/how-to/get-recipe-from-tiktok-video/)
- [How to get TikTok transcripts with an API](/how-to/get-tiktok-transcripts-with-an-api/)
- [All How To guides](/how-to/)

## Try it on your own data

Paste the input above, run it, and see your results in a couple of minutes.
[Open Video Transcript Scraper](https://apify.com/scrape-lads/video-transcript-scraper?utm_source=scrapelads&utm_medium=site&utm_campaign=how-to-transcribe-twitter-x-video&utm_content=video-transcript-scraper)