Description

n8n-nodes-reelscribe


An n8n community node that lets you automatically transcribe Instagram Reels, TikTok videos, and YouTube content using ReelScribe.

Build powerful automation workflows — transcribe videos, generate captions, repurpose content, and more — all without writing any code.

What Can You Do With This Node?

• Auto-transcribe videos from Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube with a single URL
• Built-in polling — the node waits for your transcription to finish (no complicated Wait loops needed)
• Fire-and-forget mode — submit videos and get notified via webhook when they’re done
• Batch process a list of video URLs from Google Sheets or a database
• Monitor credit usage directly inside your n8n workflows

Use Cases

Here are some real workflows you can build:

| Workflow | Description |
|———-|————-|
| Content repurposing | Transcribe your videos, then send the text to ChatGPT to create blog posts, tweets, or newsletters |
| Auto-captions pipeline | Transcribe every new video you post and save captions to Google Docs or Notion |
| Competitor analysis | Batch transcribe competitor TikToks/Reels, then analyze messaging patterns with AI |
| Accessibility compliance | Automatically generate transcripts for WCAG compliance |
| Knowledge base | Transcribe YouTube tutorials and index them in your team wiki |
| Social listening | Transcribe trending videos in your niche and extract key topics |

Operations

| Operation | Description |
|———–|————-|
| Transcribe | Submit a video URL for transcription (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube) with optional auto-polling |
| Get Transcription | Retrieve a transcription by ID or request ID |
| List Transcriptions | List all transcriptions with optional status/URL filters |
| Get Credits | Check your credit balance and subscription tier |

Installation

From the n8n UI (Recommended)

1. Go to Settings > Community Nodes in your n8n instance
2. Click Install a community node
3. Enter n8n-nodes-reelscribe
4. Click Install

Via npm

npm install n8n-nodes-reelscribe

Setup (3 Steps)

1. In n8n, go to Credentials > New Credential
2. Search for ReelScribe API
3. Enter your API key (starts with rs_) — generate one from your ReelScribe dashboard

That’s it! You’re ready to start transcribing.

Quick Start Example

Transcribe a video and save to Google Sheets:

Trigger → ReelScribe (Transcribe) → Google Sheets (Append Row)

1. Add a ReelScribe node to your workflow
2. Select Transcribe as the operation
3. Paste a video URL (Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube)
4. Turn on Wait for Completion — the node will automatically poll until the transcription is ready
5. Connect a Google Sheets node to save the result

Batch transcribe from a spreadsheet:

Google Sheets (Read Rows) → ReelScribe (Transcribe) → Google Sheets (Update Row)

Read a list of video URLs, transcribe each one, and write the transcription text back to the sheet.

API Reference

This node wraps the ReelScribe API v1:

• POST /v1/transcribe — Submit transcription
• GET /v1/transcriptions — List/search transcriptions
• GET /v1/credits — Credit balance

Links

• ReelScribe Website
• API Documentation
• Report a Bug
• npm Package

Contributing

Found a bug or have a feature request? Open an issue on GitHub.

License

MIT