Facebook has auto-captions. Why do I need this?

Facebook doesn’t let you export the captions cleanly. We give you plain text, SRT, or VTT.

Does it work on Facebook Watch?

Yes, as long as the Watch video is publicly visible. Age-gated or region-locked videos fail.

Yes, public Reels work the same way — copy URL, paste.

No. Messenger content is behind your personal login.

How to Transcribe a Facebook Video or Live Stream

Updated 24 Apr 2026 · TranscriptX editorial

Quick answer: Open the video or Live on Facebook, copy the post URL from the browser, paste it on TranscriptX. Works on public posts, Pages, Watch, and saved Lives. Private groups and Messenger don’t work.

Facebook auto-captions but won’t let you export them. Annoying. Paste the URL instead.

The 30-second answer

Click the timestamp on the post to open it as a standalone page. Copy the URL. Paste on TranscriptX.

Step-by-step

1) Open the Facebook video or Live

On facebook.com, open the post. Desktop is easier — mobile app URLs are harder to grab.

2) Copy the post URL

Click the timestamp under the post (e.g. “2h ago”) to open the standalone page, then copy from the browser bar. Or click Share → Copy link.

[Screenshot: Facebook post with timestamp link highlighted]

3) Paste on TranscriptX

Drop it on transcriptx.xyz, hit Transcribe.

Common things that break

Private group videos. Gated behind membership. We can’t join groups.
Friends-only posts. Require your personal login.
Expired Lives. If the creator didn’t save the Live, it’s gone.
Age-gated videos. Facebook requires login for 18+ content.

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