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DetailKeyAPI logo KeyAPItranscript1 logo transcript1
What it doesOne API Key. Unlimited Social Intelligence. Audio and video to text transcription API, MCP server, CLI and dashboard
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PricingFree plan with 50 credits (expires in 3 days). Basic: $59/month for 10,000 credits. Pro: $189/month for 50,000 credits. Ultra: $439/month for 180,000 credits. Enterprise: Custom pricing available. Free: 60 minutes once, no card required. Monthly: $9/month for 1,000 minutes. Annual: $90/year for 1,000 minutes. Top-ups: $6 per 1,000 minutes (Monthly) or $5 per 1,000 minutes (Annual).
Key features
  • Access to 20+ social platforms including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and more
  • Native support for CLI, Agent Skills, and MCP for AI agents
  • Real-time and historical data access up to 1,000 days
  • 99.9% uptime SLA and average latency under 500ms
  • Single API key for all platforms without multiple authentication systems
  • REST API, CLI, Agent Skills, and MCP integration methods
  • Transcribe YouTube, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky and other social media videos
  • Upload audio and video files up to 2 GB
  • AI speech-to-text transcription up to 5 hours per file
  • Speaker identification (diarization)
  • Multiple output formats: JSON, TXT, SRT, VTT
  • Automatic language detection with mixed-language support
  • Timestamps for each transcript segment
  • Webhooks for transcription completion or failure
  • Access via REST API, CLI, MCP server or web dashboard
  • Integration with AI agents (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code)
What makes it different
  • One API key for 20+ platforms instead of fragmented integrations and multiple authentication systems
  • Historical data archives up to 1,000 days for deeper trend analysis
  • Simple integration requiring only an authorization header without SDKs
  • Uses existing captions from YouTube, X, TikTok and other platforms when available, otherwise AI transcription at the same price
  • Pricing model: 1 credit = 1 audio minute, all transcription sources cost the same
  • MCP server enables transcription through AI agents like Claude and ChatGPT
  • Failed and canceled transcriptions are never charged
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)27 +1 (up) since last check4 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)73
Citation Flow (Majestic)3315
Referring domains (Majestic)2086

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