How to Get Transcripts from LinkedIn Video Posts

LinkedIn has gone all-in on video. Native video posts, LinkedIn Live streams, and short-form clips are dominating the feed. But there's one feature conspicuously absent: transcripts.

You can't read, copy, or download the spoken content from any LinkedIn video. If you need the text — for repurposing, quoting, accessibility, or archiving — you need an external tool.

Why LinkedIn Doesn't Provide Transcripts

LinkedIn auto-generates captions for some native video uploads, but these captions are:

• Burned into the video player — you can't select, copy, or download them
• Not available via API — no way to extract them programmatically
• Often inaccurate — especially for technical jargon, names, and industry terms

For LinkedIn Live recordings, there are often no captions at all.

How to Transcribe LinkedIn Videos

### Step 1: Copy the Video URL

Right-click the video post on LinkedIn and copy the post URL. It will look like:

• linkedin.com/posts/username_activity-ID
• linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:ID

### Step 2: Paste into SubGrab

Go to subgrab.com and paste the URL. SubGrab will detect it as a LinkedIn video.

### Step 3: AI Transcription

Since LinkedIn doesn't expose extractable captions, SubGrab uses AI to transcribe the audio. This takes 30-90 seconds and produces a full transcript with timestamps.

### Step 4: Download or Copy

Download as TXT, SRT, or VTT. Or copy to clipboard for immediate use.

Use Cases

### Content Repurposing

You recorded a 3-minute LinkedIn video that performed well. Turn it into a written post, newsletter snippet, or blog article. The transcript gives you the raw text — just edit and publish.

### Thought Leadership Archives

Senior executives and thought leaders post video content regularly. Transcripts create a searchable archive of their public statements and insights.

### Sales Enablement

Your prospect posted a video about their company's challenges. Transcribe it to understand their pain points before your next call — without sitting through a 10-minute video.

### Competitive Intelligence

Monitor competitor LinkedIn videos for product announcements, messaging changes, and strategic hints. Text is faster to scan and analyze than video.

### Accessibility Compliance

Organizations posting video content on LinkedIn may need to provide text alternatives for accessibility compliance (WCAG, ADA). SubGrab generates the transcript you need.

Pricing

LinkedIn videos are AI-only (no extractable captions), so each transcription costs 1 credit. Every new SubGrab account gets 2 free credits. Credit packs start at $1.99 for 3 credits.

Tips

• Use the full post URL, not a shortened or shared link
• LinkedIn Live recordings work best when the audio is clear and has minimal background noise
• For very long LinkedIn Lives (1+ hours), credit cost scales with duration

Extract your first LinkedIn video transcript →.