Fact · Transcription
In 2025 Instagram added a View transcription button under voice clips in direct messages, so the recipient can read the words of a voice message.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“As you can see in this example, now, when you receive an audio clip in a DM, you’ll also have the option to transcribe it in-stream, via a “View transcription” button below the audio wave.”
Instagram adds voice message DM transcription, longer clips, Social Media Today, 2025, Article body, paragraph on voice messages.
Open the original- What it measures
- Instagram's direct messages let people send audio clips. The transcription is offered to the person who receives the clip, under the audio waveform, before, during or after playback.
- What it does not show
- Reported in 2025 from Instagram's announcement. It does not say which languages are supported or whether the transcript is processed on the device, and it may have changed since.