diff --git a/src/lib/server/extraction.ts b/src/lib/server/extraction.ts
index 38ce12e..4060f6c 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/extraction.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/extraction.ts
@@ -1386,9 +1386,14 @@ export async function extractTextAndThumbnail(
 				});
 				await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
 
-				// If we intercepted a full caption, use it immediately
-				if (interceptedCaption) {
-					console.log('[Extractor] Using intercepted caption from network traffic');
+				// Use intercepted GraphQL caption only if it is NOT truncated.
+				// Instagram truncates captions with "…." (U+2026 + "."). If that
+				// marker is present, fall through to HTML Section which will click
+				// "… more" in the DOM and get the complete text.
+				const TRUNCATED = '\u2026.';
+				const capturedCaption = interceptedCaption as string | null;
+				if (capturedCaption && !capturedCaption.trimEnd().endsWith(TRUNCATED)) {
+					console.log('[Extractor] Using intercepted caption from network traffic (not truncated)');
 					const thumbnail = await extractThumbnailStealth(page, onProgress);
 					onProgress?.({
 						type: 'complete',
@@ -1396,7 +1401,12 @@ export async function extractTextAndThumbnail(
 						method: 'graphql-intercept',
 						timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
 					});
-					return { bodyText: cleanText(interceptedCaption), thumbnail };
+					return { bodyText: cleanText(capturedCaption), thumbnail };
+				}
+				if (capturedCaption) {
+					console.log(
+						`[Extractor] GraphQL caption truncated (${capturedCaption.length} chars, ends with "….") — falling through to DOM extraction`
+					);
 				}
 
 				const result = await extractWithStrategies(url, page, context, onProgress);