diff --git a/includes/fields/class-acf-field-oembed.php b/includes/fields/class-acf-field-oembed.php
index d13470e9..555f8819 100644
--- a/includes/fields/class-acf-field-oembed.php
+++ b/includes/fields/class-acf-field-oembed.php
@@ -88,9 +88,16 @@ function wp_oembed_get( $url = '', $width = 0, $height = 0 ) {
 				'width'  => $width,
 				'height' => $height,
 			);
-
-			// get emebed
-			$embed = @wp_oembed_get( $url, $res );
+			
+			// check if a transient exist for this oembed, to reduce API calls
+			$embed = get_transient($url);
+
+			if(!$embed){
+				
+			    // get emebed
+			    $embed = @wp_oembed_get($url, $res);
+			    set_transient($url, $embed);
+			}
 
 			// try shortcode
 			if ( ! $embed ) {