How to download a video from instagram on iphone


How to Save and Download Instagram Videos

  • You can save Instagram videos posted to your story and download them to your iPhone or Android. 
  • You can also save any Instagram video post or reel to Collections. 
  • It's possible to download Instagram videos with a third-party app or record your screen to save them. 

There are many ways to create videos on Instagram — as a normal video post, on your story, or in reels. But if you want to save an Instagram video and download it on your phone, there are a few ways to do it. 

Instagram makes it easy to save and download videos from your story. However, if you've created a video post, there's no longer an option in the three-dot menu to save it directly to your camera roll. Instead, you can save it to your Instagram Collections, record your screen to capture it, or download it with a third-party app.  

Here's how to save and download any Instagram video on your iPhone or Android phone.

How to save Instagram videos to Collections

You can save Instagram video posts and reels within the app in your Collections.

Save Instagram video posts

Tap the flag icon to save a post. Grace Eliza Goodwin/Insider

Tap the flag icon in the bottom-right corner of the video you want to save.  This will save the video post to a default Collections folder. 

Tap the "Save to Collection" banner to save the post to a specific Collection, or to create a New Collection. Grace Eliza Goodwin/Insider

If you want to categorize your saved posts, you can tap the "Save to Collection" banner that appears above the flag icon, and in the pop-up, tap the plus "+" sign icon to create a New Collection.

To get to your saved Collections, go to your profile page, tap the icon of three horizontal lines in the upper-right corner, and select "Saved" next to the flag icon. Here you can see all posts you've ever saved.

Save Instagram video reels

At the bottom of a reel, you can tap the flag icon, or tap the three-dot icon and select "Save" in the pop-up menu. Grace Eliza Goodwin/Insider

Tap the flag icon at the bottom of the reel. You can also tap the three-dot icon at the bottom and select "Save" in the pop-up. This will save the reel to your default Collections folder. 

How to save Instagram videos posted to your story 

To save an Instagram video on your story and download it on your phone: 

1. Open Instagram.

Go to your current story by tapping your profile bubble in the upper-left corner. Grace Eliza Goodwin/Insider

2. If you currently have a story posted to your profile, you can save that story to your camera roll. Tap the "Stories" bubble in the top-left corner of the screen to take you to your current story.

Tap the "More" icon in the corner. Grace Eliza Goodwin/Insider

3. When you see the video or photo from your story you want to save, tap the three-dot icon in the bottom-right corner.

Select "Save" in the menu of options. Grace Eliza Goodwin/Insider

4. In the pop-up menu, tap "Save. "

Choose how you want to save. Grace Eliza Goodwin/Insider

5. Then select "Save Video" (or "Save Photo") to save only that video or photo, or select "Save Story" to save the entire story as a single video.

After completing the process, you should get a quick confirmation that your video has been saved to your device's camera roll. 

You can also adjust your Instagram settings so your stories are always automatically downloaded to your camera roll or saved to your Instagram archive.

If you want to keep your stories preserved on Instagram, you can also save them as Highlights on your profile.

How to download Instagram videos using third-party apps

Whether you want to save and download an Instagram video post, story, or reel, you can easily do so with the help of a third-party app.  

Download Instagram videos on Android

1. Get the app Video Downloader for Instagram from the Google Play Store.

2. Go into the Instagram app. On the video post you want to save, tap the three-dot icon in the upper-right corner.

3. In the pop-up, click "Copy Link." Then, go into the Video Downloader for Instagram app and paste the link to begin the download.

Download Instagram videos on iPhone 

1. Get the app Blaze: Browser & File Manager from the Apple App Store.

2. Open the Instagram app on your iPhone. On the video post you want to save, tap the three-dot icon and select "Copy Link" in the pop-up menu.

3. Paste the link into the Blaze app, select download, and choose the option to save the video to your camera roll. 

How to save Instagram videos by screen recording

You can also record your phone screen on iPhone or Android to save an Instagram video.  

If you have an iPhone, you can record your screen from the Control Center. If you have an Android 11, you can record your screen by accessing the Quick Settings list.

If you have an Android that predates Android 11, screen recording is only possible through a third-party app, such as AZ Screen Recorder. 

Important: If you download an Instagram video and share it later, make sure you give the original account proper credit. It's poor practice and potential copyright infringement if you steal someone else's video and pretend it's your own. 

 

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How to download Instagram videos and photos to iPhone Camera Roll

  • How-to
  • iPhone

Written byAnkur

December 14, 2022

3 minute read

Over a billion people love to use Instagram. We frequently come across fantastic images and videos that we want to save locally to the Photos app. Sadly, there is no inbuilt solution in the Instagram app itself. But don’t worry, we have got you covered with a detailed guide on how to download Instagram videos and photos to your iPhone camera roll.

  • Save Instagram videos or photos to iPhone Camera Roll using Shortcuts
  • Download Instagram Videos and Photos on iPhone using Inflact
  • Take screenshot or screen recording on iPhone
  • Use a Repost iOS app
  • How to save Instagram photos and videos on Computer

Save Instagram videos or photos to iPhone Camera Roll using Shortcuts

Before You Begin: Open the Settings app on your iPhone → Shortcuts → and enable Allow Untrusted Shortcuts.

  1. Get Instagram Media shortcut by clicking on this link. Next, scroll down and tap on Add Untrusted Shortcut.

  2. Open the Instagram app on your iPhone and go to the post you wish to download.
  3. Tap the three dots icon in the upper left of a photo or video. Next, choose Copy Link.

  4. Open the Shortcuts app → My Shortcuts → tap on the Instagram Media shortcut.

  5. Whenever asked, tap OK to give access permissions to this shortcut. After that, the Instagram picture or video will be saved to the iPhone Photos app.

Helpful Tip: You can add this shortcut to your iPhone Home Screen. This will eliminate the need to open the Shortcut app each time (step 4 above). You can copy the post link and tap on Instagram Media shortcut directly from the Home Screen.

Download Instagram videos and photo on iPhone using Inflact
  1. Open Safari on your iPhone and visit Inflact. com.
  2. Tap on the hamburger icon from the upper-right. Next, tap on Instagram Downloader.
  3. You will see various options to download photos, videos, IGTV, etc. Tap on the one you need.

  4. Open the Instagram app and visit the image or video post. Tap on the three dots icon from the upper-right. Next, tap on Copy Link.

  5. Paste the link on this website and tap SEARCH. If you want to download IGTV, enter the account username.
  6. Tap on Download. It will open in a new tab. Tap on Download again.

  7. Tap on the arrow icon and select the downloaded file.

  8. Tap on the share icon and choose Save Image or Save Video from the Share Sheet. The Instagram post is successfully saved to the Camera Roll.

Notes:

  • In the steps above, I used Inflact. com. You are free to use other similar websites like DownloadGram.com. The steps are almost identical.
  • Next, visit any site mentioned above in the browser section of this app. If needed, you can take help from our article, where we showed how to download Twitter videos on iPhone using this app.

Take screenshot or screen recording on iPhone

To save an Instagram photo, you can take a screenshot and then crop the unwanted parts. For Instagram video posts, you can see how to record your entire iPhone screen.

Use a Repost iOS app

Repost apps are primarily used to post somebody else’s Instagram post to your profile. However, these apps locally save the file to the iPhone Camera Roll before you hit the final repost button.

So, this little hack can also be used to download Instagram photos. Just know that most of these apps require a premium purchase to remove the username from the image. However, Reposter for Instagram seems to be an exception.

How to save Instagram photos and videos on Computer

You can use all the sites mentioned above on your Mac or Windows PC to download media from Instagram. If you want to make things easy, check out 4K Stogram. It lets you download your profile as well as anybody’s entire Instagram profile in just a few steps – even if the account is private! The app works exceptionally well.

Signing off…

These are some of the ways to download Instagram photos and videos to your iPhone or iPad, and computer.

Additionally, if you like a post and wish to save it for later, tap on the ribbon icon in the bottom right of any Instagram picture or video. I use it to save Instagram ads I like and may want to return to them in the future. To see all your saved posts, tap on your profile icon → hamburger icon from the top-right → Saved.

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