Download Instagram photos
Save a public photo or every slide of a carousel in the largest size Instagram offers.
Public data only, no login needed
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Save Instagram photos and carousel slides
This page is made for pictures. Paste the link of a public photo post or carousel, and every image in it appears in full size, ready to save one by one or all together. It is the easy way to keep a copy of your own posts on a computer, to save a photo a friend posted of you (with their OK), or to archive the pictures a brand you work with has allowed you to reuse.
Ask before you reuse. A photo on Instagram is protected by copyright like any other photo. Download and reuse only your own pictures or those you have permission to use, and credit the photographer when you repost. Read more in when downloading Instagram content is OK.
How to download an Instagram photo
Copy the post link
On the post, tap the share icon or the three dots and choose Copy link.
Paste and look up
Paste the link here. A carousel shows all of its slides in order.
Download
Save a single slide, or select several and download them as one ZIP file.
Size and quality of downloaded photos
Instagram resizes photos when they are posted. According to the Instagram Help Center (opens in a new tab) (checked November 2026), photos wider than 1080 pixels are scaled down to 1080, and photos between 320 and 1080 pixels wide are kept at their size if their shape is between 1.91:1 and 3:4. So the largest file you can get from Instagram is usually 1080 pixels wide, even if the original camera photo was much bigger.
If you want your own photo at its original resolution, Instagram cannot give it back to you. Look in your phone's gallery or cloud backup instead. If it is gone, Instagram's own data export lets you choose the media quality of your copy.
Files are named after the account, the post code and the slide number, so a carousel saves in the right order and you can always see where a picture came from.
Reposting a photo the right way
- Ask first. A short message such as "Can I share your photo on my page, with credit?" is usually enough. Keep the answer.
- Credit clearly. Tag the account in the photo and mention it at the start of the caption, for example "Photo: @username".
- Do not edit it into something else without asking, and never remove a watermark or signature.
- Commercial use needs more. Using someone's photo in an ad or on a product needs a clear license from the owner, not just a comment saying yes.
Photo download questions
Can I download only one slide of a carousel?
Yes. Every slide has its own download button. Videos inside a carousel are listed too and can be saved as MP4.
Can I download a profile picture?
Look up the account on the Instagram viewer, which shows the public profile header with its picture. Click the picture to open the largest version Instagram provides, with a download button.
Are the photos stored on your server?
No. The picture streams from Instagram's image server through ours to your device without being saved. Only the lookup result, a list of links, is cached for about an hour.
Why is my downloaded photo smaller than the original?
Instagram limits photos to 1080 pixels wide when they are posted. The downloader cannot restore detail that Instagram removed.
Other downloaders
For Reels and videos, use video download; for anything else, the all-in-one Instagram downloader. The full list is on the Instagram downloaders page.