Download Instagram stories
Enter a public username to see its current stories and highlights and save the ones you may use.
Public data only, no login needed
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Keep a copy of stories before they disappear
Stories vanish from a profile 24 hours after they are posted, unless the owner saves them to a highlight. This downloader lets you save the current stories and the highlights of a public account as photos and MP4 videos. Enter a @username, see everything that is live right now and every highlight, and download each item on its own.
Typical reasons: you were featured in a friend's story and want to keep it, a brand shared your product and you agreed to reuse their clip, or you need a copy of your own story on a computer.
Save only what you may keep. Stories are personal, and many people post them because they disappear. Download someone else's story only with their permission, and never repost it without asking. See our download rules for more.
How to download Instagram stories
Enter the username
Type @username or paste a profile or story link.
Pick stories or highlights
Live stories appear first; below them, each highlight opens with all its items.
Download
Save each photo as JPG and each video as MP4.
Saving your own stories: the built-in ways
For your own account, Instagram already keeps more than you might think:
- Story archive. Expired stories are kept in your archive if archiving is on, and you can save them from there to your phone at any time.
- Save before posting. In the story editor, the download icon saves the story with stickers and text to your gallery.
- Data export. Instagram's export of your information includes your stories and posts (Instagram Help Center (opens in a new tab), checked November 2026).
This tool is most useful when you are not on your phone, or for public stories that others have allowed you to keep.
Good to know
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How fresh is the list? | Live stories are looked up again after 5 minutes, highlights after 6 hours |
| Private accounts | Not possible; only approved followers can see their stories |
| Close Friends stories | Not visible; they are only shown to people on that list |
| Several at once | "Download all as ZIP" saves the current stories in one file, up to 30 files |
| Your login | Never needed or asked for |
If you only want to watch stories, not save them, the story viewer plays them in order with tap navigation.
Story download questions
Will the person see that I downloaded their story?
The download does not go through your Instagram login, so it does not appear among their story viewers as you. The details are explained on the page about watching stories anonymously.
Can I download a story that has expired?
Only if the owner saved it to a highlight. Expired stories that are not in a highlight are visible only to the owner, in their archive.
Why does the account show no stories?
It has not posted any in the last 24 hours, or it is private. Highlights may still be there.
Is the story file stored by you?
No. It streams through our server from Instagram's servers to your device and is not saved on our side.
Other downloaders
Posts and Reels are saved with the Instagram downloader. See every download tool on the Instagram downloaders page.