How to Download Instagram Videos on iPhone

Because Instagram videos use so much data from your internet package, saving Instagram videos to your iPhone is a good idea. Every day you watch dozens of awesome videos on Instagram reels & IGTV, but what if you want to keep some of these videos to watch them offline or to share again with your friends on Whatsapp, Facebook or any other social network?

Most Instagram users know that the official Instagram app does not support the ability to download and save videos or photos to your iPhone, iPad, or any iOS device. So I will explain to you how you can download videos quickly and easily on your iPhone.

Supported iOS Models

iPhone 12 (12 Pro Max, 12 Pro, mini)
iPhone SE (2nd generation)
iPhone 11 (11 Pro, 11 Pro Max)
iPhone XS (XS Max)
iPhone XR
iPhone X
iPhone 8 (8 Plus)
iPhone 7 (7 Plus)
iPhone 6s (6s Plus)
Any iPad running iOS 13 or later

Which Instagram video you want to download?

Instagram feed video
IGTV
Instagram Reels

Download Video from Instagram Feed on iPhone

Step 1: Open Instagram app from your iPhone, then scroll to the video you are interested in. Copy the video link by tapping on the 3 dots located above the video then choose “Copy Link”.

Step 2: From your Safari app, open Instagram Video Downloader , and "Paste" the video link, then hit the Download button. Now our servers will fetch your video from Instagram.

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Step 3: Now, your Video is ready, tap the "Download" button. Then Safari will ask you to download this video or photo, just hit Download button as shown in the screenshots below.

Step 4: You can follow the progress of your video downloading process through the icon in the upper right of your Safari browser. After the video is finished downloading, hit the download icon to check the downloaded video.

Step 5: Now you can save the video to your Photos app on your iPhone by selecting the video, then clicking on the Share icon, and finally choose “Save video”

Download IGTV Video on iPhone

Step 1: Copy the IGTV video link. Tap the 3 dots button then choose “Copy Link”.

Note: If you are watching the IGTV video on your Instagram home page (Instagram Feed), you will find the 3 dots button above the video as shown in the screenshots below.

Step 2: Open IGTV Downloader from Safari > Paste the IGTV video link, then tap the “Download” button to prepare the video to download.

Step 3: After fetching your video, tap the “Download” button. You will find a pop-up message from Safari asking you to download the video. Choose “Download”

Step 4: After a few seconds the video download will be completed. Click on the download icon at the top of the screen to watch the video.

Step 5: Now you can save the video to your iPhone photos app by tapping the share icon below the video then choose “Save Video”. Also, you can share it with your friends from the same menu.

Download Instagram Reels Video on iPhone

Of course, you are watching many wonderful videos daily through the new feature that Instagram launched at the beginning of August 2020, which is Instagram Reels. Now let me show you how to download Instagram Reels videos.

Step 1: First, you should copy the link of the video you wish to download. Tap the 3 dots button below the video. Then choose “Copy Link”

Step 2: Open Instagram Reels Downloader from your Safari browser. Paste the video link that you copied from the previous step in the text-area as shown in the screenshot below. Then tap the “Download” button. Now the Instagram Reels video will be fetched and prepared for the download process.

Step 3: Tap the “Download” button located below the video, then give permission to Safari to download the video by tapping “Download” as shown below.

Step 4: The video will download in a few moments. To watch the video tap on the download icon located at the top of the Safari browser. Then choose the recently downloaded video.

Step 5: Finally, if you want to re-share the video or save it to the Photos app on your iPhone, click on the share icon and then choose "Save Video"