Instagram Story Downloader
Download Instagram Stories and Highlights for free. No login, no watermark. Save any public story before it disappears.
Paste your Instagram video URL below to get started
How to use Instagram Story Downloader
- 1Open Instagram and view the Story you want to save.
- 2Copy the profile URL of the account whose Story you want to download.
- 3Paste it into the box above and click Download.
- 4Select the Story and save it — it works even after 24 hours.
Frequently asked questions
Can I download Instagram Stories after 24 hours?
Only if the post was saved as a Highlight. Regular Stories expire after 24 hours on Instagram's servers.
Do I need an Instagram account?
No account is needed for public profiles. Stories from private accounts cannot be downloaded.
Is it free?
Yes — 24downloader is 100% free with no subscription required.
What format are Stories saved in?
Video stories are saved as MP4 and photo stories as JPG.
Instagram Story Downloader — Save Stories and Highlights Before They Vanish
Instagram Stories disappear after 24 hours. 24downloader's Instagram Story Downloader lets you save any public Story — or permanent Highlight — as an MP4 or JPG file before it's gone. No Instagram account needed. No watermark added. Works on phones and computers equally.
What Makes 24downloader Better Than SaveFrom for Stories
Instagram Story downloads are one of the trickiest things to get right in video downloading. Stories are served through a completely different API than feed posts or Reels, they have a short access window, and they come in both video and photo formats. SaveFrom doesn't support Stories at all — it's a known gap in their platform. Many other tools claim to support Stories but actually just download Highlights that happen to be named "Story."
24downloader handles genuine Stories (time-limited 24-hour content from public accounts), Highlights (archived Story collections), and Story replies in video format. Each content type has a dedicated extraction path.
- Active Stories — download while they're live (within 24 hours)
- Highlights — permanently saved Story collections
- Video Stories — saved as MP4
- Photo Stories — saved as high-resolution JPG
- Public accounts only — private account Stories are inaccessible
How to Download an Instagram Story
To download a Story, you need the profile URL of the account whose Story you want to save. Open Instagram and navigate to the profile. Copy the profile URL from your browser's address bar (it will look like instagram.com/username). Paste that URL into 24downloader above and click Download. The tool will list all active Stories and Highlights for that public account, and you can download whichever ones you need.
Downloading Instagram Highlights
Highlights are permanent collections pinned to a profile. To download a specific Highlight, open the Highlight on Instagram, let it play, and copy the URL from your browser's address bar — it will include a highlight ID. Paste that URL into 24downloader to download the individual Highlight reel as a video file.
Can I Save Stories on iPhone?
Yes. 24downloader works in Safari on iPhone. After clicking Download, tap the file to preview it and use the Share menu to save it to your Photos library. On Android, the file downloads automatically to your Downloads folder and is accessible from your gallery or file manager immediately.