How To Download A Story From Instagram – 5 Ways

As we all know, an Instagram Story is available only for 24 hours. The main intention of the Instagram Story is to share daily feeds, moods, give status updates, etc., without bulking up the Instagram page. When we have something that we want to share with people but also don’t want to keep it forever, we share it in our story. But many times, we like our story or someone else’s story so much that we want to save it permanently. We need to do so within 24hrs only till the story is live. There are different methods by which we can preserve our story and prevent it from getting lost. Let us see how to save a video on Instagram story on different devices.

Part 1: How to download an IG story video?

How to save a story video from Instagram will depend upon whether we want to save our own story or someone else’s story. Also, it will depend upon the type of device that we are using. Let us explore the different ways in which we can download or save Instagram stories.

Part A: How to Save Your Own Story

You can save your own story in 4 different ways. Let us see in detail each method to download/save your own Instagram story.

Method 1: Download the Instagram story on iPhone/Android phone manually

The first and simplest way is to download the Instagram story manually.

1. Open the Instagram App and tap on your profile picture to see your active stories.
2. Select the story that you wish to save and tap on the three dots at the bottom of the story. On an iPhone, you need to tap on “Save…” while on an Android phone, you need to tap on “Save photo/video.”

   

3. On iPhone you can save the complete story as a single vertical video by clicking on save Story or individually save the photo/video by clicking on Save photo. On an Android device you compulsory have to save individual photos/videos as there is no option to save the story together.

   

Method 2: Save the Instagram story to highlights

Another method to save the Instagram story is to save it to your highlights. You can do so by:

1. Tap your profile picture at the top left corner and see all the active stories.
2. When your desired story appears, click on Highlight at the bottom right of the screen.

   

3. Tap the desired highlight collection or create a new collection to save this story.

   

Method 3: Save the IG story to the phone or archive

If you wish to save the Instagram story in the app itself without bulking your phone’s memory, you can do so by adding it to the archive. You can also save it to your camera roll. Here is how you can do so:

1. Open the Instagram app and click on your profile picture.
2. Tap on the three lines at the top right corner to enter the settings and activities.

   

3. Tap on Archive. Click on the three dots at the top right corner and click on settings.

   

4. Click on Save Story to Archive. The story will now be available in the archive for 45 days.

   

Method 4: Share and save Instagram Story as a post

Finally, the last method to save your Instagram Story permanently is to share it as a Post. Once the story gets converted to a post, it will be available on your profile like all other posts. This is how to do so:

1. Open the Instagram app and click on your profile picture.
2. Once your desired story is played, tap on the three dots at the bottom of the screen.
3. Click on “Share as Post…”.

   

Part B: How to download other's story

The simplest way to save someone else's story on Instagram if it’s a photo is to take a screenshot, or if it’s a video, then use the built-in screen recorder.

1. If you are using an iPhone, the Screen Recorder is available in the Control Centre. Long-press the Screen recorder to turn the microphone on and then begin recording.

   

2. If you are using an Android phone, then the screen recorder is available in Quick Settings. Tap on the screen recorder, choose media sounds, and then click on start recording.

   

3. Open the Instagram app and go to the story that you wish to record. Once the story is played completely, click on stop recording.
4. The recording will be saved under photos on iPhone while it can be accessed in My Files on Android phones.

Part 2: Bonus: Using Filmora to download the Instagram story

If you are planning to record the Instagram Story on your Desktop then you can use the Screen recording feature in Wondershare Filmora. Filmora is one of the finest software when it comes to video recording and editing. So, if you are a content creator or love to make creative videos, Filmora is a must have. Let us explore how to use Filmora to record Instagram story.

1. Open the Filmora software and click on Screen Recorder. If you have not already installed the Filmora app, then visit the link above and download and install it on your PC.
   Free Download For Win 7 or later(64-bit)

   Free Download For macOS 10.14 or later

   

2. Open the Instagram App and visit the story that you wish to record.
3. On Filmora software, choose the screen settings to customize and set the screen to the recording area. Click on the big red button to begin recording.

   

4. Once the story is played, stop the recording. You will be navigated to the editing window, where you can preview your video and edit it as you choose. You can also add extra effects, such as stickers, annotations, background, animation, etc., to make the recording more attractive.

   

5. Once you are done with editing click on export. Rename the video, choose the location and click on export again to save the video on your device.

   

Conclusion

The aforementioned are the five different ways in which you can save the Instagram story on your device. Now, do not worry about the story getting lost after 24 hours. These simple methods can help you save your story for a longer period or permanently, either in the app itself or on your device. All the options are available. Simply decide the method that suits you the best and do the necessary settings accordingly.