How to Download Instagram Videos?

Instagram has been a great option for most of your requirements and expectations in video and other content sharing. There are times when you have liked a video and want to save it on your device for offline consumption. There are no straight forward ways you can do that, but if you make use of the right type of tools – that should not be a huge concern.

While Instagram has been a great solution for achieving the best standards in getting the best experience, it does not provide a built-in option to download your favourite videos. In case you are looking to find how to download Instagram videos onto your device, you will need to look for the best third-party tools that are capable of handling the task and help you achieve the task rather effectively.

Note – Before you download the Instagram video from another user, make sure you have taken the necessary permission from them, or have credited them when you share the video in a public forum. Check out the copyright protection laws in your region before downloading any video. 

Method 1 – Download the video using the source code

You can use the source code on any of the browsers and pick the Instagram video to download. The steps are quite simple and involve copying videos from Instagram through the source code or the HTML code of the page in question.

Here is how you go with it –

• Launch Instagram and pick the video you want to download
• Right-click anywhere and then click on Inspect. 
• Search for the part of the element that has .mp4 in it.
• Copy the link that is located next to src=
• Paste this link into another tab and you should find the video playing.
• When it begins to play, right-click on it and click on Save Video as.. 

Follow the instructions and you will be able to download the video.

Method 2 – Use an online video downloader

There are several online video downloaders that help you download the Instagram video with ease. The best part with the online video downloaders lies in the fact that they can download your videos without the need to install any specific software. These tools work as web portals and can work on any browser irrespective of the operating system you are on.

For the sake of this post, we will check out the tool from InGramer for downloading the Instagram video. You can pick any of your favourite online downloaders to download the videos. The tools have the same functionality that needs you to copy videos from Instagram.

Here are the steps involved in how to download video from Instagram using an online video downloader –

• Pick the video URL for your Instagram video. You can do this by opening the video and then click on the three-dot menu on the top right of the video. Then pick the option for Copy link.

• Next, open the InGramer online tool (or any other tool of your preference)
• Paste the video link you just copied
• Click on Search. Your software may have several other options such as Download or Convert. 
• The software will analyse the video and present you the option to download the video.

That does it and you can download your video without any hassles.

A few of the good online video downloaders that work with Instagram video download can include

• Downloader4insta
• Savefromweb
• Downloadgram

Method 3 – Use a Screen Capture tool

A screen capture tool can be one of the excellent options that can prove to be useful and practical for letting you download the videos from Instagram. If you are on an iOS device, you can use the default screen recorder solution.

In the case of an Android device, you can make use of the third-party tools for downloading the Instagram videos through the screen capture feature. Android does not have any options for default screen or video recorder, though the manufacturers may add the feature in their devices. The latest version of Android labelled Android 11, comes with a screen recorder feature.

If your device does not come with default Screen Capture Tool, you can pick from a few of the following options –

• DU Recorder
• AZ Screen recorder
• RecMe

The Bottom Line

That was all about how to download Instagram videos on desktop, Android or even on your iOS devices. Almost all the options simply need to grab the URL for the video you want to download and paste it in the video download tool you have picked. Rest of the task will be taken care of by the software you have picked.