How To Download Instagram Stories [Multiple Ways]

Nowadays, Social Media is making a big deal in people’s lives. We can see many examples in this context, a multi-billionaire entrepreneur or a school-going kid, everyone is staying online and making posts on social media. Also, these social media platforms have become a place to show talent, promote talent, post-tour photos, share playlists, and we can do many things. In recent years, people have created a new genre for entertainment in the social media.

One such amazing social media platform, Instagram, is a place for various sectors of people. Even though it started as a photo-sharing platform, there came many updates on Instagram, where we can share videos of various durations and ratios. Another important feature of Instagram is Story sharing, where the shared update will delete itself after 24 hours. Many times, a user wants to download Instagram Stories either through an app or third-party apps.

For now, we are going to look into various ways, for how one can easily download Instagram Stories, whether it be one’s own Story or another’s Story.

How to Download Instagram Stories? (In Steps)

Sometimes, people get into a lot of confusion about saving or downloading an Instagram Story. For that reason, here is a step-by-step guide to download an Instagram Story.

Download One’s Own Story

Step 1: Choose the story you want to save to the gallery. This story can either have a picture or a video.

Step 2: Later on, click on the ‘Three Dots‘ icon, which is available in the bottom right corner of the screen. The Three Dot icon can be seen on the right side of the ‘Highlights’ icon.

Step 3: You will get to see a list of options popping up after clicking the ‘Three Dots’ icon. Click on the Save option in that list.

For suppose, if the story you have opted for is a photo, the option is visible as ‘Save Photo‘, or else if the story is a video, the option is visible as ‘Save Video‘. You can choose the option accordingly.

Step 4: Now, the story you have selected to download is saved in your gallery.

It is important to note that, the video that is downloaded will be only of 15 secs duration. For example, if a reel of duration 1:30 minutes is shared with the story, only the first 15 seconds of that video will be saved to the gallery. And, if a photo is downloaded, it will appear exactly as what you can see in your story.

Download Other’s Story

Step 1: First of all, choose the profile and story you want to download from Instagram.

Step 2: Later on, click on the ‘Arrow Icon’. You can find it at the bottom right corner.

Step 3: A pop-up will appear. You can see the profiles of your friends/ followers, with whom you regularly share posts. Also, at the bottom, there are multiple options. Click on ‘Copy Link’.

Step 4: Close the Instagram and open the browser of your choice.

Step-5: Type ‘Insta Story Downloader’ and click on the search. You can see various websites offering the download facilities.

Step 6: Click on any of them. For Example, say, SaveInsta, com. Paste the link that you have copied from Instagram and click on ‘Download’.

Step-7: A list of options appears on the screen, asking for the quality of the video. Select the required quality and click on ‘Download’.

Step-8: The selected story will be downloaded to your device gallery.

How to Download Instagram Stories on iPhone?

Here are the steps to be followed for downloading Instagram stories on iPhone:

Step 1: You can view your story by clicking (or say tapping) on your profile picture. All the posts and videos that are shared with the story will appear now.

Step 2: After that, you now have the liberty to choose the story that you want to save to your gallery. Now, click on the ‘Three Dots’ icon.

Step 3: Click on the ‘Save…’ in the given list of options.

Step 4: Another set of options will appear. If you want to save the specific story as a photo or video, select ‘Save Photo’. Or else, if you want to save all the stories in a single vertical video, click on ‘Save Story’. This feature is not available on Android phones and one has to individually save all the stories.

Thus, the story you have shared will be downloaded to your phone gallery. Also, it is important to note that, to save other’s stories, you have to third party applications or online websites.

How To Save Story to Your Phone or Archive?

Here are some of the steps to be followed for saving a story in your phone or archive section:

Step-1: Initially, open your Instagram account by clicking on the profile icon.

Step 2: You must go to the settings, for which, you have to click on the ‘Three Lines’ icon.

Step 3: From the given set of options, click on the ‘Settings and Privacy’ option.

Step-4: On the search bar, type ‘Archiving and Downloading’ and click on the option. Or else, scroll up until you find ‘Archiving and Downloading’ and click on it.

Step 5: You can find various settings there. Select the ‘Save Stories to Gallery’ and ‘Save Stories to Archive’. Close the Instagram.

Now, all the stories that you may upload will directly be saved to your phone gallery and will be archived on Instagram.

Conclusion

Instagram has some brilliant features in their Story sharing. This includes mentioning the story of others in the post, people can further share the story in their profile if they are mentioned. One can share their photos with different filters, create opinion polls, do a little quiz, create a countdown, share a useful link, and do many other things in the story. The uniqueness Instagram has brought to the story-sharing feature is praiseworthy.

Sometimes, some hidden features of this Instagram Story may not be visible, such as the ability to save the story to the gallery. Such features can be obtained with small and easy steps. Using Instagram daily can help you involved with your friends and share your life updates or help you interact with the world.

How To Download Instagram Stories – FAQs

1. Can I create a collage in the Instagram Story?

Answer:

One can create a collage in the Instagram stories by following a few simple steps. When you click on the ‘Add Story’ option, you can see an option that says ‘Layout’. By clicking on it, you can create a collage of pictures, with a minimum of 2 pictures and a maximum of 6 pictures.

2. How to create Opinion Polls in the Instagram Stories?

Answer:

It is very easy, at first, click on the ‘Create’ option on the left of the screen. After that, click on the sticker-like icon, which is present at the top row of the screen. Now, you can find the ‘Poll’ option, which can be used to create Opinion Polls in Instagram Stories.

3. Can I save Instagram Live to the Archives?

Answer:

To save the Instagram Live to the archive, go the ‘Settings and Privacy’ and then scroll up to the ‘Archiving and Downloading’ option. Click on ‘Save Live to Archive’ to save your life. However, this life can only be saved for 30 days in the archive section, later it will be deleted automatically.