Instagram Video Downloader

Save Instagram Reels and feed videos in the quality they were posted in, with the cover frame and the post stats alongside. Paste the Reel or post link. Nothing to install. Reading the link and saving the video and cover are all free.

Paste a Instagram link above and the video shows up here, with the file ready to save.

How it works

Three steps, nothing to install. Paste a link, confirm the post, then save the file. Everything happens in the browser tab you already have open. Reading a link requires a signed-in Spira account. The lookup and both downloads are free.

1
Paste the Instagram link
Open the post you want, copy its link, and paste it into the box above. Nothing to install and nothing to configure.
2
Check what came back
You see the title, author, duration and view counts before anything downloads, so you can confirm it is the right post.
3
Save the video
Save the file to your device in the best quality the post carries, or take the cover image on its own.

What you get

What a link gets you, beyond the video file

Reels and feed posts

Both Reels and ordinary in-feed videos work. On a carousel, the video items in the post are what get pulled.

Cover frame included

The cover image Instagram shows in the profile grid can be saved on its own, at full size rather than the small preview.

Nothing to install

It runs in the browser on any device: phone, tablet or desktop. No app, no extension and no browser plugin.

Cover image and metadata too

Alongside the video you get the cover image, caption, author and engagement counts, so the context comes with the file.

Free to use

Reading the link, saving the video and saving the cover image are all free. A signed-in Spira account is all it takes.

What people use it for

Reels move fast, and the ones worth learning from are usually gone from your feed by the time you want them again. Saving them keeps a reference library that does not depend on Instagram's algorithm showing you the post twice. Brands pull their own Reels to repurpose on other platforms, and to hand finished creative to an agency without exporting from the original project file.

What to keep in mind

Only public posts can be read. A private account has nothing publicly available behind the link, and no tool can change that. Reposting someone's Reel as your own is a fast way to get a copyright complaint, and Instagram surfaces the original creator's handle on remixed audio anyway. Treat downloads as reference material, or as a way to move your own content around.

FAQ

Can I download Instagram Stories?

Stories are only available while they are live and usually need a signed-in session, so they cannot be fetched reliably from a plain link.

Why does a link sometimes fail?

Private accounts, deleted posts and region-restricted content have nothing publicly readable behind them. Check that the post still opens in a logged-out browser.

Does it save the caption?

Yes. The caption, the author and the engagement counts come back with the post details, so you keep the context along with the file.

Will Instagram know?

No. Nothing is viewed, liked or followed on your behalf; the post is read the same way any public visitor would see it.

Turn what you saved into something new

Spira AI takes a script or a link and produces a finished short with voiceover, visuals and captions, then publishes it on a schedule. The downloader is the small end of it.