Instagram Video Downloader — HD / 4K

Download Instagram Videos & Photos — HD / 4K

Paste a public Instagram post, Reel, Story or IGTV link to preview and download the highest quality available.

How to Download Videos

Paste Instagram link

Enter the public post, reel, story or IGTV URL into the input field.

Preview the video

We fetch the media and show a preview so you can confirm before downloading.

Choose resolution & download

Select the largest quality shown (HD / 4K when available) and click Download.

FAQ

Why some posts don't have HD or 4K?

Quality depends on the source content uploaded to Instagram. If a higher resolution isn't provided by Instagram, it won't be available for download.

Is this legal?

This tool supports only public content. Please respect Instagram’s Terms of Service and copyright laws. Download only content you have rights to.

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Client-side fetching the Instagram HTML // may fail with CORS. In such case, use a small server-side proxy to fetch & return the HTML. // A commented Node.js/Express example is included at the bottom. (function () { // Helpers & DOM refs const form = document.getElementById('fetchForm'); const urlInput = document.getElementById('instaUrl'); const pasteBtn = document.getElementById('pasteBtn'); const fetchBtn = document.getElementById('fetchBtn'); const copyBtn = document.getElementById('copyBtn'); const dropArea = document.getElementById('dropArea'); const loadingEl = document.getElementById('loading'); const previewGrid = document.getElementById('previewGrid'); const errorMsg = document.getElementById('errorMsg'); const downloadAllBtn = document.getElementById('downloadAllBtn'); const actionsBar = document.getElementById('actionsBar'); const yearEl = document.getElementById('year'); const themeToggle = document.getElementById('themeToggle'); yearEl.textContent = new Date().getFullYear(); // URL validation regex (covers instagram.com/p/, /reel/, /tv/, /stories/) const instaRegex = /^(https?:\/\/)?(www\.)?instagram\.com\/(p|reel|tv|stories)\/[A-Za-z0-9_.\-\/]+\/?$/i; // Sample example link const SAMPLE = 'https://www.instagram.com/reel/XXXXXXXXX/'; // Event Listeners form.addEventListener('submit', onSubmit); pasteBtn.addEventListener('click', async () => { // attempt to paste from clipboard try { const text = await navigator.clipboard.readText(); urlInput.value = text || SAMPLE; } catch (e) { urlInput.value = SAMPLE; } }); copyBtn.addEventListener('click', async () => { try { await navigator.clipboard.writeText(SAMPLE); copyBtn.textContent = 'Copied!'; setTimeout(() => (copyBtn.textContent = 'Copy Example'), 1400); } catch (e) { copyBtn.textContent = 'Unable'; } }); // Drag & drop support dropArea.addEventListener('dragover', (e) => { e.preventDefault(); dropArea.style.boxShadow = '0 8px 30px rgba(0,245,212,0.06)'; }); dropArea.addEventListener('dragleave', () => { dropArea.style.boxShadow = ''; }); dropArea.addEventListener('drop', (e) => { e.preventDefault(); dropArea.style.boxShadow = ''; const txt = e.dataTransfer.getData('text/plain') || ''; if (txt) urlInput.value = txt; }); dropArea.addEventListener('click', () => urlInput.focus()); // Theme toggle (simple preference) themeToggle.addEventListener('click', () => { document.documentElement.classList.toggle('light'); themeToggle.textContent = document.documentElement.classList.contains('light') ? '🌞' : '🌗'; }); // Form submit handler async function onSubmit(e) { e.preventDefault(); const url = (urlInput.value || '').trim(); clearError(); clearPreviews(); if (!isValidInstagramUrl(url)) { showError('Please enter a valid Instagram URL (post, reel, story or tv).'); return; } showLoading(true); try { // Try client-side fetch first (may be blocked by CORS) const html = await fetchInstagramHtmlClient(url); if (!html) { throw new Error('No HTML retrieved from Instagram (likely CORS).'); } const media = parseInstagramHTML(html); if (!media || media.length === 0) { showError('No downloadable media found on this post.'); showLoading(false); return; } renderPreviews(media); } catch (err) { // If client fetch fails due to CORS, inform user and provide guidance console.warn('Fetch error:', err); showError('Unable to fetch Instagram content from the browser due to CORS restrictions. Use a server-side proxy or run the simple backend (commented in app.js).'); } finally { showLoading(false); } } function isValidInstagramUrl(url) { return instaRegex.test(url); } function showLoading(state) { loadingEl.hidden = !state; loadingEl.setAttribute('aria-hidden', !state); } function showError(msg) { errorMsg.textContent = msg; } function clearError() { errorMsg.textContent = ''; } function clearPreviews() { previewGrid.innerHTML = ''; actionsBar.hidden = true; } // Attempt to fetch Instagram page HTML from client (may fail due to CORS) async function fetchInstagramHtmlClient(url) { try { const res = await fetch(url, { method: 'GET', credentials: 'omit' }); if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Network response not ok'); const text = await res.text(); return text; } catch (err) { // CORS or network error console.warn('Client fetch failed', err); return null; } } // Parse instagram HTML for og: tags and JSON-LD or sharedData function parseInstagramHTML(html) { const parser = new DOMParser(); const doc = parser.parseFromString(html, 'text/html'); // First try application/ld+json which sometimes contains images/videos const ld = doc.querySelector('script[type="application/ld+json"]'); let items = []; if (ld) { try { const json = JSON.parse(ld.textContent); // If it's an array or graph shape, normalize const mediaUrls = []; if (json.image) { if (Array.isArray(json.image)) json.image.forEach(u => mediaUrls.push({ type: 'image', url: u })); else mediaUrls.push({ type: 'image', url: json.image }); } if (json.video) { if (Array.isArray(json.video)) json.video.forEach(v => mediaUrls.push({ type: 'video', url: v.contentUrl || v.url || v })); else mediaUrls.push({ type: 'video', url: json.video.contentUrl || json.video.url || json.video }); } items = mediaUrls; } catch (e) { /* ignore */ } } // Next try Open Graph tags const ogVideo = doc.querySelector('meta[property="og:video:secure_url"]') || doc.querySelector('meta[property="og:video"]'); const ogImage = doc.querySelector('meta[property="og:image"]'); if (ogVideo && ogVideo.content) items.unshift({ type: 'video', url: ogVideo.content }); if (ogImage && ogImage.content) items.unshift({ type: 'image', url: ogImage.content }); // Some posts (carousel) embed a JSON blob in a script containing window._sharedData or __additionalDataLoaded const scripts = doc.querySelectorAll('script[type="text/javascript"]'); scripts.forEach(s => { const t = s.textContent || ''; // Look for "window._sharedData" if (t.includes('window._sharedData')) { const match = t.match(/window\._sharedData\s*=\s*(\{.*\});/s); if (match && match[1]) { try { const shared = JSON.parse(match[1]); // Traverse JSON for media URLs const media = extractFromSharedData(shared); if (media.length) items = items.concat(media); } catch (e) { /* ignore parse errors */ } } } }); // Normalize items to unique list const normalized = []; const seen = new Set(); for (const it of items) { if (!it || !it.url) continue; const url = String(it.url).split('?')[0]; if (seen.has(url)) continue; seen.add(url); const type = (it.type && it.type.startsWith('video')) || url.match(/\.(mp4|mov)$/i) ? 'video' : 'image'; normalized.push({ type, url: it.url, // Heuristic for resolution label label: resolutionLabelFromUrl(it.url) }); } return normalized; } // Extract media from Instagram's sharedData structure (best-effort) function extractFromSharedData(shared) { const results = []; try { // Navigate to entry_data -> PostPage -> graphql -> shortcode_media const nodes = shared && shared.entry_data && (shared.entry_data.PostPage || shared.entry_data.MediaPage); if (!nodes) return results; const shortcodeObj = nodes[0] && nodes[0].graphql && nodes[0].graphql.shortcode_media; if (!shortcodeObj) return results; if (shortcodeObj.edge_sidecar_to_children) { const edges = shortcodeObj.edge_sidecar_to_children.edges || []; edges.forEach(ed => { const n = ed.node; if (!n) return; if (n.is_video && n.video_url) results.push({ type: 'video', url: n.video_url }); else if (n.display_url) results.push({ type: 'image', url: n.display_url }); }); } else { // Single media if (shortcodeObj.is_video && shortcodeObj.video_url) results.push({ type: 'video', url: shortcodeObj.video_url }); else if (shortcodeObj.display_url) results.push({ type: 'image', url: shortcodeObj.display_url }); } } catch (e) { console.warn('extractFromSharedData error', e); } return results; } // Heuristic to assign a label like 4K / HD / SD based on width in url or common suffixes function resolutionLabelFromUrl(url) { // Try to detect width= or w= in URL params try { const u = new URL(url); const w = u.searchParams.get('w') || u.searchParams.get('width') || u.searchParams.get('s'); if (w) { const n = parseInt(w, 10); if (n >= 2160) return '4K'; if (n >= 1080) return 'HD'; return `${n}px`; } } catch (e) {} // If filename contains numbers like 1080 const m = url.match(/(\d{3,4})\.(mp4|jpg|jpeg|png)$/i); if (m) { const n = parseInt(m[1], 10); if (n >= 2160) return '4K'; if (n >= 1080) return 'HD'; return `${n}px`; } return 'Original'; } // Render previews and quality buttons function renderPreviews(mediaList) { previewGrid.innerHTML = ''; const nodes = []; mediaList.forEach((m, idx) => { const card = document.createElement('article'); card.className = 'media-card'; card.setAttribute('data-index', idx); card.setAttribute('tabindex', '0'); const thumb = document.createElement('div'); thumb.className = 'media-thumb'; if (m.type === 'video') { const video = document.createElement('video'); video.src = m.url; video.controls = true; video.preload = 'metadata'; video.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Video preview'); video.muted = true; video.playsInline = true; thumb.appendChild(video); } else { const img = document.createElement('img'); img.loading = 'lazy'; img.src = m.url; img.alt = 'Instagram media preview'; thumb.appendChild(img); } const meta = document.createElement('div'); meta.className = 'media-meta'; const left = document.createElement('div'); left.className = 'meta-left'; const title = document.createElement('div'); title.className = 'media-title'; title.textContent = m.type === 'video' ? 'Video' : 'Image'; const sub = document.createElement('div'); sub.className = 'media-sub'; sub.textContent = m.label || 'Original'; left.appendChild(title); left.appendChild(sub); const right = document.createElement('div'); right.className = 'meta-right'; meta.appendChild(left); meta.appendChild(right); const qlist = document.createElement('div'); qlist.className = 'quality-list'; // Provide quality options. Real availability is best-effort; Instagram often provides one source. // We include "Original" and heuristic labels, both pointing to same URL unless multiple versions detected. const qualities = uniqueQualitiesForMedia(m); qualities.forEach(q => { const qb = document.createElement('button'); qb.className = 'quality-btn'; qb.textContent = q.label; qb.setAttribute('data-url', q.url); qb.setAttribute('aria-label', `Download ${q.label}`); qb.addEventListener('click', onDownloadClick); qlist.appendChild(qb); }); // Append everything card.appendChild(thumb); card.appendChild(meta); card.appendChild(qlist); previewGrid.appendChild(card); // animate in requestAnimationFrame(() => card.classList.add('visible')); nodes.push({ element: card, media: m }); }); // If multiple media, show Download All if (mediaList.length > 1) { actionsBar.hidden = false; downloadAllBtn.onclick = () => downloadAll(mediaList); } else { actionsBar.hidden = true; } } // Create quality variations - currently best-effort duplicates since instagram usually offers single url. function uniqueQualitiesForMedia(m) { const list = []; // If image, sometimes transform URLs with s1080 etc exist. Try to generate common sizes if url patterns allow. list.push({ label: m.label || 'Original', url: m.url }); // Provide HD option if URL indicates a higher-res variant by replacing queries (best effort) try { const u = new URL(m.url); // if ?s=... or ?_nc_ etc, provide a "HD" variant with s=1080 if (u.searchParams.has('s') || u.searchParams.has('w') || u.searchParams.has('width')) { const copy = new URL(m.url); copy.searchParams.set('s', '1080'); list.push({ label: 'HD', url: copy.toString() }); copy.searchParams.set('s', '2160'); list.push({ label: '4K', url: copy.toString() }); } else { // fallback: still suggest HD but same url if (m.type === 'video') list.push({ label: 'HD', url: m.url }); } } catch (e) { // ignore } // Remove duplicates const seen = new Set(); return list.filter(q => { const key = q.url.split('?')[0] + '|' + q.label; if (seen.has(key)) return false; seen.add(key); return true; }); } // Handle quality download click function onDownloadClick(e) { const btn = e.currentTarget; const url = btn.getAttribute('data-url'); if (!url) return; // Trigger download via anchor click (works for public media). If CORS blocks, a server proxy is required. triggerDownload(url); // ripple/toast feedback btn.animate([{ transform: 'scale(1)' }, { transform: 'scale(0.96)' }, { transform: 'scale(1)' }], { duration: 220 }); } function triggerDownload(url) { // Create anchor and click const a = document.createElement('a'); a.href = url; a.download = ''; // For cross-origin URLs, browsers will download as long as the resource permits; if CORS blocks streaming, proxy required. document.body.appendChild(a); a.click(); a.remove(); } function downloadAll(list) { list.forEach((m, idx) => { // choose best quality (first in uniqueQualitiesForMedia) const q = uniqueQualitiesForMedia(m)[0]; if (q && q.url) { // Stagger to avoid browser throttling setTimeout(() => triggerDownload(q.url), idx * 300); } }); } // ---- // Backend proxy guidance (commented code) // // The browser is frequently blocked from loading Instagram pages due to CORS. To reliably fetch the // HTML and media URLs, run a small server that: // - Accepts a URL parameter // - Fetches the Instagram page server-side // - Returns the HTML to the client // // Example Node.js/Express server (do NOT log or store URLs; respect privacy): // /* // server.js (Node.js) - run on your server or locally const express = require('express'); const fetch = require('node-fetch'); const app = express(); // Allow only your frontend origin, or configure CORS accordingly const cors = require('cors'); app.use(cors({ origin: ['http://localhost:3000', 'https://yourdomain.com'] })); app.get('/fetch', async (req, res) => { const url = req.query.url; if (!url) return res.status(400).send('Missing url'); try { const resp = await fetch(url, { headers: { 'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0' } }); const text = await resp.text(); // Return the HTML to the client res.set('Content-Type', 'text/html; charset=utf-8'); res.send(text); } catch (err) { res.status(500).send('Error fetching target URL'); } }); app.listen(8080, () => console.log('Proxy running on 8080')); */ // // On the client, replace fetchInstagramHtmlClient with a call to your proxy endpoint: // // async function fetchInstagramHtmlViaProxy(url) { // const resp = await fetch(`https://your-proxy.example.com/fetch?url=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`); // if (!resp.ok) throw new Error('Proxy fetch failed'); // return resp.text(); // } // // IMPORTANT: Do not log or persist user-provided URLs. Use HTTPS. Respect rate limits and Instagram's Terms. // // ---- })();