How do I save my own Instagram Reels to my phone?

For Reels you posted, your full 'Download your information' archive is the reliable way to get the original video files. The archive includes your Reels and other videos as MP4 files. Saving a single Reel directly to your camera roll isn't always offered in the app, so the archive download is the dependable route for keeping your own video posts.

Can I keep my Instagram videos and photos together in one place?

Yes. After you download your Instagram archive, upload it to everkept and your videos are organized alongside your photos by person and year in one private gallery. Instead of a video being lost in a folder, it sits right next to the moment it belongs to.

Complete Guide · Updated June 2026

How to Download Your Instagram Videos and Reels

Q: How do I download all my Instagram videos at once?

Use Instagram's 'Download your information' tool. In the app, go to Accounts Center, then Your information and permissions, then Download your information. Choose your account, select 'Photos and videos' (this includes your video posts and Reels), set media quality to High, and request the file. Instagram emails you a ZIP containing your videos as MP4 files — usually within a few hours, up to a few days for large accounts.

Q: What quality are downloaded Instagram videos?

Instagram compresses videos when you upload them, so the downloaded version reflects that compression rather than your original recording. Select 'High' media quality when you request your archive to get the best version Instagram has stored. Your phone's own copy of the original video, if you still have it, will always be the highest quality.

Your Instagram videos and Reels are some of your liveliest memories. Here's how to download every one of your own video posts in full quality — and keep them somewhere you'll actually watch them again.

🕒 Updated June 2026📖 6 min read✅ iPhone, Android & desktop

Quick Answer

To download all your Instagram videos and Reels at once, go to Accounts Center → Your information and permissions → Download your information, choose your account, select Photos and videos, set media quality to High, and request the file. Instagram emails a ZIP with your videos as MP4 files. To keep every video alongside your photos, everkept organizes them into one gallery by person and year.

Download all your Instagram videos and Reels

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Open Settings and activityTap your profile picture, then the menu (☰) in the top-right corner.
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Go to Accounts CenterTap Accounts Center at the top of Settings.
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Open "Your information and permissions"Then tap Download your information and start a request.
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Select your account and "Photos and videos"This category includes your video posts and Reels. Choose "Some of your information" and select it.
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Set quality to High and requestPick HTML or JSON format, set Media quality to High, and submit. Your videos come back as MP4 files.
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Download the ZIPInstagram emails a link when it's ready (a few hours to a few days). Download and unzip to find your videos.

Saving a single Reel

Instagram doesn't always offer a one-tap "save to camera roll" for your own Reels. The most reliable way to get the original video file of a Reel you posted is the full archive download above, which includes your Reels as MP4 files.

A note on quality

Instagram compresses videos on upload, so the downloaded version reflects that compression, not your original recording. Choose High for the best stored version — and if you still have the original on your phone, that will always be the highest quality.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I download all my Instagram videos at once?

Go to Accounts Center → Your information and permissions → Download your information, select "Photos and videos," set quality to High, and request the file. Videos and Reels come back as MP4 files in the ZIP.

How do I save my own Reels?

The full archive download is the reliable way to get the original video files of Reels you posted — they're included as MP4 files.

What quality are downloaded Instagram videos?

They reflect Instagram's upload compression. Choose "High" for the best stored version; your original phone copy is always highest quality.

Can I keep my videos and photos together?

Yes — upload your archive to everkept and your videos sit alongside your photos, organized by person and year in one gallery.