How To Download Instagram Stories

With The Only Use Of A Web Browser

Instagram is a medium for sharing photographs and small videos. The medium is most known from the pictures or videos that are posted in the normal way and appear in the feed of users. The other much used used for sharing is Instagram stories. This is a way to share a photograph or video for a limited time. Also, the format is in portrait mode contrary to the square photo format used for the common Instagram posts. 

You can see stories only for a limited time. Even if the poster decided to post the story on the long-term timeline it is not easy to find it back. Additionally, Instagram tends to show the next story each time. So, it is not convenient to watch them. Also, the resolution may be smaller than you like. Luckily, here we provide a method to save and download every story you like. Both picture and video! No other party website or tools needed!

1. Open Your Instagram Page In A Web Browser

The first step is simply to open the Instagram page in a web browser. You need to open the page where you can find the desired story. So, this can be you start page or the page of the user who has posted the story you want to download. It is important to do this step on a personal computer and not a mobile device. This trick is very complicated on a mobile device, but it is easy on a personal desktop computer or laptop.

2. Open The Story and Put to Pause

Just click on the story your are interested in. If needed, click through the different posts until you have the right photograph of video. Click on the pause button in the top left corner. If you do not pause the story, Instagram will slide to the next post before you had the chance to perform the next steps.

3. Click 'Inspect' on the Story

This step may differ a bit between different browsers. You need to right-click on the story and find an option like 'Inspect' or 'Inspect Elements'. Do the right-click between the username + date and the pause button. If you right-click just in the middle of the photograph probably nothing will happen. Now click on the inspect option.

4. Find and Copy the Link From Elements

This is maybe the most complicated step. A new window should have opened after you clicked de inspect option, probably half-page. By hovering over the lines of codes you can see what code belongs to what element on the web page. You should click on the lines that highlight the picture or video when you hover over the code. By clicking you can expand the code. You may have to search a little to find the right code. When you expanded the code enough you will find a series of long links. For images you need the element that starts with <img class. For videos you need the element that starts with <video class. The image class has a lot of links, usually the last one is the best. Copy the link within src=" and ", without copying src=" or the last " . 

5. Open in New Tab and Download

Now copy the link to the address bar in a new tab and navigate to it by pressing enter. The picture or video should be shown in its full resolution. Congratulations. Download the media by right-clicking on it and select 'Save as' or use the shortcuts "ctrl + s". Enjoy your picture or video!

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