Instagram Downloader - Reels, Posts, IGTV, Stories (No Watermark, HD)

Download Instagram Reels, posts, IGTV, and Story highlights in original HD quality with no watermark. Pass any public Instagram URL and get direct CDN download links — no login required, no API key, no quotas.

At a glance

What you get	Direct HD video + audio CDN URLs, no watermark, not re-encoded
Supports	Reels, posts (/p/), IGTV (/tv/), and public Story Highlights
Input	One or more public Instagram URLs
Auth	No login and no API key for public content
Speed	2-4 seconds per post; under 256 MB memory
Output fields	Title, uploader, duration, thumbnail, and full format list
Export	JSON, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets via the Apify API

What this Instagram Downloader does

For each Instagram URL, the actor returns:

• Best combined download URL (video + audio, original quality)
• Best video-only URL (highest resolution available)
• Best audio URL for Reels and IGTV (extract audio for podcasts / music)
• Full format list with resolution, bitrate, file size
• Title, thumbnail, duration, uploader, platform metadata

Supports:

• Reels — /reel/<id>/
• Standard video posts — /p/<id>/
• IGTV — /tv/<id>/
• Story highlights that are public

Why use this Instagram Downloader?

• Original quality — direct from Instagram CDN, not re-encoded
• No watermark — content as it was uploaded
• No login or API key for public content
• Bulk download URLs — pass an array, get every download link
• Direct CDN URLs — pipe straight into ffmpeg, S3, or your client

Use cases

• Repurposing content — download your own Reels for cross-posting to TikTok / YouTube Shorts
• UGC archival — back up brand mentions, Reels you've been tagged in
• Influencer marketing — analyse high-performing Reels for campaigns you'll run
• Audio extraction — pull Reels audio for podcast intros or stingers
• Compliance / legal — capture public posts for editorial review

Input

{
    "videoUrls": [
        "https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzABCdEFghi/",
        "https://www.instagram.com/p/CxDEfGHiJkL/",
        "https://www.instagram.com/tv/CABcdEfGHi/"
    ]
}

Output

Each dataset record:

{
    "title": "Caption / first line of post",
    "thumbnail": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/…",
    "duration": 28,
    "duration_string": "0:28",
    "uploader": "@username",
    "platform": "Instagram",
    "audio_url": "https://… (best audio direct URL)",
    "formats": [
        {
            "format_id": "dash_video",
            "type": "video",
            "ext": "mp4",
            "height": 1080,
            "quality": "1080p",
            "filesize": 8456789,
            "has_audio": true,
            "url": "https://…"
        }
    ]
}

How it works

The actor uses yt-dlp — the open-source standard for Instagram extraction. It queries Instagram's public web endpoints and parses the embedded media manifest exactly the way the Instagram web client does.

Cost & speed

URLs resolve in 2–4 seconds per post. Memory under 256 MB. You only pay for compute time used.

Related actors

• TikTok Downloader — TikTok videos (no watermark)
• YouTube Downloader — YouTube videos and Shorts
• Facebook Downloader — Facebook videos and reels
• Universal Video Downloader — every supported platform in one actor

FAQ

Q: Are private accounts supported? No. Only public posts can be resolved without login.

Q: Does this work on Stories? Public Story Highlights can be resolved. Active 24-hour Stories require login and aren't supported.

Q: Why does my download URL stop working after a few hours? Instagram signs CDN URLs with a time-limited token. Re-run the actor for fresh URLs.

Q: Does the actor download the file? No — it returns the direct URL. Download with curl, wget, ffmpeg, or any HTTP client. This keeps the actor cheap, fast, and avoids storage charges.

Q: Is downloading Instagram content legal? For your own content and creative-commons material, yes. For copyrighted content, comply with Instagram's Terms of Service and your local copyright law.