
iPhone and iPad
- Tap the download button, then Download if Safari asks.
- Open the Files app and go to Downloads.
- Tap the file to play it, or tap Share to open it in another app.
Large files, such as a long Space, download faster on Wi-Fi.
Save the sound of a public Instagram Reel as an MP3 file. Paste the Reel's link to get its audio.
This post also has photos, which can't be downloaded yet.
If a file opens in a new tab instead of downloading, save it from your browser's menu. On a computer, right-click it and choose Save video as (or Save image as).
Works withTikTokInstagramX (Twitter)Snapchat

Step 1
In Instagram, tap the Share icon on the Reel, then Copy link.

Step 2
Paste the Reel's link into the box above.

Step 3
Tap Download on the MP3 option. The M4A option is the same sound, as Instagram stores it.

Large files, such as a long Space, download faster on Wi-Fi.

If it starts playing instead, tap ⋮ in Chrome, then the download icon.

MP3 and M4A files play in any browser, and in apps such as VLC, Music and Windows Media Player.
The Reel's sound as it plays, voice and music together, as an MP3 file. It's converted from Instagram's audio as it downloads, which takes a moment.
Some Reels have no sound in the files Instagram serves, so there's nothing to save. Only the video is offered then.
No. You get the Reel's sound as it is, with everything in it. Songs from Instagram's music library are usually copyrighted, so only save audio you have the right to use.
No. Only public Reels, which anyone can play without logging in to Instagram.