Instagram Carousel Downloader
Our Instagram carousel downloader opens a multi-slide post and lists every photo and video in order, so you can save one slide or all of them together.
Public posts only. We never ask for your Instagram login.
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How the Instagram Carousel Downloader Works
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Copy the Carousel Link
On the post with the little dots under it, tap the share icon and pick Copy link.
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Paste and Press Download
Paste it in the box and press Download. After Reading…, you see a summary like 6 items · 4 photos · 2 videos.
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Save One or All
Tap Download on any slide, or press Download all at the top to save every slide in one go.
Why Use This Instagram Carousel Downloader
Slides in Order
Cards are numbered Photo 1, Video 2 and so on, matching the order you swipe on Instagram.
Photos and Videos
Mixed posts work fine, photos come as JPG and videos as MP4.
One Tap for All
The Download all button saves every slide one after another.
Numbered File Names
Files end in -1, -2, -3 so they stay in slide order in your folder.
You don't have to take every slide
A ten-slide post often has one or two slides you actually want, like the final chart or the price list. Each card has its own Download button, so you can skip the rest.
Tap a video slide's thumbnail to play it first and make sure it's the right one.
Saving a full carousel at once
Download all starts each file a moment apart instead of all together. Browsers tend to block a sudden burst of downloads, and this spacing avoids that.
The first time, your browser may ask whether this page can download multiple files. Tap Allow and the rest follow.
Instagram Carousel Download: Slides, Order and Fixes
What counts as an Instagram carousel
An Instagram carousel is a single post with several photos or videos that you swipe through. You can spot one by the row of small dots under the picture, or the stacked squares icon on a profile grid.
This Instagram carousel downloader reads all of those slides from one link.
Carousels are everywhere. Study pages post ten slides of notes on one topic.
Small shops post a product in five colours. Friends post a "photo dump" from a trip.
Finance accounts explain a tax rule across eight slides.
Saving these by screenshot means swiping and capturing each slide, then cropping each one. Here you paste the link once and get every slide as a proper file.
A carousel uses the same /p/ link as a normal post, so you don't need a special link. If the post turns out to have only one photo, you simply get one card.
Download a carousel post, step by step
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Open the carousel in Instagram. You can be on any slide, the link is the same for the whole post.
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Tap the paper plane icon and choose Copy link.
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On this page, tap Paste and press Download.
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Check the summary line under the caption. It tells you how many items the post has and how many are photos or videos.
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Scroll the cards. Tap Download on the slides you want, or tap Download all above the cards.
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If the browser asks to allow multiple downloads, tap Allow.
Keep the page open until the last file has started. If you close the tab halfway through Download all, the remaining slides will not be saved.
On a computer the steps are the same. Copy the link from the address bar after opening the post on instagram.com.
Carousels with videos and photos mixed
Many carousels mix the two. A travel post might open with a video clip of the beach and follow with four photos.
The tool handles each slide by its type.
Photo slides
Saved as JPG in the largest size Instagram lists for that slide. The card shows the size, like 1080 × 1350.
Video slides
Saved as MP4. Tap the thumbnail to preview. If the clip has sound, an MP3 button appears next to Download.
Silent video slides
Video clips in carousels are sometimes uploaded with no audio. These cards say "No sound" and only offer the MP4.
If you only care about the videos, the Instagram video downloader uses the same reader and works just as well. For photo-only posts, see the Instagram photo downloader.
Keeping slides in the right order
Order matters for carousels. Slide 3 of a study post makes no sense before slide 2.
So every file name ends with its slide number.
A six-slide post from an account called study.notes.daily saves files like study.notes.daily-C3abcde-1.jpg up to study.notes.daily-C3abcde-6.jpg. Videos follow the same pattern with .mp4.
On Android
Open Files, go to Downloads and sort by name. The slides line up in order.
On iPhone
Open Files > Downloads. Select all the slides, tap the share icon and choose Save Images to move them into Photos together.
On a PC
Make a new folder, drag the files in, and sort by name. That keeps each carousel together and in sequence.
When the carousel downloader shows an error
Only some slides downloaded. Your browser probably blocked the extra downloads. In Chrome, look for a blocked downloads icon in the address bar, allow it, and press Download all again.
You can also tap the missing slides one by one.
"We could not read that post."
The account is private, the post was removed, or the owner has turned off embedding for their posts.
"Too many links from your connection."
About 40 new posts per hour can be opened from one connection. Downloading the slides of a post you already opened does not count against it.
"Instagram is busy right now."
A short slowdown on Instagram's side. Wait a minute.
If files seem to disappear after downloading, our post on where downloaded files go lists the folders for each browser.
Using carousel slides responsibly
Educational carousels take a creator hours to research and design. Saving the slides to study from is a fair personal use.
Reposting them on your own page, or putting them in a paid PDF, is not.
Download for personal use, or save content you own or have permission for. If you share a slide in a group chat, sending the original post link gives the creator the credit and the views.
Business owners often use this to back up their own catalogue posts. If you are a shop owner who lost the original product photos, paste your own carousel links and get every slide back.
For the platform's own rules on sharing, privacy and copyright, see the Instagram Help Centre.
Frequently Asked Questions
Still unsure? Email info@thereelsdownloader.com or visit Contact Us.
How do I download all photos from an Instagram carousel?
Copy the post link, paste it here and press Download. When the cards appear, tap Download all at the top. Each slide starts downloading a moment after the one before. If your browser asks to allow multiple downloads, tap Allow.
Can I download only one slide from a carousel?
Yes. Every slide has its own card with its own Download button. Tap Download on just the slide you want and ignore the rest. You can play video slides on the page first to check you have the right one.
Do I need a different link for each slide?
No. A carousel has one link for the whole post, whichever slide you are looking at when you copy it. Paste that one link and the tool lists every slide in the post.
Why did Download all save only the first slide?
Your browser blocked the extra files because they came from one tap. In Chrome, look for the blocked downloads icon near the address bar and choose to always allow this site. Then press Download all again, or save the missing slides one at a time.
Are the slides saved in order?
Yes. File names end with the slide number, such as -1, -2 and -3, matching the order on Instagram. Sort your Downloads folder by name and the slides line up correctly.
Can I download videos inside a carousel?
Yes. Video slides save as MP4 and show a play icon on their card. If the clip has sound you also get an MP3 button for the audio. Clips uploaded without sound are marked No sound.
Does the carousel downloader work on iPhone?
Yes. Use Safari, paste the link and download the slides. They go to Files, then Downloads. Select the photos there, tap share and pick Save Images to move them into the Photos app in one step.
Why does it say it could not read the post?
The post is private, deleted, or from an account that has turned off embedding. We do not log in to Instagram, so only posts anyone can see while logged out will work. Check the link in a private browser window to confirm.