What the tool does instead
It downloads public Reels, feed videos and IGTV
The downloader accepts one public Instagram link at a time and returns the media it can reach without a login. That covers three public surfaces: a Reel or reels link, a feed post (the /p/ path), and an IGTV link. For each one you can choose MP4 — the video with its audio track in a single file — or MP3, which returns only the audio track as an .mp3.
None of those need an Instagram account to view, so the tool can reach them. A Story does need one, which is the whole reason it is left out.
Measured, not assumed
What happens when you paste a Story link
The tool checks the link before it ever contacts Instagram. A Story or Highlights URL is rejected at that first check, with this exact message returned to the request:
Stories and Highlights are not supported because they require an Instagram account session. Vidlune never asks for or stores Instagram passwords.
That message is the tool's actual response, not a generic fallback. It is returned before any download runs, so no session, cookie or password is ever involved.
Why the gap exists
Stories are served to logged-in accounts
Instagram shows Stories and Highlights only to people who are signed in. A downloader that asks for no login has no session to present, so it cannot read those links. The tool's design keeps it that way on purpose: it never collects an Instagram password, session cookie or access token, which means the account-gated surfaces stay out of reach by construction.
This is a scope decision, not a temporary failure. Retrying the same Story link will return the same message, because the limit is the missing session, not a timeout or a rate limit.
Measured behavior
What the downloader accepts and returns
The points below describe the tool's checks and outputs as they are coded, not as marketing copy.
- Accepted links
- Public Reel, feed video (
/p/) or IGTV URL on instagram.com, https only. - Formats
- MP4 (video with audio) or MP3 (audio only).
- Stories & Highlights
- Rejected at link check, before any download runs.
- Login
- Never requested — no password, cookie or token.
- Quota
- Three successful downloads per rolling 24 hours, shared between MP4 and MP3.
- File size limit
- 200 MB maximum per download.
If you own the Story
How to keep a Story you are allowed to save
Because the limit is the missing login, the ways that work all run inside a signed-in session — which is exactly what a no-login downloader does not have. Within Instagram you can bookmark a Story to your account, and from Accounts Center you can request a copy of your own account data. Those options stay inside Instagram; Vidlune's job is the public, no-login side of the same problem.
For anything public — a Reel, a feed post or an IGTV video you have permission to save — paste that link into the downloader and choose MP4 or MP3.
Related
Where to go next
To save just the audio from a public Reel, see the Instagram audio download guide. If a public link does not start a download, use the Instagram Reel download troubleshooting guide.