Keep the files. Keep the context.

How to export your Instagram information

Request an Instagram account export from Accounts Center, choose the right format and media quality, and store the result safely.

A simple Instagram backup workflow for creators

Set up a repeatable folder system for Instagram photos, Reels, Stories, captions, and account exports.

Move your Instagram content to a new phone without losing originals

Prepare camera files, drafts, editor projects, and account access before changing phones.

How to open an Instagram export in HTML or JSON

Unzip an Instagram account export, browse the HTML version, inspect JSON safely, and locate the media folders.

What Instagram's Stories Archive keeps

Understand what the Instagram Stories Archive saves, what can change in archived stories, and how to protect important originals.

A reliable way to back up Reels you created

Keep editable masters, published exports, captions, and permission records for Instagram Reels without relying on the profile copy.

Why your saved Instagram copy may not be the original

Understand the difference between a camera original, an editor export, and the processed copy delivered through Instagram.

What to save before deleting an Instagram account

Export account information, preserve original media, and record business dependencies before requesting Instagram account deletion.

How to recognize an unsafe Instagram download site

Spot requests for passwords, cookies, authentication codes, extensions, and other unnecessary access when saving your own content.

Permission, credit, and reposting on Instagram

Understand why credit is not the same as permission and what to record before reposting another creator's work.