Currently, if you wanted to download all of your content from Instagram, you have no choice but to use a third party service like DownloadGram and 4K Stogram. Fortunately, that may not be the case for too much longer. In a statement to TechCrunch earlier this week, an Instagram spokesperson said:
We are building a new data portability tool. You´ll soon be able to download a copy of what you´ve shared on Instagram, including your photos, videos and messages.
It´s not known exactly how the tool will work or what other data will be available for download beyond your photos, but if Facebook´s Download Your Information tool is anything to go on, it´s likely you`ll be able to download most of your content and activity into a ZIP file.
As noted by TechCrunch, if Instagram implements its new download tool before May 25th, it will ensure it´s in compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) privacy law, which requires organizations to let individuals download any data that´s been gathered on them. But there´s no guarantee Instagram will get the tool out in time.
Regardless of when it happens, it´ll be nice to see an integrated tool for easily downloading your content, be it because you´re jumping to another platform or simply want to make an offline copy. It also means days are numbered for apps like DownloadGram.
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