The Shortcuts app shows a list of images in grid view, and a list of media containing videos in list view.

To change folder or album, toggle the Save to Files/Photos option off and on.

You can check logged-in account or switch accounts.

You can change user settings by running Instagram Download from the Shortcuts app.

In short, it works all the time within the app without hiccups. This shortcut keeps you logged in thanks to Scriptable that maintains web cookies across its webview and http request sessions automatically for you. That’s why previous versions, as well as many other shortcuts, either switch to a browser or fail for a while and come back to normal repeatedly, because they access Instagram without logging in when shared from the Instagram app. Instagram limits how many times within a certain period of time a device can access its server without logging in.

Private stories can also be downloaded from web.

On web, use the browser’s share button instead of the airplane button.

You can download private stories by copying the profile url and running Instagram Download from the Shortcuts app.

If ‘Share to’ is not available, you can ‘Copy Link’, run Instagram Download from the Shortcuts app, and choose ‘Download media from copied link’.

Tap the paper airplane button at the bottom of a post or story, select ‘Share to’ then Instagram Download and it will save the media onto your photo album.

On iOS 15 or later, you can use a-Shell (much bigger) instead of a-Shell mini. IOS 14 or later, the free Scriptable and a-Shell mini apps are required. You can also download media from private accounts that you follow. It’s fast and works with app and web on iPhone and iPad. Instagram Download downloads photos and videos from posts, stories, highlights, IGTV, reels and profiles.

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