How to download an Instagram carousel
Carousels are the one Instagram post type where a single link points at up to ten different files, some of them video and some not.
- Each item is listed separately with a photo or video badge
- You choose which items to keep before downloading
- Multiple items arrive as one archive, in post order
Why a list appears
One carousel link resolves to several media files. Showing them as a list with thumbnails is the only honest way to let you choose — titles alone are useless, because carousel items have no real names.
Mixed posts
A carousel can contain photos and clips together. Video items show a duration; photos don't. Both can be selected in the same download.
What you get
Selecting more than one produces a single archive with the items numbered in the order they appear in the post, so the sequence isn't lost.
If it fails
Private accounts can't be read at all. If the post is public and still fails, the server is likely being rate-limited — the error will say so and give you a countdown.