How to Save a Facebook Story: Your Own and Public Ones
Facebook stories disappear from view after 24 hours. If you post stories yourself, Facebook can keep them for you. If you want a story from a public page, you need to act while it is still live.
Keep your own stories
- Open your profile and tap the three dots, then Archive.
- Open Story archive and tap the settings icon.
- Turn on Save to archive.
From then on, every story you post is stored privately once it expires. You can open the archive at any time, re-share an old story, or save it to your phone using the three-dot menu on the story.
Save a story you are posting right now
Before you tap Share, tap Save on the story editor screen. This stores the finished photo or video, with your stickers and text, in your phone’s gallery.
Save a public story from a page
- Open the story and tap the three dots at the top right.
- Choose Copy link to share this story.
- Paste the link into the Facebook Story Downloader and press Download.
Why a story might not be found
- Its audience is Friends or Custom, not Public.
- More than 24 hours have passed.
- The link you copied is the profile link instead of the story link.
A word on privacy
People choose stories precisely because they are temporary. Saving a public announcement from a business is harmless. Saving and passing around a personal story from an individual is something to think twice about, and re-uploading it without consent is never acceptable.