How to Download a Facebook Live Video After It Ends

When a Facebook Live ends, the broadcast is saved as a regular video post on your profile (if you have saving enabled). This means the replay is accessible to anyone who could see the original live, and — more importantly — you can download it using the same methods as any other video you posted.

This guide covers every official way to download a Facebook Live replay.

Before You Start: Check That the Live Replay Exists

Not all Facebook Live videos are saved automatically. To check:

1. Go to your Facebook profile.
2. Tap or click More (below your profile info).
3. Tap Videos → then Live (or look for a Videos tab on desktop).
4. Your saved live replays should appear here.

If no replay is saved, check your Facebook Live settings:

• On mobile: Before going live, the Facebook app has an option to "Save video" after the stream — make sure this is enabled.
• On desktop: Facebook Live settings (in the publish interface) control whether the replay is saved.

If the replay is missing and wasn't saved, Facebook does not retain a copy of the raw stream after the broadcast. Prevention is the best solution: always have saving enabled before you go live.

Method 1: Save the Live Replay via the Facebook App

This is the fastest method for a single live replay on your personal profile.

1. Open the Facebook app on your phone.
2. Go to your profile.
3. Find the live replay post. (You can also go to profile → More → Videos → Live to see all live replays.)
4. Tap the three-dot menu (⋯) on the post.
5. Tap Save video.
6. The video saves to your camera roll (iPhone) or gallery (Android).

Note: This saves the compressed playback version, not the original stream. For closer-to-original quality, use the DYI export (Method 2).

Method 2: Download via Facebook DYI Export (Best Quality)

The DYI export includes past live video recordings that were saved to your profile.

1. Go to facebook.com/dyi.
2. Select Videos (live replays are classified as videos in the export).
3. Set Date range to the period that includes your live recording.
4. Set Media quality to High.
5. Click Request download.
6. Download the ZIP archive from the email link (arrives within minutes to a few hours).
7. Unzip. Your live video files are in the videos folder.

Method 3: Download a Page Live Replay

If the live was broadcast from a Facebook Page you admin:

Option A: Download from the Page post

1. Go to your Facebook Page.
2. Find the live replay in your posts.
3. Click the three-dot menu (⋯) on the post.
4. Select Download video (if the option is available).

Option B: Meta Business Suite / Creator Studio

1. Go to business.facebook.com (Meta Business Suite) or open Creator Studio.
2. Under Content → Published, find the live replay.
3. Some live replays have a download option in the content management interface.

Option C: Page DYI Export

1. Go to Page Settings → Your Facebook information → Download your information.
2. Select Videos, set quality to High, and request the download.
3. The archive includes videos and live replays posted from the Page.

Why Third-Party Facebook Live Downloaders Don't Work Reliably

Live video replays are hosted on Facebook's CDN the same way as regular uploaded videos — but Facebook uses signed, time-limited URLs for media access. Third-party tools that try to scrape these URLs face two problems:

1. URL expiry: CDN URLs contain signed tokens that expire quickly. A scraped URL from minutes ago may already be invalid.
2. Access restrictions: Facebook's CDN may block requests that don't originate from a browser with valid Facebook session cookies — server-side scrapers get blocked.

The Facebook Video Analyzer checks whether a publicly accessible direct URL is available, but for most live replays, the answer is no — Facebook restricts access, and the official app or DYI export is the correct path.

What About Downloading Someone Else's Live Replay?

Facebook does not provide an official way to download live videos hosted by other accounts. Even if a live replay is set to "public," the platform does not expose a downloadable file URL.

The only way to get a copy of someone else's public live replay is to:

• Ask the host: They can use Method 1 or 2 to download their own replay and share the file with you.
• Screen record: Using your phone or computer's built-in screen recording while watching the replay — this is a lower-quality copy and its permissibility depends on the content owner's rights.

Troubleshooting

The live replay isn't on my profile

Check your Facebook Live settings. If the option to save replays was turned off before the broadcast, no replay was saved. For future broadcasts, enable "Save video" in the live settings before going live.

The three-dot menu doesn't show "Save video"

• Make sure you're on the correct Facebook account (the one that hosted the live).
• Try from the Facebook app (not the browser) — the browser version sometimes doesn't show all options.
• If the live is on a Page, use the Page three-dot menu, not the personal profile menu.

The DYI export doesn't include my live video

• The live video may be classified differently — try requesting an export of all Videos (not just Reels or Stories).
• If the live was deleted from your profile before you requested the export, it won't be included.

Quick Reference

Once a Facebook Live ends and the replay is saved to your profile, it behaves exactly like any other video you posted — and you have full access to download it through these official channels.