Save Your Own Snapchat Story or Spotlight

A Snapchat Story disappears after 24 hours, and a Spotlight post can be deleted or lost if you change accounts. If you want to keep your own posts, Snapchat has built-in ways to save them. This guide shows how to save your own Story and your own Spotlight videos, and how to get them into your phone's camera roll.

This guide is only about content you posted yourself.

Save your Snapchat Story after you post it

1. Open Snapchat and go to your Stories screen, or open your profile.
2. Open your Story (the one that says My Story).
3. Play the Snap you want to keep, or tap the three dots next to your Story to see the options.
4. Choose the save or download option. You can save a single Snap, or the whole Story.
5. The saved Snaps go to Memories.

Save your Stories automatically

If you do not want to save each Story by hand, you can ask Snapchat to keep a copy of every Story you post. Open your profile, tap the settings icon, then open Memories and look for the setting that saves your Story posts automatically. Switch it on.

Save your own Spotlight videos

1. Open your profile.
2. Open the Spotlight section of your profile and tap the video you posted.
3. Tap the three dots or the share button on the video.
4. Choose the option to save it to your Camera Roll or to Memories.
5. Check your Photos or Gallery app to make sure the video is there.

Saved videos may look slightly different from the original, for example if Snapchat adds its own branding or compresses the file.

Move saved Snaps to your camera roll

Snaps saved from your Story go to Memories first. To put a copy in your phone's gallery, follow our guide to saving Snapchat Memories to your camera roll.

If you cannot find the save option

• Update Snapchat. Older versions may have different menus.
• Check that it is your own post. You can only save posts from your own account.
• The post may have expired or been removed. Story Snaps that were not saved disappear after 24 hours, and Snapchat cannot bring back a deleted post.
• Check your storage and permissions. Your phone needs free space, and Snapchat needs permission to save to your photos.

What if a post is already gone?

If you did not save a Story or Spotlight and it has been deleted, you may still find a copy in your account data. Our guide to downloading your Snapchat data shows how to request it.

Frequently asked questions

Can people see that I saved my own Story?

No. Saving your own Story does not notify anyone. It only keeps a copy for you.

Does saving a Story remove it from Snapchat?

No. Your Story stays visible for its normal time. Saving only makes a copy in Memories.

Can I save someone else's Story or Spotlight this way?

No. This guide only covers your own posts. Only save content that belongs to you or that you have permission to save.

Why is my saved video lower quality?

Snapchat may compress videos when they are stored or exported. Saving early, on Wi-Fi, with the latest version of the app gives the best result.

How do I keep my Memories from running out of space?

Export your Snaps to your camera roll and back them up to your phone's cloud storage or your computer. Our guide to saving Snapchat Memories shows how.