

These methods addressed above have been tested many times and is currently working smoothly.

As you may probably know, some old methods for downloading private video on Facebook are no longer working. Private videos are not supposed to be viewed by anyone, so Facebook may try to update source code in order to stop users from downloading private videos. You can use the same method to download the audio version and combine video and audio. The video downloaded using this method does not contain sound. From All tab, you can search for “.mp4” to find it. If you don’t see the media URLs under Media tab, then find them from ALL tab. That’s how you can download a private Facebook video in HD. After that, you can right click on the video and select Save Video as… Before you load the URL, delete the “bytestart” and “byteend” parameters.

if no link appears, reload this page and play the video. When the media links appear, select one video link and copy it. In Developer Tools, click Network tab and select Media. You can also press F12 to open Developer Tools. Right click on blank space and select Inspect.

Copy the URL of the Facebook video and open it in a new tab. I have figure out a way to do it and now I share it with you. I have tried a few so-called private Facebook video downloader, but none of them is able to download HD quality Facebook video. If you failed to download a Facebook video by entering the video URL to a Facebook video downloader, in most of the cases, if not all, this is a private video. You need to use different methods to download those two types of videos off Facebook to your computer or phone. Otherwise, it is a private Facebook video. When you upload a video on Facebook, you can define who can see this, anyone (Public), friends, friends except some, or only you.Īs the screenshot below, if you see the earth logo under the video uploader, then it is a public Facebook video. How to tell if it is a private video?įacebook Private videos are those whose privacy is not set to "public" when someone uploads them. If you want to download private Facebook Vidoe in HD, then just skip to the last method where it shows you how to download videos using your web browser developer tools. You need to take an extra step to download Facebook private videos, and it is easy. You cannot download private video on Facebook just by pasting the video URL to a public Facebook video downloader.
