How to share a video from Messenger to Facebook

Table of Contents Show

Facebook Sharing
Emailing Facebook Videos
Embedding Facebook Videos
Tips and Considerations
About This Article
Is this article up to date?
How do I post a video on Facebook from Messenger?
Can you forward a video from Messenger?
Why can't I share videos on Facebook Messenger?

i Jupiterimages/Brand X Pictures/Getty Images

Sharing a video clip is one of the simplest ways to brighten an email box or mobile device screen -- but deciphering how to copy the video can be frustrating, especially if the video is not your own. If you find a Facebook video worth sharing, the rest is solved with Facebook's integrated video sharing features.

The simplest method to share a Facebook video is to hover your cursor over the video and click the "Share" link beneath the video, which posts the video to your own Timeline, a friend's Timeline, or in a personal Facebook message. However, Facebook videos can be sent outside of the Facebook realm, even if the recipient doesn't have a Facebook account.

Emailing Facebook Videos

Emailing a Facebook video requires a URL link, but Facebook simplifies this process. To find the URL, mouse over the video and click "Send" at the bottom of the screen, which opens a new email window. Type in the recipient's email address, add an optional message, and click "Send message" to share the full video via email. Alternatively, you can copy the URL link and manually paste it into the body of an outgoing email.

Embedding Facebook Videos

To share the Facebook video with as many people as possible, consider embedding the video on your own website or on another social media site, such as Reddit or Tumblr. To find the embed code, mouse over the video and select "Options" at the bottom of the page. Choose "Embed code" in the drop-down menu, which opens a window with the embed code link. Copy the link and paste it on your personal website. Depending on the website, you may need to paste the code in a status update or post box.

Tips and Considerations

If the video you're copying was created by a friend, ask the friend's permission before sharing the video online. Some Facebook videos may contain copyright information, particularly if the video is an advertisement, TV or movie clip. You can send or share a copyrighted video via Facebook or email, but you may come across legal issues if you embed a video on your personal website. This is more dangerous if you intend to use the video for financial gain. You don't have to pause the video to share, send or embed.

References

Writer Bio

Leah Waldron is the head of Traveler Services at First Abroad, a gap year travel company based in Boston and London. As a travel, research and LGBT news writer, Waldron has publication credit on magazines and newspapers including "Curve Magazine," "USA Today," "The Sun Sentinel" and the "The Houston Chronicle." Waldron has a bachelor's and master's degree in creative writing from Florida State University.

Download Article

If someone shared a streaming video with you on Facebook Messenger, you can tap it to play it in the conversation. But what if you want to watch the video offline? If it's a video shared from Facebook , YouTube, or another streaming site, you may be able to download it—but be careful—downloading streaming videos may violate your region's copyright laws, as well as the site's terms of service. If the video was sent as a file from the sender's computer, phone, or tablet, it'll be easier to download. This wikiHow teaches you how to download a video from Facebook Messenger onto your iPhone, iPad, or Android.

1
Open the Messenger app. It's the blue-and-white speech bubble with a lightning bolt on your home screen or in your app list.
- As long as the person who sent the video attached it from their computer, phone, or tablet (rather than pasting a link to an online video or sharing it from a website), you can use this method to download the video.
- If Messenger doesn't open to the Chats screen, tap Chats to go there now.
2
Tap the conversation containing the video. If you don't see the video right away, scroll to it so it's visible.
Advertisement
3
Tap and hold the video. Don't play the video—just tap and hold it until some options appear.
4
Tap Save or Save Video. If you don't see one of these two options at the bottom, tap More to expand more options.
- If you've already allowed Messenger to access your camera roll, the video will download immediately. If not, you'll be prompted to give permission now.
- Once the video is saved, you can watch it any time, on or offline, by opening your Photos or Gallery app and tapping the video.

1
Download the Documents app. You'll use this free app to download and save your video from Facebook. Open your iPhone's App Store, then do the following:
- Tap Search
- Tap the search bar.
- Type in documents
- Tap Search
- Tap GET to the right of the "Documents by Readdle" heading.
2
Open Documents. Tap OPEN in the App Store, or tap the Documents app icon which is a multicolored "D" on a white background.
3
Swipe through the welcome screens until you reach "My Files." Swipe from right to left across the screen, and tap Not now on any setup prompts. You can stop when you get to the My Files screen.
4
Open the Documents web browser. This is a special web browser inside the Documents app. To open it, tap the compass icon at the bottom of the screen.
- Now that you're in the right place, you can return to the home screen, as you'll need to use Messenger in the next step.
5
Open the Messenger app. It's the blue-and-white speech bubble with a lightning bolt on your home screen or in your app list.
- If Messenger doesn't open to the Chats screen, tap Chats to go there now.
- While you can download most public Facebook videos, you cannot download videos which are private or shared with "Friends of Friends" permissions. In addition, you won't be able to download public videos that have some form of viewing protection (e.g., a graphic content warning).
6
Tap the conversation that contains the video. If you don't see the video you want to save, scroll to it now.
7
Tap the video's name. It's right below the video preview. This opens it in the regular Facebook app.
8
Tap the three-dot menu and select Save to watch later. The dots are at the top-right corner.
- If prompted, choose the For Later folder from the "Save To" list.
9
Go to your Saved videos on Facebook. To do this, tap the three-line menu at the bottom-right and select Saved. You will see your newly-saved video at the top of the "Most Recent" list. Don't open it!
10
Tap the three dots next to the video and select Copy link. This copies the video's link to your clipboard.
11
Return to the Documents app and navigate to https://getfvid.com. To do this, just tap the "Search any website" field in the Documents browser, type getfvid.com, and then tap the Go key.
12
Paste the URL into the field and tap Download. Tap and hold the "Enter Facebook Video URL" field and select Paste when it appears. Once you tap Download, you'll see some download options.
13
Choose a video quality and tap Done. Scroll down to the set of three green buttons, and choose whether to download the video in HD Quality or Normal Quality—HD quality will be a larger download, but it'll usually be more crisp. Once you tap Done, the video will start downloading to the Documents app.
14
Tap the rectangle at the bottom-left corner. This takes you to the My Files screen.
15
Tap the Downloads folder. You will find the video in this folder.
16
Move the video to your camera roll. Now that the video is saved, here's how to get it into the camera roll so you can easily watch it in the Photos app:
- Tap the three dots at the bottom of the video and select Move.
- Tap Photos.
- Tap Allow Access to All Photos if prompted.
- Tap Move. Once the video is moved, you can watch the video in your iPad's Photos app by tapping it in the Recents folder.

1
Download the ES File Explorer app. Skip this step if you already have ES File Explorer on your Android. To download it, open the Play Store and then do the following:
- Tap the search bar.
- Type in es file explorer
- Tap the ES File Explorer result below the search bar.
- Tap INSTALL and follow the on-screen instructions.
2
Open the Messenger app. It's the blue-and-white speech bubble with a lightning bolt on your home screen or in your app list.
- If Messenger doesn't open to the Chats screen, tap Chats to go there now.
- While you can download most public Facebook videos, you cannot download videos which are private or shared with "Friends of Friends" permissions.
- In addition to this, you won't be able to download public videos which have some form of viewing protection (e.g., a graphic content warning).
3
Select the conversation that contains the video.
4
Tap the video's name. This opens it in the regular Facebook app.
5
Tap the three-dot menu and select Save to watch later. The dots are at the top-right corner.
- If prompted, choose the For Later folder from the "Save To" list.
6
Go to your Saved videos on Facebook. To do this, tap the three-line menu at the top-right corner and select Saved. You will see your newly-saved video at the top of the "Most Recent" list. Don't open it!
7
Tap the three dots next to the video and select Copy link. This copies the video's link to your clipboard.
8
Open Google Chrome

. Tap the Chrome app icon, which is a red, yellow, green, and blue sphere. If you prefer a different browser, you can use that instead.
9
Go to https://getfvid.com. To do this, just tap the address bar at the top of the screen, enter the URL, and then tap the Enter key.
10
Paste the URL into the field and tap Download. Tap and hold the "Enter Facebook Video URL" field and select Paste when it appears. Once you tap Download, you'll see some download options.
11
Choose a video quality and tap Done. Scroll down to the set of three green buttons, and choose whether to download the video in HD Quality or Normal Quality—HD quality will be a larger download, but it'll usually be more crisp. Once you tap Done, the video will start downloading to your Android.
12
Open ES File Explorer. Exit Chrome, then tap the ES File Manager app icon in the App Drawer.
- If this is your first time using ES File Explorer, you may have to swipe or tap through a series of introduction screens before you can proceed.
13
Tap the Download folder. This displays all of your downloads, including your new Facebook video.
14
Tap the three dots on the video and select Copy. The video should have a name like "videoplayback.mp4."
15
Navigate to your Camera folder. It's typically located at Internal Storage > DCIM > Camera. This is where all of the photos and videos in your camera roll appear.
16
Tap Paste. It's at the bottom of the screen. This pastes the video into your camera roll, where you can now watch it on or offline using your Android's gallery app.

1
Download the Documents app. You'll use this free app to download and save your video from Facebook. Open your iPhone's App Store, then do the following:
- Tap Search
- Tap the search bar.
- Type in documents
- Tap Search
- Tap GET to the right of the "Documents by Readdle" heading.
2
Open Documents. Tap OPEN in the App Store, or tap the Documents app icon which is a multicolored "D" on a white background.
3
Swipe through the welcome screens until you reach "My Files." Swipe from right to left across the screen, and tap Not now on any setup prompts. You can stop when you get to the My Files screen.
4
Open the Messenger app. It's the blue-and-white speech bubble with a lightning bolt on your home screen or in your app list.
- If Messenger doesn't open to the Chats screen, tap Chats to go there now.
5
Tap the conversation containing the video. If you don't see the video right away, scroll to it so it's visible.
6
Tap and hold the video and select Copy. Don't play the video—just tap and hold it until some options appear, and then select Copy from the options.
- You may need to tap More to see the Copy option.
7
Open the Documents web browser. This is a special web browser inside the Documents app. To open it, return to the Documents app, which is open to My Files, and tap the compass icon at the bottom of the screen.
8
Go to the VideoSolo online video downloader. This is a free video download site, although some of the higher-quality download options require a paid upgrade.
- In the "Search any website" field, type videosolo.com and then tap Go.
- If you see a menu with three horizontal lines at the top-left, tap it, select Video Downloader, and then tap Online Video Downloader. If not, tap Online Video Downloader in the upper-right area of the page.
9
Tap and hold the "Paste the link here" field and select Paste. This pastes the video's URL into the website.
10
Tap the Download button. This opens a variety of download options.
11
Tap the Download link next to the video quality you want. The higher the number in the "Quality" column, the larger the file, and the better the quality.
- If prompted, tap Done to start the download.
12
Tap the rectangle at the bottom-left corner. This takes you to the My Files screen.
13
Tap the Downloads folder. You will find the video in this folder.
14

Move the video to your camera roll. Now that the video is saved, here's how to get it into the camera roll so you can easily watch it in the Photos app:
- Tap the three dots at the bottom of the video and select Move.
- Tap Photos.
- Tap Allow Access to All Photos if prompted.
- Tap Move. Once the video is moved, you can watch the video in your iPad's Photos app by tapping it in the Recents folder.

1
Download the ES File Explorer app. Skip this step if you already have ES File Explorer on your Android. To download it, open the Play Store and then do the following:
- Tap the search bar.
- Type in es file explorer
- Tap the ES File Explorer result below the search bar.
- Tap INSTALL and follow the on-screen instructions.
2
Open the Messenger app. It's the blue-and-white speech bubble with a lightning bolt on your home screen or in your app list.
- If Messenger doesn't open to the Chats screen, tap Chats to go there now.
3
Tap the conversation containing the video. If you don't see the video right away, scroll to it so it's visible.
4
Tap and hold the video and select Copy. Don't play the video—just tap and hold it until some options appear, and then tap Copy.
5
Open the Google Chrome web browser. If you prefer a different browser, you can use that instead.
6
Go to http://www.videosolo.com. This is a free video download site, although some of the higher-quality download options require a paid upgrade.
7
Open the Online Video Downloader.
- If you see a menu with three horizontal lines at the top-left, tap it, select Video Downloader, and then tap Online Video Downloader.
- If not, tap Online Video Downloader in the upper-right area of the page.
8
Tap and hold the "Paste the link here" field and select Paste. This pastes the video's URL into the website.
9
Tap the Download button. This opens a variety of download options.
10
Tap the Download link next to the video quality you want. The higher the number in the "Quality" column, the larger the file, and the better the quality.
- If you're asked to pay for an upgrade, try a different file size.
- If you don't see the video after doing this, tap Open to open it.
11
Download the video. When the video opens, tap it once to bring up the controls, select the three dots at the bottom-right corner, and then tap Download. This saves the video to your Downloads folder, but you'll still need to get it into your gallery.
12
Open ES File Explorer. Exit Chrome, then tap the ES File Manager app icon in the App Drawer.
- If this is your first time using ES File Explorer, you may have to swipe or tap through a series of introduction screens before you can proceed.
13
Tap the Download folder. This displays all of your downloads, including your new Facebook video.
14

Tap the three dots on the video and select Copy. Now you'll be able to move it into the appropriate folder.
15
Navigate to your Camera folder. It's typically located at Internal Storage > DCIM > Camera. This is where all of the photos and videos in your camera roll appear.
16
Tap Paste. It's at the bottom of the screen. This pastes the video into your camera roll, where you can now watch it on or offline using your Android's gallery app.

Add New Question

Question
Where does it save the videos? I saved one and it does not appear in my photos app.

It is possible you saved it to your cloud storage or dropbox.

Ask a Question

200 characters left

Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered.

Submit

Video

Thanks for submitting a tip for review!

Saved videos from Messenger tend to have lower quality than when they were first uploaded.
As a small thank you, we’d like to offer you a $30 gift card (valid at GoNift.com). Use it to try out great new products and services nationwide without paying full price—wine, food delivery, clothing and more. Enjoy!
Only download Facebook and YouTube videos for personal use, and make sure you understand any legal risks in your area before doing so.
As a small thank you, we’d like to offer you a $30 gift card (valid at GoNift.com). Use it to try out great new products and services nationwide without paying full price—wine, food delivery, clothing and more. Enjoy!

About This Article

Article SummaryX

1. Tap the conversation.
2. Tap and hold the video.
3. Tap Save or Save Video.

Did this summary help you?

Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 797,275 times.

Is this article up to date?

How do I post a video on Facebook from Messenger?

Open any conversation, then tap the following options at the bottom next to the text box. If you don't see these options, tap next to the text box first. Take and send new photos or videos. Send photos or videos.

Can you forward a video from Messenger?

Launch the Messenger app on your iOS or Android device. Tap on the contact or existing conversation in Messenger. If you already have the video on your mobile device, tap the photo icon next to the chatbox. Select the video from your gallery.

One of the reasons that may be the cause of the failed photo or video upload can be that the file you are trying to upload exceeds the limits set by Facebook messenger. Messenger allows the size of any media file, photo, or video not to exceed 25 MB. If the size exceeds the limit, Facebook Messenger will show an error.