Private Facebook Video Downloader
Save a friends-only, private group or unlisted Facebook video that your account can watch by pasting the page source, so your password never leaves your browser.
Free with no Facebook login, and DownloadVideo.to discards the page source as soon as the video links have been read from it.
How to download a private Facebook video
Paste the video link, open the view-source link this page generates, copy everything in that tab and paste it back here. The video links in that source let the tool fetch the file without your password.
Paste the private video link
While logged in to Facebook, open the video and copy its link from the address bar or the Share menu into box 1. Boxes 2 and 3 appear once the link is valid.
Open the view-source link
Press Copy next to box 2 and open that link in a new tab. It shows the raw HTML of the video page, so press Ctrl+A then Ctrl+C (Cmd on a Mac) to copy all of it.
Paste the source and download
Return here, paste the copied source into box 3 and press Download video. Pick a quality from the result and the file saves to your device.
Why the page-source method works
A private video is shown only to accounts the owner allowed, so a plain link hits a login wall. The page you already see holds the video links, and pasting it hands them over without your account.
- Friends-only and group videos: Any video your account can play, including friends-only posts and private group videos.
- No password and no login here: The source is copied in your own browser, so nothing about your account is typed here.
- Same quality as a public video: SD and HD save directly, and Full HD or higher appears with a render step when Facebook exposes it.
- Source discarded after use: The pasted HTML is scanned for video links and then dropped.
- Works on desktop and Android: Chrome, Edge and Firefox on a computer or Android phone open view-source links, while Safari on iPhone cannot.
- Free with no limit: No fee and no daily cap.
Private video questions
Answers on safety, phones, groups and what to do when the source does not parse.
What counts as a private Facebook video?
Any video that Facebook shows only to a chosen audience: friends-only posts, private or closed groups, unlisted event videos and content on a locked profile. A public link downloader cannot see them, which is why this page asks for the page source instead of only the link.
Do I have to give you my Facebook password?
No. You never log in here. The view-source tab opens in your own browser with your existing session, and only the copied HTML reaches this site.
Is it safe to paste the page source?
The source is used once to find the video links and is then discarded. It can contain your name and session tokens, so paste it only into sites you trust and log out of Facebook afterwards if you used a shared computer.
Can I download private Facebook videos on iPhone or Android?
On Android, Chrome opens the view-source link, so the whole flow works on the phone. Safari on iPhone does not open view-source links, so use a computer or a Mac for the copy step.
Why does the source fail to parse?
Usually only part of the source was copied, the page was the feed rather than the single video, or the view-source tab was opened while logged out. Open the video by clicking its timestamp so it has its own page, select all with Ctrl+A and copy again.
Can I download a video from a private Facebook group?
Yes, provided your account is a member and can play the video. Open the post from the group, copy the page source as usual and paste it here. Videos from groups you have not joined cannot be fetched.
What quality do private videos download in?
The same tiers Facebook serves to you. SD and HD download directly, and when the source exposes a Full HD, 2K or 4K stream the result shows a render button that joins video and audio before saving.
Is it legal to download a private Facebook video?
Downloading a video you are allowed to watch for your own offline viewing is generally accepted. Sharing it outside the audience the owner chose can breach their privacy and Facebook's terms, so keep private downloads private and ask the poster before passing them on.
DownloadVideo.to is not affiliated with Facebook or Meta. The page source you paste is read once for video links and never stored, and the tool is meant for personal, offline use of videos you already have access to. Please respect the privacy of the people who posted them. Read the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Updated September 2026: tested and working.