Facebook video and reel downloader for Telegram

Send a Facebook video, reel or post link to @download_it_bot and it replies with the media. Facebook is a priority site; the bot also understands the short fb.watch and fb.com addresses.

Links that work

• Watch videos: facebook.com/watch/?v=<id> and facebook.com/video.php?v=<id>.
• Reels: facebook.com/reel/<id>.
• Videos and posts on a page or profile: facebook.com/<name>/videos/<id>, /<name>/posts/<id>, and photo posts in the form /<name>/photos/…/<id>.
• Posts addressed by id: photo.php?fbid=<id>, story.php?story_fbid=<id>, permalink.php?story_fbid=<id>.
• Group posts: facebook.com/groups/<group>/permalink/<id> or a group link that carries the post id (?multi_permalinks=<id>).
• Share links that Facebook produces in the app, facebook.com/share/r/<code> and similar, and the short fb.watch/<code>. The bot follows them to the real post first, so the same video downloaded from either link comes from one cached copy.

Links that are refused

Facebook has many pages that look like a link but hold no single post. The bot recognizes them by the address and answers before queueing:

• Stories (facebook.com/stories/…): «Facebook stories require login and aren't supported. Send a link to a reel or watch post instead.»
• A profile, a page home or a profile tab (/<name>, /<name>/about, /friends, /photos, /reels…), profile.php?id=…, /people/…, /public/…, and the root of a group (/groups/<id>/): «This link points to a profile or page, not a specific post. Send a link to a video / photo / reel.»
• A share link without its code (facebook.com/share/r/) was cut off while copying; a bare facebook.com/watch is the global feed, not a video. Both are refused the same way.

What you get

For short-form platforms like Facebook the bot normally does not ask: it takes the best available format and sends it, instead of showing a list. Resolution and file size are still limited by your plan: Free up to 720p, Pro 1080p, Expert 1440p, Ultra 2160p, and 2 GB per file (4 GB on Expert, no cap on Ultra). Weekly traffic is 2 GB, 50 GB, 250 GB or unlimited. See Plans and Limits and quota.

When Facebook does not let the bot in

The bot cannot sign in to Facebook, so only what a signed-out visitor can see is downloadable. When a post is closed, the bot reads the reason from the page and tells you which one it is:

• age-restricted content: «This video isn't publicly available: it's age-restricted and the platform requires age confirmation (sign-in). The bot can't sign in, so only public, non-age-restricted media is supported.»
• a private account or members-only post: «This post belongs to a private account or is members-only: only approved followers can see it. The bot has no way in without an authorised session.»

FAQ

Can I download a private group video? No. Without signing in the bot only sees public posts, and for closed ones it answers with the «private» reply above.

Why is my profile link refused? A profile does not hold one video. Open the video, tap Share or copy the address from the browser, and send that.

Do fb.watch links work? Yes. fb.watch is only a redirect to the real video; the bot resolves it before downloading.

Does the bot download Facebook stories? No, stories need a login. Reels, watch videos and public posts are supported.