TikTok Stories disappear one day after posting. Paste the story link or the @username and 3stik grabs every frame still live on the profile.
Every video gets its own download button — no bulk selection needed.
Stories disappear on schedule, so the only way to keep one is to save it while it is still up.
You get the uploaded file instead of a re-encoded capture with your notification bar in it.
The audio track comes down with the video, or on its own if that is all you need.
Stories are gone after 24 hours — this takes about ten seconds.
Tap the profile picture ring, then Share → Copy link.
3stik lists every story frame the account still has live.
Each frame saves as the original MP4 or JPG, watermark free.
One story frame as MP4 or JPG, exactly as posted.
All frames still inside the 24h window, in posting order.
The audio track of a story frame as 320 kbps MP3.
Archive what you posted before TikTok clears it for good.
A story is removed 24 hours after it goes up, and once it is gone the platform does not serve it again to anyone, its author included. There is no archive to reach into and no cached copy to recover. If a story matters, save it the day you see it. Coming back tomorrow means finding an empty tab and no explanation, because from TikTok's side nothing is wrong.
Stories are optional, and plenty of active accounts never use the feature at all. An empty result usually means there is nothing live right now rather than a private setting, and checking again later in the day often finds something new. Accounts that post daily tend to do it around the same hours, which is worth noticing if you follow someone specific.
A story recorded straight in the app is compressed harder than one edited elsewhere and uploaded, so file sizes vary more than they do for regular posts. What you save is whatever the author sent to TikTok, never an upscale of it. That also means text and stickers added inside the app are part of the frame and cannot be peeled off afterwards.
Stories download the same way as regular uploads, in the quality their author posted.
| Format | Quality | Size ~ | Watermark |
|---|---|---|---|
| MP4 | 1080p · 60fps | 14 MB / 15s | None |
| MP4 | 720p | 7 MB / 15s | None |
| MP3 | 320 kbps | 1.1 MB | |
| JPG | Cover image, original | 240 KB | None |
Same flow everywhere — only the destination folder changes.
Open the link in Safari, paste it into the box at the top of the page and hit Download. The file lands in Safari's Downloads; long-press it and choose Save to Photos if you want the video in your library.
Paste the link into Chrome and hit Download. The video is saved to your Download folder and usually shows up in the Gallery app within seconds.
Paste the link into any browser on Windows or macOS. The file goes to your default Downloads folder, keeping full 1080p quality and the original audio.
How the 24-hour window changes what can be saved.
No. Once the 24 hours are up TikTok removes the file from its servers, so there is nothing left to fetch. Save stories while the profile ring is still showing.