Facebook Live streams don't disappear the moment broadcasting stops — they're automatically saved as a regular video replay on the host's timeline or Page, and that replay can be downloaded the same way as any other Facebook video.

Wait for the Replay to Post

If you try to grab the link while a stream is still live, you'll get an in-progress broadcast rather than a stable file. Wait until the host ends the stream — the replay usually appears within a minute or two afterward at the same location the live stream was playing.

Copy the Replay's Link

Open the replay video, tap Share (or right-click on desktop), and choose Copy Link. This is the same link structure as any other Facebook video — the fact that it started as a livestream doesn't change how it's referenced.

Paste It Into FacebookReelDown

Paste the copied link into FacebookReelDown and tap Get Video. The tool fetches the full replay file, which by this point is a completed video just like any other upload.

Download in Full Length

Live replays can run long — sometimes well over an hour. FacebookReelDown fetches the entire file regardless of length, so there's no need to trim or split anything beforehand.

Tip: If you only need a short segment, download the full replay first, then use any basic video editor to trim the section you want — that's easier than trying to isolate just part of a stream during download.

Why This Matters for Live Content Specifically

Live streams are more likely to be taken down or made private after the fact than regular uploads — hosts sometimes only intend the live version to be public temporarily. If there's a replay you want to keep — a Q&A, a product launch, a recorded event — downloading it while it's still publicly accessible is worth doing sooner rather than later.

Public Replays Only

As with any other Facebook video, this only works if the replay itself is publicly viewable. If the original live stream was restricted to friends or a private group, the replay inherits that same restriction, and no external tool can reach it.

If a replay download still doesn't work after the broadcast ends, see why a Facebook video download might fail for the other common causes. For Watch-specific video downloading, see Facebook Watch video downloader.