Saving Video Streamed Via Blob URLs

Overview

For example, if you inspect the video source on sites like Reddit or Instagram, you'll find the source url starts with "blob:https://etc.etc"

Process

• Play the video on the page. Open Developer Tools in Chrome.
• Navigate to the Network tab.
• Click the Media sub-tab.
  • Now on the left, the Name panel should filter out everything except video sources.
• Click on the source representing the video being played on the page.
  • Select the Headers tab in the panel to the right of the Name panel.
  • Under General > Request URL, the real URL of the video is displayed. Copy this URL.
• Open VLC.
• File > Open Network ( ⌘ + N )
  • Paste the URL into the URL field.
  • Select the Stream Input option.
  • Click Settings
    • Under File, specify a location to save the video file.
    • Select "MPEG 4" as Encapsulation Method.
    • Click OK to return to the previous dialog.
  • Click Save to save the video on a local drive.

See also

Downloading Video From Instagram