Documentation

What links work

Any public link that points at a video:

• A Reel link - instagram.com/reel/<id>
• A video post link - instagram.com/p/<id>

What "HD" actually means

DPViewer requests the same source video file Instagram serves in the app - not a re-compressed copy - so quality matches what you'd see watching it natively.

Public posts only

DPViewer only reads what a post already shares with anyone who visits it. If an account is private, we can't and won't pull its video - that's the account owner's call, not ours.

Supported formats & resolutions

Every download is delivered as a standard .mp4 file (H.264 video, AAC audio) - playable on virtually any phone, computer, or media player with no conversion. Resolution matches the original upload, typically 720p-1080p.

What you can paste in

Any of these work in the lookup field:

• A plain username, with or without the @ - coffee.corner
• A full profile link - instagram.com/coffee.corner
• A link copied from the Instagram app's share sheet

What "HD" actually means

Instagram displays your profile picture as a tiny 110-180px circle in the app, but stores a larger source image behind it. DPViewer requests that larger source image directly, instead of the small cropped version the app shows you.

Public accounts only

DPViewer only reads what a profile already shares with anyone who visits it. If an account is set to private, we can't and won't pull its photo - that's the account owner's call, not ours.

When it's unavailable

Instagram has gotten more aggressive about gating anonymous, logged-out requests - when that happens you'll get a clear rate-limited message rather than a wrong photo. We're actively working on a more reliable path for this platform specifically.

What you can paste in

Any of these work in the lookup field:

• A plain username - zuck
• A full profile link - facebook.com/zuck
• A numeric profile ID, if that's what the account uses

What you actually get

Facebook exposes a real profile photo via the page's public preview data - typically a few hundred pixels square, not the tiny in-app thumbnail. Not guaranteed to be Facebook's absolute highest-resolution original.

Public profiles and Pages only

This reads what a profile or Page already shows anyone who visits it. Personal profiles with tighter privacy settings may not expose a public preview at all.

When it's unavailable

Facebook can also gate anonymous requests behind a login prompt at times. When that happens you'll get a clear rate-limited message instead of a wrong photo.

What you can paste in

Any of these work in the lookup field:

• A phone number with country code - +1 415 523 8886
• Digits only also work - we normalize it either way

Why this can't work like the others

Every other platform here has a public web page for a profile, which is what makes any of this possible without logging in. WhatsApp has no equivalent - profile photos are only exchanged between contacts inside the app, never published anywhere a browser (or this tool) can read.

What it would actually take

Realistically, a real WhatsApp integration would mean automating a logged-in WhatsApp Web session and adding the number as a contact - a fundamentally different, much heavier undertaking than reading a public page.

What you can paste in

Any of these work in the lookup field:

• A plain username, with or without the @ - teamsnapchat
• A full link - snapchat.com/add/teamsnapchat

Why this isn't a real photo

Snapchat's public profile page only exposes a scannable Snapcode image for link previews - never the account's actual photo or Bitmoji. That's a deliberate Snapchat design choice, not something we can work around while staying within what the account already shares publicly.

Public usernames only

Only Snapchat accounts with a public, discoverable username have a page to look up. Whatever that page publicly shows - Snapcode included - is all this can ever return.

What you can paste in

Any of these work in the lookup field:

• A plain handle, with or without the @ - elonmusk
• A full profile link - x.com/elonmusk or twitter.com/elonmusk

Why this often fails

X blocks almost all logged-out, automated access to profile pages - confirmed by testing a real browser engine against it, not just a plain request. When it's blocked you'll get a clear error rather than a wrong result.

Public accounts only

When it does work, this only reads what a profile already shows anyone who visits it. Protected (private) X accounts stay private either way.

What you can paste in

Any of these work in the lookup field:

• A plain username, with or without the @ - durov
• A full t.me link - t.me/durov

What you actually get

Telegram exposes a real profile photo via the account's public preview page - the same lightweight page apps use for link previews, not a resized in-app thumbnail. Only works for accounts with a public username set.

Public usernames only

Only Telegram accounts with a public @username have a page to look up at all. Accounts without one aren't reachable this way - that's Telegram's own design, not a limitation on our end.

When there's nothing to find

Telegram serves a generic fallback page - its own logo, no real data - for any username that doesn't resolve to a real public preview. We detect that and report it as not found, rather than showing you Telegram's logo as if it were a real photo.