SaveAnything iPhone Shortcut

Build it in two minutes

Every step below is a single action in the Shortcuts app — add them in order, top to bottom. Values shown in the boxes are exact.

1. 1

   Create the shortcut

   Open the Shortcuts app, tap +, and name it "Save with SaveAnything". Tap the ⓘ info button and turn on "Show in Share Sheet".

2. 2

   Add "Get Contents of URL"

   Tap "Show More" on the action and configure a POST request with a JSON body of four text fields — q is the Shortcut Input variable, the rest are typed exactly:

   URL:     https://saveanything.app/api/search
   Method:  POST
   Body:    JSON
     q     = Shortcut Input
     t     = media
     lang  = en
     v     = v2

3. 3

   Add "Get Dictionary Value"

   Get the value for key "media" from the Contents of URL. This is the list of downloadable files.

   Get Value for  media  in  Contents of URL

4. 4

   Add "Repeat with Each"

   Set the Dictionary Value from the previous step as its input, so the next actions run once per file.

5. 5

   Inside the repeat: "Get Dictionary Value"

   Get the value for key "url" from the Repeat Item.

   Get Value for  url  in  Repeat Item

6. 6

   Inside the repeat: "Text"

   Type the site address, then insert the Dictionary Value variable right after it (no space) — this builds the absolute download link.

   https://saveanything.app[Dictionary Value]

7. 7

   Inside the repeat: "Get Contents of URL"

   Point it at the Text from the previous step. Leave the method on GET — this fetches the actual file.

8. 8

   Inside the repeat: "Save to Photo Album"

   Saves each video or photo into Recents. That’s it — share any Instagram post and pick "Save with SaveAnything" from the share sheet.

Tip: for a video reel the response includes the video andits thumbnail image — the shortcut saves both. If you only want the video, add an "If" action inside the repeat checking that the Repeat Item's type equals video.