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🌈 How do I connect my Instagram account?

How to connect your Instagram business accounts for posting

Joshua Parkinson avatar
Written by Joshua Parkinson
Updated over a week ago

The process for connecting Instagram accounts to Post Planner is unique because Instagram is owned by Facebook (Meta) and uses the Facebook API to connect to apps like Post Planner.

Facebook has 2 requirements for an Instagram account to be able to connect to an app:

Click the links for detailed instructions on how to get these 2 requirements done for your Instagram accounts. Then follow these instructions:

  1. Click the "CONNECT" button on the Instagram row

    1. You should see popup appear and disappear

    2. Then you should see all your (1) Instagram business/creator accounts that are (2) linked to one of your connected Facebook pages (see requirements above)

  2. Click the inactive Instagram accounts to activate them (show a green check)

What if it doesn't work?

The above process does not always work for all users.

If you have confirmed that you have definitely (1) converted your Instagram accounts to business or creator accounts and (2) connected your Instagram accounts to your Facebook pages, then here are some solutions:

Going through this process (without skipping any steps) fixes 99% of problems with both Instagram and Facebook connections. That should do the trick. If it doesn't, please use solution 2:

We'll do whatever we need to do in order to get you connected! πŸ’ͺ

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