Are you trying to link your Instagram account to your Facebook Page? You’re in the right place!
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Please Note: Meta’s Facebook and Instagram are becoming more linked over time so there are some workflows that might be different, like finding the page to link your accounts in the Facebook new pages experience and the classic Facebook page.
The table of contents shows you how to find out which one you have so you can follow along easily.
Find which page layout you have, classic or new, then continue to the next section, where we show you how to link your accounts so you can use Fedica to save time and publish easier across platforms!
Frequently Asked Question:
Why do I have to connect my Facebook Page to Fedica and Link Instagram just to add Instagram to Fedica’s publisher?
Answer: Meta wants businesses and professionals to use dashboards to make scheduling easier. They don’t let dashboards connect to personal accounts, so the only way to connect your Instagram to a scheduler is with a business page.
Why do I have to use a professional Instagram account and not my normal one, and why do I have to connect a Facebook page and not my regular Facebook account?
Answer: Meta prefers that businesses and professionals use dashboards to simplify their scheduling. This means people who use Fedica on Instagram and Facebook have done so with a business account or Facebook page. Unfortunately, if your Facebook account is a professional one, you will still have to create a business page to schedule with dashboards.
Luckily, for Instagram, you just need to turn your personal account into a professional one in the settings. But, to connect it to a dashboard like Fedica, you must link your Instagram to a Facebook business page to get Instagram scheduling capabilities.
Don’t worry–follow along to see how this is done.
Table of Contents
Determine What Kind of Page You Have
Before linking your Facebook Page to your Instagram account, you first need to determine whether your Page is in the classic or new Pages experience.
1. Sign into your Facebook account.
2. Select “Pages” on the left. You may need to click “See all” first, or your Page may already be in the menu bar.
3. Here, you’ll find the Pages that you manage:
- Pages under “Updated Pages” are in the new Pages experience.
- Pages under “Classic” are not yet updated to the new Pages experience.
Now that you know whether you have an updated or classic Page, you can link it to your Instagram account.
Link Your Instagram Account to a New Pages Experience Facebook Page
1. Sign into your Facebook account
2. Select “Pages” on the left. You may need to click “See all” first, or your Page may already be in the menu bar.
3. Click on your Page.
4. On the top right of your screen, click on your profile picture and then select “See all profiles”.
5. You should see your Page here; select the Page you want to switch to.
6. Select “Manage” on the top right.
7. Select “Instagram” in the menu bar on the left. If you can’t find it, click on “Linked accounts” and it will come up.
8. Click “Connect account”.
9. It will guide you through the rest of the process.
Link Your Instagram Account to a Classic Facebook Page
1. Sign into your Facebook account.
2. Select “Pages” on the left. You may need to click “See all” first, or your Page may already be in the menu bar.
3. Click on your Page.
4. Select “Settings” at the bottom of the menu on the left.
5. Select “Instagram” from the Page settings menu on the left side.
6. Select “Connect account” on the right.
7. It will guide you through the rest of the process.
Verify Your Linked Accounts to Connect Instagram to Fedica
1. Create a Facebook account if you don’t have one already.
2. Create an Instagram account if you don’t have one already.
3. On Instagram, select “Switch to Professional Account” in the bottom-left corner of the settings page.
4. On Facebook, create a business page and ensure you are logged in to the Page, not your personal account. From here, you can navigate to the page settings.
5. In your page settings, select “Instagram” and proceed to “Connect Account”, where you’ll log in to your now-Professional Instagram account.
6. IMPORTANT: Once you have added your Instagram account, refresh the settings page and wait for a pop-up to appear in the Instagram settings. You will be prompted to review the account connection; follow the prompt and review the connection as the steps outline.
7. Once your connection have been reviewed, you can add your Instagram account to Fedica.
Connecting Your Facebook Page to Fedica
Now that you’ve connected your Instagram account to Fedica, why not connect your Facebook page while you’re at it? It’s easy!
1. On your Fedica Dashboard, add a new network and select Facebook.
2. If you’ve already added your Instagram account to Facebook, then you can quickly add your Facebook by continuing with previously linked credentials.
3. Confirm which page you’d like to add.
And just like that, you’ve added your Instagram and Facebook pages to Fedica!
We hope this guide has been helpful to you. Happy publishing!