To connect your Instagram, you need to:
Have a professional account ("business" or "creator"). Any accounts can be switched to a professional account.
Connect it to a Facebook business Page.
Below are guides on desktop and mobile. Follow the guide to set it up.
If you are on desktop:
Switch to professional account:
Go to instagram.com and login.
Click your profile picture on the left side panel.
Click “Edit profile”
Scroll the Settings panel on the left and find “Account type and tools”
Press “Switch to professional account”
Choose “Business” and pick your category.
Complete setup.
Connect to Facebook business Page:
Make sure you have a Facebook business Page. Here's how to check it and set it up, if you haven't.
Log in to Facebook and switch to your Facebook Page (Click your profile photo in the top right, and press on your page in the drop-down menu).
Click your Page's profile photo.
Go to “Settings & privacy” > “Settings”
Scroll left side panel and click on “Linked accounts”
Press Instagram.
Proceed to the login pop-up and log in as your business account.
Enable “Allow access to messages & connected experiences”
Finish setting up.
If you are on mobile:
Switch to professional account:
Open Instagram app.
Press on your profile picture at the bottom right.
Tap the ≡ in the top right.
Scroll down and press “Account type and tools”
Tap “Account type”
Look for a blue “Switch to professional account” text and press on it.
Pick your category.
Choose “Business”
Finish the setup.
Connect to Facebook business Page:
Make sure you have a Facebook business Page. Here's how to check it and set it up, if you haven't.
Open Facebook app and press the ≡ (three lines) in the top or bottom right.
Switch to your Page.
Go to you profile again by pressing ≡ (three lines).
Scroll down go to “Settings and privacy” > “Settings”
Scroll down and press “Linked accounts”
Choose Instagram and connect it.
Login as your business account.
Enable “Allow access to messages & connected experiences.”
Finish setting up.
Now you should have your Instagram business account liked to a Facebook Page and can continue to connect your Facebook in Xara. Here's how.
Here is a video walkthrough:
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