How to disconnect facebook from instagram 2021

How to Disconnect Facebook from Instagram (2021)

Kishalaya Kundu - Last Updated: August 16, 2021 10:54 am

Facebook and Instagram each come with their own dedicated user base, and the two don’t always see eye to eye. While several Facebook users hardly ever use Instagram, many younger users are increasingly shying away from the mothership in favor of the arguably more hip social media platform. So if you only use one of the platforms or do not necessarily want to link Facebook and Instagram, read on. This guide will tell you how to disconnect Facebook from Instagram.

Guide to Unlink Facebook and Instagram (2021)

Linking your Instagram account to your Facebook profile means that you can share posts and stories directly from Instagram to Facebook. However, if you do not want that functionality, use the guide below to unlink the two social media platforms. You can also disconnect Facebook Messenger from Instagram if you don’t want the combined new messaging experience. So without further ado, let’s check out how you can remove Facebook and Facebook Messenger integrations from Instagram.

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What Happens When You Disconnect Facebook from Instagram

Removing Facebook from Instagram keeps your social media profiles separate. If that sounds like something you want, follow the guide below to unlink the two apps. Before you do that, though, here are a few things to keep in mind:

Firstly, the de-linking would ensure that Instagram won’t automatically suggest you follow your Facebook friends on IG. Moreover, the people you follow on Instagram won’t automatically pop-up in your ‘friend’ or ‘follow’ suggestions on Facebook. Unlinking the two also stops cross-account logins, which means signing into one service won’t sign you in to the other automatically.
Secondly, once you unlink your Facebook and Instagram accounts, you won’t be able to post to both sites automatically. However, your older auto-shared posts will remain on both platforms even after the unlinking process is complete. The decoupling of the two accounts will only ensure that the auto-sharing doesn’t happen in the future anymore.
Finally, removing your Facebook profile from your Instagram account will also remove the Facebook Messenger integration with the photo-sharing app. That means you will no longer be able to take advantage of Facebook’s much-touted cross-app communication.

Note: You can only unlink Facebook and Instagram using the Instagram app and website. The functionality isn’t available on Facebook (either app or website).

Unlink Facebook and Instagram Using the Instagram Website

Log into the Instagram website (link) and click on your profile icon at the top right-hand corner. Then select ‘Settings‘ from the drop-down menu.

On the Settings page, scroll down to the bottom and click on ‘Accounts Center‘ on the left sidebar.

You will now see your linked Instagram and Facebook accounts listed on this page. Click on the ‘Accounts & profiles‘ section to start the process to disconnect the two profiles.

On the next page, click on the account you want to remove.

Now, click ‘Remove from Accounts Center‘ in the pop-up window.

You will see a warning message saying that if you disconnect your accounts, it will end the connected experience across Facebook and Instagram. Disregard it and click on ‘Continue‘.

Finally, confirm your selection by clicking the ‘Remove‘ button to disconnect your Facebook and Instagram accounts.

That’s it. Your Facebook and Instagram accounts are now unlinked, and you don’t need to worry about cross-posting or automatic logins.

Unlink Facebook and Instagram Using the Instagram App (iOS and Android)

Note: The guide below uses screenshots from the Instagram Android app, but the method remains similar on the iOS app as well.

First, open your Instagram app and tap on your profile image at the bottom-right corner. Now, hit the hamburger menu (three parallel lines) at the top-right corner.

Next, select ‘Settings‘ from the slide-out menu. On the next page, scroll down to the bottom and tap ‘Accounts Center‘. Here, you will get the option to disconnect your Facebook and Instagram accounts.

Now, go to the ‘Accounts & profiles‘ section, and select the Facebook account you want to remove on the next page.

Next, click on ‘Remove From Accounts Center‘. Disregard the warning message and hit the ‘Continue‘ button at the bottom.

Finally, confirm your decision on the next page.

That’s it! You have successfully unlinked your Facebook and Instagram accounts.

Disconnect Instagram DMs and Facebook Messenger

Facebook rolled out the cross-messaging feature late last year, combining messaging capabilities across Facebook and Instagram. Now, if you wish to continue logging in to your Instagram account using Facebook without linking your Messenger and DMs, you can do that with ease. It will also let you post simultaneously on Facebook and Instagram if you want. So here’s how you can disconnect your Instagram DMs and Facebook Messenger:

Go to Instagram settings as described above. Then go to ‘Privacy -> Messages‘.

Under Message Controls, you will see options to customize who can message you from Facebook. Here, tap on each option separately and select the least invasive option in each case, which is ‘Don’t Receive Requests‘. Of course, you can let your friends message you on either platform, and that’s entirely up to you.

That would unlink your Instagram and Facebook Messenger DMs and prevent annoying messages from strangers. You can learn how to deactivate Facebook Messenger and be free of incessant messages from random users.

Easily UnLink Your Instagram and Facebook Accounts

As you can see in this guide, you can easily remove your Facebook account from your Instagram profile. So go ahead and unlink the two accounts either from the Instagram website or Android and iOS mobile apps. Meanwhile, if you are fed up with the privacy threats posed by Facebook, check out the steps for how you can delete your Facebook account for good.

How to Unlink Facebook from Instagram

Meta (formerly known as Facebook) acquired Instagram back in 2012. Recently you may have seen a “From Facebook” message appearing on your Instagram loading screen. Before that, Facebook users could link their accounts to their Instagram pages. However, linking accounts makes simultaneous sharing easy and your social media experience seamless.

Regardless of the benefits of linking Facebook to Instagram, you give them more power over your browsing habits and data. This scenario is perhaps one of the reasons people decide to unlink their Facebook account from Instagram. Another might be getting hacked and losing control over one of the social platforms. Thousands of users have experienced takeovers in which the hacker posted hundreds of photos on Instagram or took control of their Facebook account and perhaps their friend list. That’s just a small group of examples of what is possible.

Still, receiving double Instagram message notifications from Instagram and Facebook can be annoying. If you do not care too much about linked accounts, unlinking Facebook from Instagram might be your best bet. Here’s how to do it.

How to Disconnect Facebook from Instagram

Most people access social media using their smartphone or tablet devices. Indeed, the desktop web version of the Instagram app is more or less redundant. While people tend to use Facebook on their mobile devices, it’s not unheard of for some to access their Facebook pages using their Mac or PC.

Here’s how to unlink your Facebook account from Instagram.

How to Unlink Facebook from Instagram using a Mac or PC

Instagram users can easily unlink their two accounts via a web browser with just a few steps. First, you’ll need to visit Instagram’s website. Here’s how to unlink your two accounts using the Instagram website:

Log into Instagram and click on your profile icon in the upper right-hand corner. Then, click on ‘Settings.’
Scroll down this page and click on the blue ‘Accounts Center’ hyperlink in the lower left.
Click ‘Accounts’ in the lower left-hand corner.
Click ‘Remove’ next to your Facebook account.

Now, your accounts are unlinked. But what if you don’t have access to your computer? Fortunately, you can also unlink your accounts on the Instagram app too.

From Your iOS or Android

Let’s get one thing straight. Don’t try doing it via the Facebook app. There isn’t an option that allows you to disconnect your Facebook account and your Instagram page on Facebook.

The only way to unlink the two is by using the mobile Instagram app. Of course, you can do it via an iPhone or an Android device. And it pretty much works the same.

Navigate to the Instagram app and tap on your profile picture to access your account.
Go to the hamburger menu (three horizontal lines) and tap the icon.
Tap on ‘Settings.’
Find the ‘Account Center’ and tap to enter it.
Tap on ‘Account Center.’
Tap on ‘Accounts.’
Locate your Facebook account(s). Tap ‘Remove.’
Tap ‘Continue.’
Tap the button that says ‘Remove [Your Facebook Name].’

Voila! You’ve successfully unlinked your Facebook and Instagram accounts.

How to Remove Instagram Posts from Facebook

Even when you have unlinked the two, you will notice that your Facebook profile will feature some posts from Instagram. This situation exists because you have selected the option to share every Instagram post on Facebook.

To remove Instagram posts from Facebook, you must manually delete them. This process uses your Facebook account, not Instagram.

Using the Android/iOS App to Remove Instagram Posts from Facebook

Run the Facebook app on your smartphone or tablet.
Navigate to your profile by tapping the profile icon in the menu in the upper/lower part of the screen (depending on whether you are using an Android or an iOS device, respectively).
Once on your profile, you will need to go to the Instagram Photos album. To do so, scroll down on your profile page until you see the Photos entry.
Tap it, and you will see a list of Photos of You.
In the upper part of this page, you can choose between different folders. Go to the Albums folder.
In this view, navigate to a folder titled Instagram Photos. You will see a list of your posts from Instagram.
To delete these posts, tap on each photo separately, and go to the three-dot menu.
Click on the option to ‘Delete photo.’

This process might be slightly annoying, particularly if you have a lot of photos in the album. Fortunately, there is another way to do it.

Using PC/Mac to Remove Instagram Posts from Facebook

By using your desktop web browser, you can quickly delete the entire Instagram Photos folder without going through repetitive deletion patterns.

Go to Facebook.com on your favorite browser using a Windows or Mac PC.
Go to your profile by selecting it from the left-hand list or clicking on your profile photo next to the status entry bar.
On your profile page, you will see a quick list of items about you. If the Photos menu is apparent, select See All to the right. If not, go to the More tab and select Photos.
Go to the Albums tab. Here, you will also find the Instagram Photos folder.
Click on the Instagram photos.
To delete it entirely, click on the three-dot icon to the right and select Delete Album.
Confirm by clicking Delete Album.

There you have it! All Instagram posts have been removed from your Facebook profile!

Even though Instagram is now under the Facebook umbrella, there still might be a reason why you would prefer to unlink the two. Maybe you do not want your Facebook page cluttered. Maybe you are posting different types of content on the two. Whatever the reason, as long as you use the right platform, unlinking Facebook from Instagram is quick and easy. Just stick to the Instagram app, and you are all good.

Removing Facebook from Instagram FAQs

If you still have questions about linking and unlinking your Meta accounts, keep reading.

How can I change the Instagram account I linked?

You can link multiple Facebook pages and a Facebook profile to your Instagram account. Facebook pages get linked to Meta accounts, so whichever Facebook account you link to Instagram will also bring the involved pages to the table. To change the connected Facebook account on your Instagram, unlink the current one, and choose the new one, carefully following the outlined instructions.

However, you can choose where you want the Instagram posts that you share to appear. By navigating to Linked Accounts in your Instagram app (as explained earlier), go to the Share to option under Facebook.

Here, you can select whether you want the simultaneous shares to appear on the linked Facebook profile or one of the pages linked to the Facebook profile in question. Select whatever meets your preference.

Will disconnecting Instagram from Facebook remove the posts from Facebook?

As mentioned earlier, no, it won’t. The fact that you’ve unlinked your Instagram account from Facebook doesn’t mean that the Facebook posts get deleted. As explained above, this is because the moment your Instagram post is auto-shared to Facebook, it becomes a separate entity of sorts. In other words, it becomes a post you can only delete manually.

Should I unlink everything?

Using social media has become a skill all of its own. Some people prefer their Instagram posts to be reshared on Facebook, while others keep things separate. This scenario also applies to other Instagram-linkable platforms. Use Instagram to your advantage; you will know whether and what you need to unlink/link.

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How to link an Instagram profile to Facebook

Very often users confuse linking an Instagram account to a personal Facebook page and a business page. Linking to a personal Facebook page only allows you to share posts from Instagram. Thus, Facebook can be linked to Instagram through the phone in the Instagram application, the "linked accounts" section.

If the purpose of the link is to access statistics or run ads, then the Instagram account must be linked to a business page on Facebook.

How to create a business page on Facebook

A business page is a page that represents your company or brand on Facebook. With it, you can run advertising campaigns on Facebook and Instagram. To create a business page, go to your personal Facebook page and click on the dot icon in the top right menu. Then select "Page".

Name the business page, select a category, and create a description. Then click "Create Page" - "Save". Optionally, add a cover image, an action button, and set a unique URL. If you need a business page on Facebook solely to run ads on Instagram, secure your profile and add it to LiveDune tracking, you can skip this.

How to link Instagram to Facebook: business account

If you want to link a client or company account, first check if you are the administrator of the Facebook business page to which you want to link your Instagram account, otherwise it will not work. To do this, click on the icon with dots in the upper left menu - “Pages” and check if there is a page in the list in which you want to link your Instagram account. If the required page does not exist, request access from the owner (client/manager).

On a Facebook business page that you have access to (or that you created yourself), in the left side menu, go to "Settings" - "Instagram". Click "Connect Instagram" and enter the username and password from your Instagram account.

If you had a personal account type, follow the prompts and switch to a professional account type (we recommend "Business" so as not to limit yourself in processing Direct messages). Next, confirm the link by re-entering the password from your Instagram account and refresh the page. Binding completed.

After connecting a Facebook business page to an Instagram account:

Administrators, editors, moderators and advertisers can create Instagram ads using Facebook and manage Instagram comments from the page. Ads created on Facebook will also appear on your Instagram account.

Administrators, editors and moderators of the page can read all comments and messages in Direct on Instagram and reply to them on Facebook.

Page admins and editors can share content from an Instagram account to a Facebook page and vice versa.

Administrators and editors can sync page contacts on Facebook and in a business account on Instagram.

You can change or create a new Facebook page on Instagram. To do this, log into your account, click Edit . Next select Page in section Public company information and select the page you want to connect to or create a new one. If the Page you want isn't in the section, check to see if you've been assigned as an administrator for the Page.

How to unlink an Instagram account from a Facebook page

Business accounts that for one reason or another have been banned, blocked or closed often need to unlink an Instagram profile from Facebook. Or you need to link another Facebook profile to your Instagram account. Therefore, you need to untie the one that is.

How to unlink an Instagram business account from Facebook

Go to the settings of the Facebook page to which the Instagram account is linked, open the Instagram section. At the bottom of the page that opens, find the button with the function to disable your Instagram account. Click Disconnect .

After you confirm your actions, linking your account to Facebook will be disabled.

By disabling linking your Instagram account to Facebook, cross-posting of publications from Instagram to Facebook, as well as the ability to run ads, will be disabled. In addition, it will be more difficult for you to restore your Instagram account if you forget your username or password.

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Users can link their Instagram business account to Facebook for easier work, cross-posting or promotion. This can be done in just a few clicks both from the phone and from the computer. But if you want to run ads on one of the other Instagram pages, or if your Facebook business account gets banned, you'll have to unlink your accounts.

How to unlink an Instagram account via Facebook

Until 2021, it was only possible to unlink an Instagram account via a mobile phone after downloading the Instagram app. But Facebook has made changes and now users have several options.

How to unlink an account from a computer

The easiest way to disable an Instagram business account is through Facebook.

Log in to the social network and go to settings.
In the general menu, you need to find a subsection with all sites and applications.
Go to it and find Instagram in the list of applications.
Click on the cross next to the application and confirm the action in the window that appears.

At this stage, the account must be completely unlinked. It is not recommended to link a new account right away. Social network algorithms may consider such actions suspicious, especially if you do it several times in a short period of time. If you decide to unlink a Facebook page from Instagram, you should link a new page after a few days.

How to unlink an account from a phone

Many people find it more comfortable to work with a phone. If this is your case, below you can find out how to cancel an Instagram business account using a smartphone. The steps are almost identical to the way with the computer.

Open the Facebook app and go to settings.
In the “Settings” section, select the “Settings” subsection.
Scroll through the menu to "Applications".
In the general list of applications, find Instagram and delete the application.

As in the previous case, your account will be unlinked.

How to unlink an account via Instagram

It is not always possible to perform all the necessary actions correctly through Facebook or the Instagram interface is more familiar. Below you can learn how to unlink a business account from Facebook on Instagram.

Open the application and go to the settings section.
Select the "Account" section and scroll through the menu to the "Linked accounts" item.
In the menu that opens, find Facebook and click on unlink in its settings.

You may also need to confirm the action in the pop-up window. Remember that after unlinking, crossposting will stop working.

How to unlink an Instagram account from a blocked Facebook profile

Sometimes there are situations when a Facebook account linked to Instagram is banned or becomes inaccessible for any other reason. Since you no longer have access to your profile, you need to learn how to unlink a blocked Facebook account from Instagram.

Detach method is the same as the previous section. The only available option is to use Instagram.

How to delete an Instagram account

If your business account on Instagram is suspended for any reason and you want to delete your profile, you can do it in just a few steps. Before deleting, it is strongly recommended to download a copy of all account data to your computer. You can read more about this on this page.

Uninstall via computer

To delete a profile, you can go to the delete page, select the required option and permanently delete the account.

Deleting via phone

To delete an account via phone, go to the "settings" section. Go to the help center and find the "Account Management" menu. After clicking on the “Delete account” button, you will need to provide a password and a reason (optional).

Interesting facts

Until 2021, it was only possible to unlink accounts using the Instagram app.
The user can temporarily suspend the work of the Instagram account without completely deleting it.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Are there any sanctions for regularly linking and unlinking accounts?

Yes. If you don't pause before linking a new Instagram account, there is a chance that you will be subject to certain sanctions from Facebook, up to and including restrictions on both profiles.