How to link my facebook and instagram accounts
How to Link Your Facebook Account to Instagram
- You can link your Facebook and Instagram accounts if you want to publish Instagram posts directly to your Facebook account.
- When you link your accounts, it will also alert your Facebook friends that you're on Instagram, which makes it easier to gain followers.
- Linking your Facebook account to Instagram is quick and easy, provided you have your Facebook login information handy, and you can just as easily unlink the accounts.
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Have you ever wondered how people share their Instagram posts to Facebook?
The secret is cross-linking your accounts — that way, when you create posts (or edit them), you can direct Instagram to share your photo or video to that other platform.
Plus, linking your accounts may send a notification to your Facebook friends to the effect that you're now on Instagram. That makes it easier to gain followers from that network without having to send out a "follow-me" message.
Here's how to link Facebook and Instagram accounts on your iPhone or Android.
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This is a quick and easy process, just make sure you have your Facebook login information on hand.
1. Open Instagram and toggle over to your account profile (located in the bottom toolbar).
2. Tap the three bars and select "Settings."
Tap settings to link your accounts. Devon Delfino/Business Insider3.
Tap "Account" and then select "Linked Accounts."
4. Tap "Facebook" and log into your Facebook account to confirm that you want to link your Facebook account to Instagram.
Log in to your Facebook account to link it to Instagram. Devon Delfino/Business InsiderBefore sharing any posts, be aware that if you have a private Instagram, anything you share to other social networks, like Facebook, will become public.
If you want to unlink your Facebook account from your Instagram, you'd go through the same general process. The only difference would come at the final step — instead of logging into Facebook, you'd tap "Unlink Account" (for iPhone) or "Unlink" (for Android.)
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How to link and unlink Facebook to Instagram
If you created your Instagram account using an email address, you might not have linked it to your Facebook account. Facebook isn’t a service that everyone uses, but it is very easy to link with Instagram for those who do. They’re both subsidiaries of parent company Meta, so they’re deeply integrated and share many of the same features. For everyone who hasn’t done so already, this is how to connect Instagram to Facebook.
THE SHORT ANSWER
To link Instagram to Facebook, open Instagram and go to your profile page. Tap Menu (≡) > Settings > Accounts Center > Set up Accounts Center > Add Facebook account. Log in with your Facebook account and choose what you want to sync between both accounts.
KEY SECTIONS
- Linking Facebook and Instagram accounts
- Unlinking your Facebook account from Instagram
How to connect your Facebook account to Instagram
Things have changed since Facebook became Meta. If you want to connect your Instagram and Facebook accounts, you will need to go through the Accounts Center.
From your Instagram profile, tap the Menu (≡) button in the top right corner. After that, go to Settings.
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Within Settings, locate the Accounts Center button under Meta. Press Set up Accounts Center within the Accounts Center and then Add Facebook account. You will be redirected to a Facebook login page where you must log in to the Facebook account you wish to link to.
When prompted, press Continue as [your Facebook name].
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Finish setting up your Accounts Center.
You can choose to sync your name and profile. When you press Continue, it will link your Instagram and Facebook accounts together.
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How to disconnect your Facebook account from Instagram
If you wish to unlink your Facebook account from Instagram, return to the Accounts Center by opening the Menu by tapping the ≡ button in the top right corner of your Instagram profile. From there, tap Settings > Accounts Center.
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From Accounts & profiles, press the button that shows your name and the accounts linked. On the following page, tap your Facebook account.
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Select Remove from Accounts Center. The following confirmation pages say pretty much the same thing, ensuring that you do indeed want to remove your Facebook account from the Meta Accounts Center.
Press Continue > Remove [insert your Facebook name here].
FAQs
If you’ve linked your Instagram account on Facebook, you can cross-post between Facebook and Instagram.
Yes, you can easily launch Instagram from within Facebook.
Not automatically. You can, however, choose the Share to Facebook option from the New Post screen whenever you create a new Instagram post.
How do I add Instagram and Facebook accounts to the same Account Center?
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Instagram features
Posting photos and videos
By adding your Instagram and Facebook account to the same Account Center, you can share Instagram stories and posts to Facebook.
How do I add my Instagram and Facebook accounts to the same Account Center?
Click the or icon on your profile picture in the lower right corner of the screen to go to your profile.
Click the icon in the upper right corner of the screen and select Settings & Privacy.
Select Account Center at the bottom of the screen.
Click Add Facebook account or Add Instagram account and follow the on-screen instructions.
When you add accounts to one Account Center, you will be able to share posts on Facebook from the same screen where you add a caption to a photo or video.
How do I remove my Instagram and Facebook accounts from the Account Center?
Instagram app for Android and iPhone or Instagram Lite app for Android
Tap the or icon on your profile picture in the bottom right corner of the screen to go to your profile.
Tap the icon in the upper right corner of the screen and select Settings & Privacy.
Select Account Center at the bottom of the screen.
Click Accounts.
Click Delete next to the profile you want to delete.
Select Continue and then Delete account [name].
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When you switch from a personal Instagram account to a business account, you'll be prompted to link it to a Facebook Page. We recommend that you link your Facebook Business Page to your Instagram account. This is not required, but doing so will help you get the most out of Instagram's business tools.
Learn more about the features that will become available after linking Instagram and Facebook.
You can also link another Facebook Page to your Instagram business account at any time.
Follow the instructions below to add or edit the Facebook Page associated with your Instagram Business account.
Before you begin
You may need to switch to a professional Instagram account to link it to a Facebook Page owned by your Business Manager account.
Your personal Facebook account must administer the Page you want to link to your Instagram account. If you don't see your Page in the drop-down menu on your Instagram profile, check your Page settings on Facebook and make sure you're assigned the admin role.
How do I link a Facebook Page to a business account?
To add or edit the Facebook Page associated with an Instagram business account:
Go to your Instagram profile.
Select Edit Profile.
Under Public Company Information, select Page.
Click Create a Facebook Page or Link an Existing Page.
Select one of your Pages or click Create a Facebook Page.
When finished, click Done.
Your business account is now linked to a Facebook Page.
