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How to connect an Instagram personal account?
How to connect an Instagram personal account?
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Written by Team Simplified
Updated over a week ago

To connect your Instagram personal account:

1. Click on Social Media on the top menu

2. Click on Publishing on the left side menu

3. To connect your Instagram Personal account:

a) If this is your first time connecting an account, select Instagram Personal from the list that will appear on the pop up window

OR

b) to add a new account, click the 3 stacked dots, then click + Add Account

select Instagram Personal from the list that will appear on the pop up window

4. You will be redirected to the Authorization request page form Instagram page.

5. Click on 'Allow'. If you aren't logged in to your Instagram account, log in and then authorize Simplified's access.

That’s it! Your account is now connected!

For Instagram Personal accounts, due to Meta's API restrictions, auto publishing isn't supported. You will receive a notification (either via email or via the mobile app) reminding you it's time to publish you posts. Copy the assets, paste into Instagram and manually publish your posts, For more details, follow the steps in this article.

If you’re still having trouble connecting your Instagram Business Account, please read one of these articles:

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