Setting Up Automatic Facebook Crossposting
To connect your Instagram account to your Facebook page, you need to have a professional Instagram account and be an admin of the Facebook page. If your Facebook page is part of a Meta Business Account in Business Manager, you'll also need to add the Instagram account to the same Meta Business Account before connecting them.
Note: If you don’t have a professional Instagram account, you can switch your personal account to a professional one.
Before you begin, make sure you have Facebook access to the page. This is necessary to manage linked accounts.
Log in to Facebook and click your profile photo at the top right
Click See all profiles and choose the Facebook page you want to manage
Click your page's profile picture at the top right
Select Settings & privacy, then choose Settings
Under Permissions, click Linked accounts
Next to Instagram, click View
Click Connect account and follow the steps to link the accounts
Log in to Facebook and click your profile photo at the top right
Click See all profiles and choose the Facebook page you want to manage
Click your page's profile picture at the top right
Select Settings & privacy, then choose Settings
Under Permissions, click Linked accounts
Next to Instagram, click View
Click Disconnect account and confirm by clicking Yes, disconnect
If your Instagram account is connected to more than one Facebook page, follow these steps to choose where your Instagram stories will be crossposted:
Open the Instagram app on your phone
Tap your profile picture at the bottom right
Tap the menu icon
Go to Settings
Tap Account
Tap Linked Accounts
Tap Facebook
Select Share to your profile or page
Choose the Facebook page where you want to crosspost your Instagram stories
Go to your Instagram profile and tap the menu icon at the top right
Tap Crossposting (for some accounts, you may need to tap Crosspost to Facebook Page)
In the crossposting settings, turn on the toggle for automatically crossposting content like stories, posts, or reels
Once crossposting is enabled, an admin can post from the Instagram creator or business account to the Facebook page from any device
You can update crossposting settings anytime in this menu
Note: If you don’t have a professional Instagram account, you can switch your personal account to a professional one.
Before you begin, make sure you have Facebook access to the page. This is necessary to manage linked accounts.
How to connect your Facebook page and Instagram account:
Log in to Facebook and click your profile photo at the top right
Click See all profiles and choose the Facebook page you want to manage
Click your page's profile picture at the top right
Select Settings & privacy, then choose Settings
Under Permissions, click Linked accounts
Next to Instagram, click View
Click Connect account and follow the steps to link the accounts
How to disconnect your Facebook page and Instagram account:
Log in to Facebook and click your profile photo at the top right
Click See all profiles and choose the Facebook page you want to manage
Click your page's profile picture at the top right
Select Settings & privacy, then choose Settings
Under Permissions, click Linked accounts
Next to Instagram, click View
Click Disconnect account and confirm by clicking Yes, disconnect
How to switch to a different Facebook page for crossposting:
If your Instagram account is connected to more than one Facebook page, follow these steps to choose where your Instagram stories will be crossposted:
Open the Instagram app on your phone
Tap your profile picture at the bottom right
Tap the menu icon
Go to Settings
Tap Account
Tap Linked Accounts
Tap Facebook
Select Share to your profile or page
Choose the Facebook page where you want to crosspost your Instagram stories
How to enabling automatic crossposting to a Facebook page:
Go to your Instagram profile and tap the menu icon at the top right
Tap Crossposting (for some accounts, you may need to tap Crosspost to Facebook Page)
In the crossposting settings, turn on the toggle for automatically crossposting content like stories, posts, or reels
Once crossposting is enabled, an admin can post from the Instagram creator or business account to the Facebook page from any device
You can update crossposting settings anytime in this menu
Updated on: 24/10/2024
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