You’ve probably had Instagram for a while, and you like the idea of finally linking it up with your Facebook profile. You already share all of the same content on both platforms anyway, so this concept just makes sense.
If you created your Instagram profile using your email address, then there is a good chance that it isn’t already linked to your Facebook profile.
Facebook isn’t something that everyone still uses these days, but if you want to be able to link the two profiles together, the good news is that it is very easy to do so. Because both Instagram and Facebook are owned by the same parent company, they make it pretty simple and straightforward.
Let’s take a look at how to connect Facebook to Instagram, so that you can sync up everything about your brand online.
How to Connect Your Facebook Profile to Instagram
Things have changed a little bit since Facebook officially became Meta. If you want to be able to sync up both your Instagram profile and your Facebook profile, then you are going to need to go through the Accounts Center.
To do this, you will need to access your Instagram profile. Select the menu button that you will see at the top of your screen once you have logged into Instagram. Once you have done this, go to ‘settings’.
Now that you are in settings, you can find ‘accounts center’. Select ‘set up accounts center’ within this, and then you select the option that allows you to add your Facebook account. From here, you are going to be redirected to your Facebook login page, where you will need to log into your Facebook profile if you want to link the two up.
When asked, select ‘continue as’ and then enter your Facebook name.
You can choose to sync your profile and your name, and then select ‘continue’. When you do this, you are going to link your Facebook and Instagram profiles together.
How to Disconnect Your Instagram Profile from Facebook
If you have already connected your Instagram profile to your Facebook profile but for some reason you want to be able to disconnect the two, then this is possible as well.
Go back to the accounts center that you will see in your Instagram menu. Within ‘accounts and profiles’, select the button that indicates your name, as well as the linked accounts. On the page that follows, select you Facebook account.
Select ‘remove from accounts center’. When you confirm this, your Facebook profile is going to be removed from your Instagram profile. Select ‘continue’, and then ‘remove ___’ (your Facebook profile name).
Can You Post from Facebook to your Instagram?
If you have your Facebook profile and your Instagram profile linked up, then you are going to be able to easily post between the two. This way, you can post the same content across the board without having to individually upload to two networks every time.
Can You Access Instagram Through Facebook?
Yes, you are going to be able to launch your Instagram profile through Facebook.
Will Instagram Automatically Post to Facebook?
No, not automatically. However, you can make the most of the ‘share to Facebook’ option on the ‘new post’ screen, when you are creating a new Instagram post.
Final Thoughts
As you can see, it’s a pretty straightforward process to connect your Facebook profile to your Instagram profile. This is helpful if you are a brand on both networks, and you want to be able to sync up your content so that your audiences on both platforms can see the right content.
There are both pros and cons to connecting the two accounts, so at the end of the day it’s up to you whether you think it’s going to be worth your time or not. You can always disconnect the two at some point as well if for some reason it’s not working out, too.