How to Prepare Instagram for Connecting to clipledger

Before you start

You will need:

• The Instagram account you want to connect to clipledger.
• A personal Facebook account that you use to manage the Page.
• A Facebook Page — an existing one or a new one.
• Access to the social account settings in clipledger.

Your personal Facebook profile and a Facebook Page are different things. A Page represents a brand, project or public presence. You manage it through your personal profile. Simply adding Instagram and Facebook to Meta’s Accounts Center is not enough: Instagram must be linked to a Facebook Page.

Step 1. Switch to a professional Instagram account

Already have a Creator or Business account? Move on to step 2. clipledger supports both.

1. Open Instagram and go to your profile.
2. Open the menu and find your account type settings. Section names may vary depending on your app version.
3. Choose Switch to professional account.
4. Pick the category that best describes what you do. It does not have to match the topic of your clipledger campaigns.
5. Choose Creator or Business and finish setup.

A professional Instagram account is public. Before switching, check your privacy settings and the information that will appear on your profile.

Official Meta guide to professional accounts

Step 2. Create a Facebook Page if you do not have one

Already manage a Facebook Page? You do not need to create another one — move on to step 3.

1. Sign in to Facebook with your personal account.
2. Open Pages.
3. Choose the option to create a new Page.
4. Enter a name and choose a suitable category.
5. Finish creating the Page. You can fill in optional fields and extra settings later.

clipledger needs the Page as a linked Meta resource. You do not have to actively run it or publish content on it.

Official Meta guide to creating a Page

Step 3. Link Instagram to your Facebook Page

1. Open Facebook on a computer.
2. Use the profile menu to switch from your personal profile to the right Page.
3. Open the Page’s Settings.
4. Find Linked accounts and choose Instagram.
5. Click Connect account.
6. Sign in to the professional Instagram account you want to use and follow Meta’s prompts to confirm the connection.
7. Return to Linked accounts and check that the right Instagram account appears.

If you cannot see the Page or change its settings, check that you are signed in to the right Facebook account and have permission to manage the Page.

Official Meta guide to linking Instagram and a Page

Step 4. Connect Instagram to clipledger

1. Sign in to clipledger and open the social account settings in your workspace.
2. Click Connect Instagram.
3. Sign in with the Facebook account that manages the right Page.
4. If Meta asks you to choose Pages and accounts, allow access to the ones you need and confirm the requested permissions.
5. When you return to clipledger, check that the right Instagram account is connected.

If you manage several Instagram accounts: the current clipledger integration may automatically choose the first eligible account available through Facebook. If the wrong account connects, contact support before changing the links between Pages.

If the connection does not work

Never send support your passwords, verification codes or access tokens.