Creating and Configuring an Instagram Account

This guide shows you how to create and configure your Instagram account to successfully link it with uContact.

How to create your account?

1. First, you need to access the following link from where you can create your account by clicking Sign up. If you already have an account, simply log in with your credentials.

2. From the registration form, you have two ways to create your account: logging in with Facebook or creating the account manually.

• With Facebook: in this case, you need to click the Log in with Facebook button and follow the steps.
• Manually: in this case, you need to fill in the form information: phone or email, password, full name, and username.

Once you complete all the fields, you need to click the Sign up button. If all fields are correct, the account will be created successfully.

3. After creating the account, Instagram will ask you to complete some data. Here you must add a date of birth to associate with the account.

4. In this step, Instagram will send you a 6-digit code to the email or phone you used to create the account. Once you receive it, enter it here and then click the Next button.

5. If the code is correct, Instagram will welcome you and your account will be ready to start configuring.

How to configure your account?

Once you've created your Instagram account, the next step is to configure it as a Business account to be able to link it with uContact.

1. Within your account, in the left menu, hover over the More option and then click Settings.

2. Once you're in your account settings, scroll down to the Account type and tools option. Then, click Switch to professional account.

3. From here, you need to change the account type. Select Business and then Continue.

4. Here you'll be shown the benefits of having a Business account. You simply need to click Continue.

5. In this step you need to select a category that best matches your business. After selecting it, click Done.

6. To finish, you'll see this confirmation where you need to click the Continue button.

7. Done! If everything is correct, you'll see this screen confirming that your account is now a Business account.

What's next?

Now that you have your account configured correctly, you can learn how to configure the connector by following the Instagram connector guide.