Before you begin
Prior to establishing a chatbot, confirm that you have:
- A professional Instagram account (either a Creator or Business account).
- A Facebook Page that is connected to that Instagram account.
- Enabled Allow access to Instagram messages in Inbox for your Instagram account.
- Registered as a "Facebook Developer" on the Facebook Developers Portal.
Converting your profile to a professional account
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Go to your Instagram profile and tap the hamburger icon (three short horizontal lines stacked on top of each other).
- The icon is present in the top right-hand corner for the mobile version of Instagram.
- The icon is present at the bottom of the navigation sidebar on the left for the web version.
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Tap Settings.
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Tap Account.
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Tap Switch to professional account.
- For some accounts, the Switch to professional account option will be listed directly under Settings.
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Tap Continue.
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Select a category for your account and tap Done.
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Tap OK to confirm.
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Tap Business or Creator.
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Tap Next.
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Add contact details and tap Next. Or tap Don't use my contact info to skip this step.
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Tap X in the top-right corner to return to your profile.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/business/help/502981923235522
Connecting your Facebook Page and your Instagram business (Professional) account
- Log in to Facebook, then click your profile photo in the top right.
- Click See all profiles, then select the Page that you want to switch into.
- Click your Page's profile picture in the top right of Facebook.
- Click Settings and privacy, then click Settings.
- Under Permissions, click Linked accounts.
- Next to Instagram, click View.
- Click Connect account, then follow the steps to connect your Facebook Page and Instagram account.
- Please ensure that Allow access to Instagram messages in Inbox is enabled in the process.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/business/help/connect-instagram-to-page
Enabling "Allow access to Instagram messages in Inbox"
If you haven't already done this while connecting your Facebook Page:
- Log in to Facebook, then click your profile photo in the top right.
- Click See all profiles, then select the Page that you want to switch into.
- Click your Page's profile picture in the top right of Facebook.
- Click Settings and privacy, then click Settings.
- Under Permissions, click Linked accounts.
- Next to Instagram, click View.
- Turn on the toggle next to Allow access to Instagram messages in Inbox.
Unable to turn on the toggle from Facebook?
- Open the Instagram app on your mobile device and log in to your business (Professional) account.
- Go to your profile and tap the hamburger icon in the top right.
- Select Messages and story replies.
- Select Message controls.
- Under Connected tools, you can toggle on Allow access to messages.
Registering as a Facebook Developer
- While logged into your Facebook account, go to the Facebook for Developers website and click Get Started.
- Agree to the Terms and Conditions.
- Verify your account using a confirmation code sent to the phone number and email address.
- Select your occupation. You are now registered as a Facebook Developer.
Updated 2 months ago
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