One interesting thing about connecting an Instagram account is that you actually connected through the Facebook login.
You need both an Instagram business account and a corresponding Facebook page that is linked to that Instagram business account in order to give notifier access to search the Instagram API for posts that match hashtags.
Note: This is not our requirement but Meta’s as you can see here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-api/overview
Note: We request read only permissions and have no ability to change settings or post anything on your behalf.
Here are the steps.
- Go to connect accounts in the Notifier dashboard and then click on the connect button in the Instagram card.
2. You will be redirected to Facebook and we’ll see a confirmation page that looks like this confirming that you have the proper account you want to connect to Notifier
3. Select the Instagram Business Account that you want to connect with Notifier.
4. Select the corresponding Facebook Page that you want to link with Notifier.
5. Confirm allow us to access the following permissions. These are what we need to access the Instagram API on your behalf and search for hashtags.
6. You should see the following success message.
7. When you click OK you will be redirected back to Notifier and see a success message from us.
