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# How to switch my Instagram account to a Creator/Business account

In order to connect Instagram accounts to third party apps like Publer, you have to make sure that they are a Professional account, so either a Creator or Business account, that is linked to a Facebook page that you administer. 

# To switch your Instagram account to a Professional one:

* Go to your Instagram profile, in your Instagram web on any browser.
* Tap on **Profile** in the left-side of the screen and select the **Settings** icon.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/screen-shot-2024-01-09-at-6083_1xrsxps.png)

* Go to **Settings and Privacy**.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/screen-shot-2024-01-09-at-6084_12yt0wc.png)

* Scroll down and click on **Account type and tools**.
* There, click on **Switch to professional account**.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/screen-shot-2024-01-09-at-6092_5z4je7.png)

* Choose **Business** or **Creator** and then tap **Next** to continue.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/screen-shot-2024-01-09-at-6095_r9nv0q.png)

|| Only Professional accounts, so Business and Creator accounts, are supported currently by the Instagram API, not Personal ones. Thus, it is not possible to use Personal accounts with 3rd party apps like Publer.

* Specify your category.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/screen-shot-2024-01-09-at-6102_fsao8q.png)

* After adding your information accordingly, tap **Done**.

|| Once you switch to a Business/Creator account, you will have to connect it to your business Facebook Page, from your PC by going [here](https://www.facebook.com/business/help/898752960195806) or from your Mobile Phone as shown below.

### To link/connect your Professional Instagram account to your business Facebook Page:

###### Method 1:

1. Go to your **Instagram profile** on your mobile app and tap on **Edit Profile**.
2. Under **Public information** or **Public business information**, select **Page**.
3. Choose which **Page** you would like to connect to, or **Create a New Facebook Page**.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/eefbebed3e091800/untitled-design-9_1sqlvq6.png)

| Keep in mind that you need to be an admin of that **Page** before you connect to it.  Check the settings of the **Page** to make sure you have all the necessary permissions.

###### Method 2:

1. Go to your **Facebook Page** on Facebook.
2. On the left hand side, under Manage Page, click on **Settings**.
3. On Page Settings click on **Linked Accounts**.
4. Choose Instagram from the options on the left and then click on the **Connect account** button.

| For more information on how to connect a Facebook Page to an Instagram account go [here](https://help.publer.io/en/article/how-to-connect-a-facebook-page-to-an-instagram-account-7yzzeb/).

|| **Note**: Now that you have a Business/Creator Instagram account, that is linked to a Facebook Page, you can connect it with Publer by following the steps shown [here](https://help.publer.io/en/article/how-to-connect-instagram-accounts-1ny3f7m/). If you are not able to see the Instagram account after following the steps as outlined above, please take a look at the article [here](/en/article/why-cant-i-see-the-instagram-account-i-want-to-add-to-publer-b7q60q/) to try and add the account.
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*Written by: [Brikena Cani](https://publer.io/about/brikenacani)*