How to Connect Instagram Account to Manychat in 2024

By Joren Wouters Updated on

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In this tutorial, I will show you how you can connect your Instagram account to Manychat in 2 simple steps:

  1. Step 1: Have an Instagram Business or Creator Account
  2. Step 2: Create a Free Manychat Account and connect it to Instagram

And I will also give you my free discount code that will give you 30 Days of the Pro plan for free. Let’s get started!

Step 1: Have an Instagram Business or Creator Account

There are two types of Instagram accounts that can connect to Manychat:

  • Business accounts
  • Creator Accounts (with less than 500K followers)

So, if you currently have a personal account you need to switch to a Business or Creator account.

To do this, open Instagram on your phone (not Desktop). Then, go to your profile and click the menu at the top-right:

Click on the Menu bar on your Instagram profile

Scroll down until and click on Account type and tools (under “For professionals”):

Click on "Account type and tools" under "for professionals"

And click on Switch to professional account:

Switch to professional account in your Instagram settings

Step 2: Create a Free Manychat Account and connect it to Instagram

The next step is to create your Manychat account.

If you haven’t done this yet, just click the button below to create your Free Manychat account (and get my 100% discount code):

Create Free Manychat Account

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This will bring you to the Manychat website, where you need to click on Get Started Free:

manychat-get-started-free

Select Instagram:

Link your Isntagram account to Manychat

And log in with your Facebook account:

Continue with your Facebook account to log in to Manychat

Once you are logged in, Manychat will verify your email address and will ask you to log in to your Instagram account.

When you have done this, you will eventually get to a screen that looks like this. Click on Go to Instagram:

Go to Instagram to connect your account to Manychat

Here, you need to give Manychat the permissions that it needs by clicking on Allow:

Allow Manychat to access your Instagram account

And now you have successfully connected your Instagram account to Manychat!

Your Next Steps

And that’s it! Now you successfully connected your Instagram account to Manychat!

The next step is to maximize the features of Manychat to drive profits for your business. Therefore, I created a few tutorials for you:

And as always, if you have any questions about Manychat or Instagram Chat Funnels, please leave a comment below and I will reply as soon as possible!

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