In 2012, Facebook acquired Instagram for a meager sum of $1 Billion, which was quite a big amount considering the size of the photo-based social media platform at that time. Instagram has been one of the most widely used social media platforms alongside Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, etc.
Instagram began as a social networking platform where users can share photos and videos online. Following the acquisition by Facebook, limitless possibilities have opened up in terms of social media marketing. Now, Instagram has options to post ads, view demographics, and many other marketing tools.
There is also an integration with Facebook in a manner that users can now log in to their Instagram account using their FB login credentials. This makes it easier for users to manage their accounts as they do not need to remember too much login information.
Life has been made easier for people who have social media accounts by allowing users to log in to their Instagram account with their Facebook login. This article will provide detailed information on how to log in to your Instagram account with Facebook, as well as steps to link your Instagram with Facebook.
Requirements:
- It would help if you had a laptop, desktop, or smartphone to use your Facebook login with Instagram.
- Also, ensure that you have a stable internet connection to access the social media platform.
- You need to have a Facebook account and login credentials to do this.
- Users who want to link their Instagram account with their FB account need to have the respective login credentials.
How to Login to Instagram with Facebook?
It is pretty simple for users to log in with Instagram using their Facebook account and even simpler to sync information. Once both the accounts are linked together, the information available on both platforms are mutually shared with options to choose the information you wish to share over to the other platform.
Now follow the given steps to log in with Instagram using Facebook:
- Visit the Instagram Login page at http://instagram.com.
- On the login page, click on the ‘Log in with Facebook’ option.
- If you have already logged in to your Facebook account on your device, Instagram will automatically log you into your account.
- However, if you aren’t logged in, you will be redirected to a Facebook Login page.
- Enter your Facebook login email address or phone number.
- Enter the password.
- Click on ‘Login.’ This will log in with Instagram using your Facebook account.
What to do if you have forgotten your Facebook Password?
Since you will be logging in to your Instagram using a Facebook account, you will need to remember your Facebook password at all times. However, if you have forgotten the password to your account, you can always reset it through these simple steps:
- Visit the Instagram Login page.
- On the login page, click on the ‘Log in with Facebook’ option.
- Click on the ‘Forgotten account’ option.
- Enter your Facebook email address or mobile number.
- Select the mode through which you wish to receive an OTP code to reset your password, either through email or SMS.
- Once you have selected the appropriate option, you will receive a code on your email address or mobile number.
- Enter the code and proceed to reset your Facebook password.
How to link your Facebook account with Instagram?
Now for those who already have an Instagram account, you can always link it with your Facebook account. So this will mutually share the information across both platforms as well as allow users to enjoy benefits such as:
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- Easy login to Instagram
- Automatically notifies your Facebook friends that you are on Instagram
- Personal information and other details will be shared across both platforms
- Dual posting can be done
- Instagram will show you your Facebook friends’ accounts which you can now follow.
- Instagram Ad management can now be done through your linked Facebook account.
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So, all those excited to link their Facebook account with their Instagram, the below-mentioned instructions will guide you through each step required:
- Visit the Instagram portal.
- Enter your username and password to log in.
- Click on the profile icon found at the top right corner and select the ‘Setting’ option. If you are accessing it on your mobile device, go to your profile and select the ‘Setting’ option found on the menu.
- For browser users, click on the ‘Accounts Center’ option present at the bottom. You can then add your Facebook profile to this page and link the two accounts.
- For mobile app users, click on ‘Sharing to Other Apps’ and select ‘Facebook’ where you can log in to your FB account and link the two platforms.
You can follow these same steps to unlink your Facebook account with Instagram.
How to dual-post on Instagram?
This is one of the most elite advantages of linking your Facebook account with Instagram. This feature allows you to post something on Instagram and automatically update it on Facebook. Here’s how:
- After logging in to your Instagram account, go to create a new post.
- Once you are on the final post creation page, you can see the ‘Also post to’ section below the ‘Add Location’ section.
- Toggle the bar present beside Facebook to enable double posting.
- Now when you post on Instagram, the same post with the same caption and location will be updated on Facebook.
This article provides a detailed step-by-step guide on linking your Facebook with Instagram as well as dual-posting.
