Getting started
Connect Instagram
Connect one Instagram Business or Creator account through Meta's official authorization flow.
In this article
Step by step
- Open Instagram Account from the workspace menu.
- Choose Connect Instagram and approve the requested Meta permissions.
- After authorization, return to the dashboard. Open Manage account and check the connected username, Comments ready and DMs ready badges.
- Personal Instagram accounts must first be changed to a professional Business or Creator account.
Tap any screenshot to enlarge it. Screens show an example account; your activity and available plan details may differ.
Start from the welcome screen
Use an Instagram Business or Creator account that you are authorized to manage. On the AP3K welcome screen, choose Let's connect your Instagram. I'll explore first lets you look around, but automations still need a connected Instagram account before they can run.
Open Connect Instagram
Choose Connect Instagram to open the official Instagram authorization flow. Select the intended professional profile and review access before continuing.
Choose the account and review access
Read the username on Instagram's permission screen before continuing. AP3K-IG is the app name shown in this example. Profile and media access is marked required. Leave comment access enabled for comment triggers and replies, and message access enabled for DMs, then choose Allow to continue or Cancel to stop.
Confirm that the same intended Instagram username appears before and after authorization.
Check connection and permission readiness
After Instagram returns you to the AP3K dashboard, check the username and open Manage account. Review Comments ready and DMs ready on the connected profile. A healthy connection does not publish an automation for you.
If an expected capability is missing, use Reconnect Instagram, review the account and access choices, and return to check again. Once ready, create an automation and test it with a fresh interaction from another Instagram account.