Connect an Instagram Personal Profile to Your Calendar
Note: Starting December 4, 2024, Instagram will only support Business and Creator accounts publishing from tools like CoSchedule. Effective immediately, customers will be unable to connect a new personal Instagram profile or reconnect an existing Instagram profile through CoSchedule's re-authentication process. While this decision was made by Instagram, we want to ensure you’re prepared for this transition. For more information, click here.
Follow the instructions below to connect an Instagram personal profile to your calendar and successfully publish content.
- Connect an Instagram Personal Profile to Your Calendar
- Direct Publish
- Publish with Push Notifications
- Troubleshooting Connection Issues
- Remove an Instagram Personal Profile or Creator Account from Your Calendar
- Frequently Asked Questions
Connect an Instagram Personal Profile to Your Calendar
Note: Starting December 4, 2024, Instagram will only support Business and Creator accounts publishing from tools like CoSchedule. While this decision was made by Instagram, we want to ensure you’re prepared for this transition. For more information, click here.
- Log in to the correct profile at instagram.com
- In CoSchedule, open your Social Profiles page, then click Connect Social Profile
- Select Instagram, then Personal Instagram, then click Let's Connect
- When the next page pops up, allow all the permissions for CoSchedule.
- On the next screen, you're set to go. Click Ok, Got it!
Direct Publish
Direct publishing to Instagram personal profiles is not available. If you'd like to convert to a business or creator account to take advantage of direct publishing, you can learn how in the Facebook resource below. Complete the optional Step 9 and connect your Instagram account to a Facebook Page, as this is required to connect your Instagram account to CoSchedule as business/creator.Publish with Push Notifications
Note: Starting December 4, 2024, Instagram will only support Business and Creator accounts publishing from tools like CoSchedule. Effective immediately, customers will be unable to connect a new personal Instagram profile or reconnect an existing Instagram profile through CoSchedule's re-authentication process. While this decision was made by Instagram, we want to ensure you’re prepared for this transition. For more information, click here.
You can publish posts to your Instagram personal profile using push notifications. Follow the steps below to set up and publish with push notifications.
Before Posting
- Download the CoSchedule mobile app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
- Log in to the app using the email address and password tied to your CoSchedule account.
- Tap on the Instagram icon in the lower right-hand corner of the CoSchedule app.
- The Ready To Post window will appear.
- Click on the gear icon in the upper right-hand corner of your phone screen.
- You’ll see the Notifications Settings window.
- Make sure the box next to the Instagram profile is checked to receive push notifications.
- You will be asked to allow notifications. Tap Allow.
Publish Your Scheduled Message
After you schedule an Instagram post, you will receive a push notification on your mobile phone when the scheduled time is reached. Follow all of the steps below to successfully publish your post to Instagram.- Tap the push notification on your mobile phone.
- You will see a Preview Message screen. Tap Post Now to Instagram.
- Posting To Instagram instructions will display. Click Continue. This will redirect you to the Instagram app.
- If you manage multiple Instagram accounts, toggle to the correct account if needed.
- From Instagram, click + to create a new post.
- Select your image(s) or video (the media you scheduled will show up first in your library). You can then edit if desired. Once you have finished editing your post, click Next.
- In the caption field, long-press on your screen until the Paste option shows up. Click Paste to add the text you scheduled, then click OK.
- When you are ready to publish your post to Instagram, click Share.
Note: CoSchedule will send the full image to Instagram. Resize the image if needed. If you are managing multiple Instagram accounts, it is important to make sure you are posting to the correct account.
Troubleshooting Connection Issues
Note: Starting December 4, 2024, Instagram will only support Business and Creator accounts publishing from tools like CoSchedule. Effective immediately, customers will be unable to connect a new personal Instagram profile or reconnect an existing Instagram profile through CoSchedule's re-authentication process. While this decision was made by Instagram, we want to ensure you’re prepared for this transition. For more information, click here.
If you're having trouble, retry the connection process in an incognito/private browser tab, or another browser.
Remove an Instagram Personal Profile from Your Calendar
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- Open Settings, then click Social Profiles
- Click on the Instagram Personal Profile you'd like to remove from the left-side menu
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Delete Profile from Organization
