connectionsUpdated: 2026-02-10
Connect Instagram
Authorize Instagram correctly, choose the intended account, and validate source-level visibility in Wysestats.
What this solves
Users often connect the wrong account, skip required permissions, or mistake one source for another after redirect.
Steps
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Step 1: Open Account > Connections.
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Step 2: Click the Instagram connect action.
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Step 3: Complete Meta authorization and confirm account selection.
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Step 4: Return to dashboard and validate account appears in switcher.
Expected result
Connected Instagram source appears in the sidebar account switcher, can be selected, and its metrics load without permission errors.
Common mistakes
- Cancelling permission prompt too early.
- Selecting the wrong business account in Meta account chooser.
- Not waiting for redirect completion.
- Assuming connection failed when sync is still initializing.
- Connecting personal profile without required professional/insights permissions.