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How to change your Instagram account type and which one is needed for posting

To connect your Instagram account to Postmypost, it must be a business account or a creator account. Different account types have different capabilities for posting content and stories.

Account types and capabilities

  • Business account — Supports posting both content and stories.
  • Creator account — Allows posting content only, but not stories.
  • Personal or private account — Posting through Instagram's official API is not available.

To work with Postmypost, it is recommended to use a business account to have full access to content posting capabilities.

How to change your account type to business?

  1. Open the Instagram app and go to your profile.
  2. Tap on the menu (three lines) in the top right corner.
  3. Scroll down to the section for professional accounts and tap "Account type and tools".
    Instagram
  4. Tap "Switch to professional account".
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Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup and select the "Business" category. This will allow you to post both content and stories through Postmypost, whereas a creator account supports posting content only.