Here's how to provide SocialSermons secure access to your church's Instagram page to allow us to schedule your SocialSermons on your behalf.

First, we'll invite you to our scheduling software Vista Social - once you've received that invitation and created your account you now have the power to link social profiles to the software!

So just follow these steps:

⚠️ NOTE: Instagram's API (how apps like Vista Social communicate with their network) allows only Instagram business profiles to be connected for management. So if your church currently has a personal or creator Instagram profile, you need to convert it first to a business profile before you are able to connect it to Vista Social. Check out this Instagram article on how to switch your personal profile to a business one.

Now, onward!

1. Log in to your Vista Social account and go to Quick Add > Add Social Profile.

2. Choose your church's profile group to add the profile to. Click Continue.

3. Select Instagram Business from the list of social networks.

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4. If you are not logged in to Facebook, you will be prompted to log in.

Make sure you are logged in to the Facebook personal profile that has access to the Instagram business profile you want to connect.

5. If you have not connected a Facebook or Instagram profile before to Vista Social, you will see an authentication notification similar to the screenshot below.

🚨 It is very important that you "Select All" Instagram accounts, Facebook Groups, and Facebook Pages, even if you don't intent to connect all of them to Vista Social.

🚨 Modifying even a single permission on those screens will cause problems in the connection.

6. You will now see the list of Instagram business profiles you own or administer, select the profile that you want to connect and click the Connect button at the bottom of the screen.

7. Once the profile is successfully connected you will get a notification and the profile will appear under Profile Management.

And that's it!