Are you creating a post on Facebook in which you want to tag an Instagram profile? While this sort of cross-tagging isn't available by default, you can instead turn on the feature that allows you to post your Instagrams on Facebook. This minHour article teaches you how to link your accounts and enable the feature to share your Instagram posts to Facebook on the mobile app.
Linking Facebook to Instagram
Open Instagram.
This app icon looks like a pink, purple, and orange camera icon.
- Use this method if you don’t have a Facebook and Instagram account linked. You won’t be able to share cross-platform if you don’t have them added in Account Center.
Tap your profile picture.
It’s in the lower-right corner of Instagram and displays your user profile.
- If you’re not logged into the right Instagram account, make sure you do that before continuing.
Tap ☰.
You’ll see this three-line menu icon in the upper-right corner of your profile page and tapping it will prompt a menu to drop-down.
Tap Settings.
It’s at the top of the menu next to an icon that resembles a gear.
Tap Accounts Center.
You’ll find this towards the bottom of the Settings menu under the “Meta” logo and header.
Tap Accounts & profiles.
This is usually the first option on the page. If you see a profile shown, you might already have your Instagram and Facebook accounts linked.
- If you’re not sure if your accounts are already linked, you can tap Accounts & profiles to see if both Facebook and Instagram are listed under the same account name.
Tap Add Accounts.
It’s about halfway down the menu.
- Based on your email and usage, you’ll be shown other accounts that are yours. You can add these accounts by tapping Continue. If not, try the next few steps.
Tap Facebook.
This opens the Facebook login screen.
Log in to your Facebook account.
To log in to Facebook, enter the mobile number, or email address, and password associated with your Facebook account. Then tap the blue button that says .
Select a Facebook page to share to.
By default, Instagram posts you share to Facebook will be posted to your Facebook profile. If you want to share your Instagram posts to a different Facebook page that you own, tap the radio option next to the Facebook page you want to share to.
Sharing One Instagram Post to Facebook
Open Instagram.
This app icon looks like a pink, purple, and orange camera icon.
- Use this method if you’re planning on sharing only certain posts from Instagram to Facebook.
Create your post.
To do this, tap the icon at the top of your screen, then choose . You can then use an image from your gallery or take your own picture/video.
Tap the switch next to “Facebook.
The switch should be to the right if it’s on.
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The checkmark or post icon is in the top right corner of your screen. Your post will not only share to Instagram, but to your linked Facebook account as well.
- You’ll need to repeat this process to share any future posts from Instagram to Facebook.
Sharing All Instagram Posts on Facebook
Open Instagram.
This app icon looks like a pink, purple, and orange camera icon.
- Use this method if you want to automatically share every post you create on Instagram to Facebook.
Tap your profile picture.
It’s in the lower-right corner of Instagram and displays your user profile.
Tap ☰.
You’ll see this three-line menu icon in the upper-right corner of your profile page and tapping it will prompt a menu to drop-down.
Tap Settings.
It’s at the top of the menu next to an icon that resembles a gear.
Tap Accounts Center.
You’ll find this towards the bottom of the Settings menu under the “Meta” logo and header.
Tap Sharing across profiles.
You’ll see all your connected accounts from here.
Tap your Instagram account.
Since you’re intending to share your Instagram posts on Facebook, you want to set this up so that your Instagram account acts as the default account.
- If you post more on Facebook and want to share all those posts to Instagram rather than the other way around, like you’re doing here, complete these steps using your Facebook account instead.
Select your Facebook account for the “Share to” section.
You’re sharing posts from Instagram to Facebook, so you want to make sure you have the correct Facebook account selected here. The circle will fill in to indicate that it is selected.
- In this case, all posts or videos that you create on Instagram will also post to your Facebook account.
Opt to share your Instagram Stories or posts.
Since you’re intending on sharing your posts, tap the switch next to “Your Instagram posts” to toggle it on.
- The switch will be to the right to indicate that it is enabled.
Sharing Other People’s Instagram Posts to Facebook
Open Instagram.
This app icon looks like a pink, purple, and orange camera icon.
- This will only work if the Instagram profile is set to “Public.” You can’t share posts from private profiles.
Find a post you want to share.
You can find the latest posts from the people you follow on your home page. You can also tap the magnifying glass icon at the bottom of the screen and use the search bar to search for Instagram posts by user or title.
Tap ⁝ above the post.
You’ll see this three-dot menu icon at the top right of the post that you want to share.
- You can also tap this option on Instagram Stories.
Tap Share to or Share.
You’ll see this either about halfway down the menu or at the top of the menu.
Tap the Facebook icon.
Tap the Facebook icon (it’s blue with a white “f” in the middle) to attach the Instagram post to a new Facebook post.
Type a brief message (optional).
If you want to say something about the Instagram post, type it above the image where it says “Write something”.
- If you see the attachment saying “Page Not Found,” then the Instagram post you’re sharing might be set as private.
Tap Post.
It’s in the upper-right corner of the Facebook app. This posts the Instagram post to Facebook.
Tips
- To tag a person on Facebook, include the “at” symbol, @, before typing their name. You should see suggestions of your Facebook friends that allow tagging.