VidLassoInstagram is open to early access testers. Meta still has VidLasso in testing, so we add each Instagram account you want to connect by hand. Put the usernames on the early access form (up to 5), or reply to your invite email with them.
1. Use a professional account
Instagram lets apps read posts and comments only for professional accounts (Creator or Business) that are linked to a Facebook Page. Switching is free and takes a couple of minutes.
- Open Instagram, go to your profile, then Menu and Settings.
- Choose Account type and tools, then Switch to professional account. Pick Creator or Business.
- In Meta Business Suite or your Facebook Page settings, link your Instagram account to a Facebook Page you manage.
2. Accept the tester invite
Once we add you, your approval email has a Turn on Instagram section. Accept the invite once for each Instagram account you want to connect:
- Open Instagram tester invites and sign in with the Instagram account.
- Open the Tester invites tab and accept VidLasso.
3. Connect
In VidLasso, go to Settings, then Channels, and choose Connect Instagram. Sign in with the Facebook account that manages the Page and approve read access. Posts, comments and channels in VidLasso carry a YouTube, Instagram or Facebook badge, so you can always tell where each one came from.
Still see Coming soon? That account is not on the tester list yet. Reply to your invite email with its username and we will add it.
Faster comments
When you turn on Instagram replies, Facebook also asks for permission to send VidLasso events for the linked Page (pages_manage_metadata). New comments then arrive within a minute instead of at the next check. Already have replies on? Settings shows a one time Get comments faster prompt for that account.
To use your Instagram account from Claude, see Instagram MCP server.
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