Instagram was purchased by Facebook for $1.0 billion back in 2012. Since then you may have noticed that the two are closely linked. At some point you may have linked your Facebook account to your Instagram account in order to enable cross-messaging or a business profile to create ads through Facebook Ads Manager.

Now you might have privacy concerns, be annoyed by notifications that come from both platforms or simply want to unlink an account to link it someplace else. It's very easy to unlink your Instagram and Facebook accounts. It takes less than a minute. Here's how.

How to Disconnect Facebook from Instagram from your iPhone or Android app

Follow these steps to unlink an Instagram account from a Facebook profile.

Go to your Profile by tapping on your profile picture on the bottom bar

How To Unlink Facebook From Instagram — Go to your profile
How To Unlink Facebook From Instagram — Go to your profile

Tap the menu icon at the top-right corner (icon with three horizontal lines)

How To Unlink Facebook From Instagram — Tap on the burger menu
How To Unlink Facebook From Instagram — Tap on the burger menu

Tap "Settings"

How To Unlink Facebook From Instagram — Go to Settings
How To Unlink Facebook From Instagram — Go to Settings

Tap "Account"

How To Unlink Facebook From Instagram — Go to Account
How To Unlink Facebook From Instagram — Go to Account

Tap "Sharing to Other Apps" or "Linked Accounts"

How To Unlink Facebook From Instagram — "Sharing to Other apps"
How To Unlink Facebook From Instagram — "Sharing to Other apps"

Tap "Facebook"

How To Unlink Facebook From Instagram — Select Facebook
How To Unlink Facebook From Instagram — Select Facebook
How To Unlink Facebook From Instagram — Click the Unlink button
How To Unlink Facebook From Instagram — Click the Unlink button

How To Unlink Facebook From Instagram — Confirm in the popup window
How To Unlink Facebook From Instagram — Confirm in the popup window

That's it! Your Facebook is successfully unlinked.

How to Disconnect Facebook from Instagram from your Mac or PC

Unfortunately this is no longer possible. You need to use your mobile or tablet Instagram app in order to unlink your Facebook and Instagram accounts.


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