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Chat App Message Service:Set up a professional account on Instagram

Last Updated:Mar 10, 2026

This topic describes how to create an Instagram professional account, which you can then connect to the Chat App Message Service to send messages.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. Log in to Instagram and open the Settings page.

  2. In the navigation pane on the left, choose For professionals > Account type and tools.

  3. Click Switch to professional account.

  4. Select Business and click Next.

  5. Select a business category and click Done.

  6. Specify whether to display contact information on your profile as needed.

  7. Click Done.

For more information, see the Instagram help document.

Switch to a personal account

To switch from a professional account to a personal account, on the Instagram account settings page, in the navigation pane on the left, choose For professionals > Business tools and controls. Then, click Switch to personal account.

Note

After you switch back to a personal account, you need to set up a new professional account.