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Instagram

HYGO Shop publishes to Instagram via Instagram's Graph API for Business and Creator accounts. The integration runs through Ayrshare under the hood — a publisher API that handles the OAuth dance, rate limits, and Instagram's frequently-changing publishing rules so you don't have to.

What you can post​

  • Single-image posts.
  • Carousel posts (up to 10 images).
  • Reels (vertical video).
  • Stories.

What HYGO Shop generates for you​

  • Captions in your brand voice (you can edit before publishing).
  • Hashtag recommendations based on your product category.
  • Image variants sized for each Instagram surface (feed, story, reel).

Account requirements​

  • An Instagram Business or Creator account (not a personal account).
  • The Instagram account connected to a Facebook Page you administer.

Setup​

  1. From the HYGO Shop dashboard, click Connect Instagram.
  2. Sign in to Facebook with the account that owns the Page connected to your Instagram.
  3. Approve the requested permissions.
  4. Pick the Instagram Business / Creator account to connect.

Permissions requested​

  • instagram_basic — read your account profile.
  • instagram_content_publish — publish posts you approve.
  • pages_show_list and pages_read_engagement — discover the Pages tied to your account.

HYGO Shop does not request DM access, ads management, or the ability to read followers' private data.

Compliance + content rules​

Captions are scanned for risky phrases (medical claims, "guaranteed results", etc.) before publishing — Instagram disallows these and blocks accounts that violate them. You'll be warned before posting anything that might trip the rules.

Disconnect​

Facebook → Settings → Business Integrations → HYGO Shop → Remove. Or, from the HYGO Shop dashboard → Connections → Instagram → Disconnect. Tokens are revoked immediately.