Do you find it difficult to manage multiple separate Instagram accounts? If so, you’re not alone. Many individuals and businesses find it difficult to organize multiple accounts on the popular photo-sharing platform. In this article, we will show you how to merge Instagram accounts quickly and easily.
Now, why would you create multiple Instagram accounts in the first place? Well, we have answered this in depth in the next section. However, to give you the gist, some people may have created multiple accounts to cater to different aspects of their lives, such as personal and professional interests.
However, managing multiple profiles can become time consuming and overwhelming as accounts grow. Let’s discuss this in detail in the next section.
Why you should merge Instagram accounts
Merging Instagram accounts can be beneficial for a number of reasons:
1. If you have multiple Instagram accounts with different focuses or niches, merging them will allow you to bring your followers together in one place.
2. Maintaining multiple Instagram accounts often means creating and managing content for each separate account. By consolidating accounts, you can consolidate your content creation efforts and focus on creating high-quality posts for one account.
3. Combining your Instagram accounts can lead to higher engagement rates. When you have a larger, consolidated audience, your posts are more likely to receive likes, comments, and shares because you’ll reach a broader set of followers with each post.
4. Managing multiple accounts means breaking down your data and analytics across different configurations. By consolidating your accounts, you can consolidate data and gain insight into your overall Instagram performance.
Before merging accounts, it’s essential to consider the potential impact on your existing followers, as they may have different expectations or preferences based on the accounts they originally followed.
What happens to your followers when you merge two Instagram accounts
When you merge your Instagram accounts by changing your username, your existing followers will not be affected by their connection to your account. However, they may experience changes in the way they interact with your content. Here’s what happens:
1. When you change your username, it will be updated across the entire platform. Your new username will be displayed on your profile, in search results, and in any comments or tags you receive.
2. Instagram assigns a URL to each account based on the username. If you merge accounts and change your username, your profile URL will also change accordingly. However, Instagram automatically redirects your old URL to the new URL, so anyone who visits your old URL will be redirected to your updated profile.
3. If others have tagged or mentioned your old username in their posts or comments, those mentions will not automatically update your new username.
4. This will not affect your direct message conversations with your followers. Your previous messages and conversations will remain intact and your followers will still be able to contact you through the same chat thread.
It’s important to note that while your followers won’t be lost when you change your username, it can take some time for them to adapt to your new name and update their tagging or mentioning habits. With this understanding, let’s start with merging Instagram accounts.
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How to combine two Instagram accounts
There are many ways to combine Instagram accounts; we have explained all possible ways in step by step guide. Let’s start with the methods.
Method 1: Username redirect to merge two Instagram accounts
This is one of the most popular and easiest ways to merge Instagram accounts. In this method, you only have to transfer the username from your secondary account to your main account. This way, whenever someone searches for your account, they will access your new Instagram account without any hitch. Follow the steps.
Step 1: Launch the Instagram app on your iPhone or Android device and navigate to the profile page.
Step 2: Treat this account as your sub-account, select Edit Profile and tap on Username.
Step 3: In the Username screen, enter any random username and tap the checkmark in the top right corner.
Step 4: You will be taken to the Edit Profile screen; Tap the checkmark in the top right corner to save the changes.
Now that you’ve changed the username for your secondary profile, it’s time to transfer it to your main account.
Step 5: Press and hold the profile icon in the bottom navigation bar. From the bottom panel, select your primary account.
Step 6: Select Edit Profile and on the next screen, tap Username.
Step 7: In the Username screen, enter the username of the sub-account you changed and tap the checkmark in the top right corner.
Step 8: You will be taken to the Edit Profile screen; Tap the checkmark in the top right corner to save the changes.
That’s about it. You have successfully transferred your username from one Instagram account to another. Please note that when you change your username and assign it to your other account, don’t delay, because someone can get a common username in a snap.
If this method is too difficult for you to do, see the next method.
Method 2: Create a new primary account and delete other accounts
Creating a new primary account is another way to unify your Instagram account. Once you create a new account, you can start from scratch and grow it however you want. You may be wondering what happens to your followers and the posts you made on your old Instagram account.
Well, you cannot directly migrate old followers to your new account. You will have to post on your old Instagram account about the new one and ask your followers to follow you there. As for the posts you made on your old Instagram account, you can download them all and repost them on your new account. Follow the instructions below.
Step 1: Open the Instagram app and access your profile from the bottom navigation bar.
Step 2: In the profile screen, tap the three horizontal bars icon in the top right corner. From the bottom panel, select Your Activity.
Step 3: Scroll down and under ‘Information you’ve shared with Instagram’ select ‘Download your info’ and on the next screen tap ‘Request download’.
Step 4: Under “Select Accounts and Profiles”, select your secondary Instagram account and tap Next. Under Select Information, select Finish Copy.
Step 5: Select Format, Media Quality, Date Range and press Submit Request.
This will take some time (usually a few hours) to process and you will receive an email when the information is ready to download.
After you download the content, post it to your main account and if you want, you can delete your secondary account. If you don’t already know, you can check out our article on how to delete your Instagram account for instructions.
If you have any questions, check out the FAQ section below.
FAQ about merging two Instagram accounts
1. Can I combine content from two Instagram accounts into one?
Instagram doesn’t offer a built-in feature to merge or combine content from two separate accounts into one. Each Instagram account acts as an independent entity with its set of followers, posts, and interactions. You will have to follow the methods mentioned in this article if you want to merge two Instagram accounts.
2. Can you see if two Instagram accounts are linked?
Instagram doesn’t provide a direct way to tell you if accounts are linked. However, if you suspect a potential link between two Instagram accounts, you can look for metrics like similar usernames or names, mutual followers, and shared content or tags. Please note that these indicators are only general and are not definitive proof of connection.
Merge your accounts
Knowing how to merge Instagram accounts can be a game changer and take your Instagram presence to the next level. So make sure you clearly understand your goals and their impact on your audience before moving on. You may also want to read how to share Instagram posts to Snapchat Story.
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