With almost 400 million active users daily, Facebook-owned photo and video sharing platform, Instagram claims to have one of the largest user base. In past couple of weeks, the Instagram app has been updated with several new features such as yes/no polls, emoji slider, story soundtrack and more.
Recently, we have reported that Instagram is testing a native payments feature on its platform, allowing users to shop directly using the app.
If you are wondering on how to set up and use the payments option on Instagram, here’s our ready-to-use-guide for you:
How do I pay for promotions from the Instagram app?
If you have an existing Facebook ad account, you can use the payment method from that account to pay for your Instagram promotions.If you don’t have a Facebook ad account, you’ll be able to add a payment method after you create your promotion.You should see a screen that prompts you to add a payment method.
First things first:
You must be running the latest version (57.0.0.9) of the Instagram app.
If you are running the older version, you need to update it to use this feature
1. Open Google Play Store and search for the Instagram app (in case you have not opted for auto-update).
2. Check if the app shows the ‘Update’ button instead of the ‘Install’ option.
3. Tap on ‘Update’ button to start downloading the latest version of the app.
To add a payment method to your account:
- Go to your Business Profile.
- Tap
(iPhone) or
(Android) in the top-right corner.
- Under Business Settings, tap Payments.
- Tap Payment Methods.
- Tap Add Payment Method.
- Select Credit Card or Debit Card or PayPal.
- Fill in your payment details, then tap Save.
Steps to remove the payment method:
>Head to ‘Profile’ tab in the ‘Payments’ section of the app.
>Select the card details you’ve added and tap on ‘>’ icon at the right.
>Tap on the ‘Remove’ button the bottom of the card page to successfully remove the card.
Note: If you change the primary payment method on your ad account, that change will be reflected across both Facebook and Instagram.
