# Why wont tiktok let me add my instagram? is there a trick to make it work?

**URL:** <https://community.redact.dev/t/why-wont-tiktok-let-me-add-my-instagram-is-there-a-trick-to-make-it-work/486>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** tiktok\
**Created:** [July 29, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/why-wont-tiktok-let-me-add-my-instagram-is-there-a-trick-to-make-it-work/486 "2026-07-29T14:39:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![crippy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@crippy](https://community.redact.dev/u/crippy)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/why-wont-tiktok-let-me-add-my-instagram-is-there-a-trick-to-make-it-work/486/1 "2026-07-29T14:39:06Z")

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What’s up with Tiktok not allowing me to link my IG with their platform? Is it currently broken or asm I just doing something wrong?

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**Author:** ![candycane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@candycane](https://community.redact.dev/u/candycane)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/why-wont-tiktok-let-me-add-my-instagram-is-there-a-trick-to-make-it-work/486/2 "2026-07-29T19:32:47Z")

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mine did this for like a week then randomly worked one day with zero changes on my end. these cross platform link things are held together with tape lol

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**Author:** ![BIGdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BIGdave](https://community.redact.dev/u/BIGdave)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/why-wont-tiktok-let-me-add-my-instagram-is-there-a-trick-to-make-it-work/486/3 "2026-07-29T22:06:36Z")

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Mine wouldn’t link either for about a week. It is not just you my friend. The whole cross-platform linking thing has been broken since the ownership mess. Try from the Instagram side instead of the TikTok side that worked for me eventually.

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**Author:** ![TheRealMasterP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@TheRealMasterP](https://community.redact.dev/u/TheRealMasterP)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/why-wont-tiktok-let-me-add-my-instagram-is-there-a-trick-to-make-it-work/486/4 "2026-07-29T22:39:09Z")

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The trick that worked for me was doing it through the meta account center on the instagram side rather then from inside tiktok. Tiktok initiating the link is the part that’s broken, at least for me. Instagram initiating it always goes through for me. Give that a shot it’ll probably work for you too.

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**Author:** ![TheRealMasterP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@TheRealMasterP](https://community.redact.dev/u/TheRealMasterP)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/why-wont-tiktok-let-me-add-my-instagram-is-there-a-trick-to-make-it-work/486/5 "2026-07-29T22:40:12Z")

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oh haha I just saw what @BIGdave save posted which is essentially the exact same thing I posted.