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AARRGHH I changed my instagram name and its linking to my old account

  • March 10, 2026
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Kate Prance

Does anyone know how I do this? I just keep going round and round in circles on the platforms logging onto my instagram trying to update my account but them nothing happens?? 

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    • cata_rendon
    • Community Moderator
    • March 10, 2026

    Hi ​@Kate Prance, I also have changed my IG account name but I was able to have it reflected on my Manychat account, just by “ Refresing IG permissions”. You can do this by clicking Help → Refresh Permissions.

    If after that you still have issues, you can contact support so they can help you to check what is going on, here is a guide on how to get help:  How to get support from Manychat – Manychat Help

     

    Hope this helps you!

    Cheers!

    Catalina Rendon

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      Devtrest
      • Devtrest
      • Smooth talker
      • March 11, 2026

      This usually happens because Manychat is still connected to the same Instagram account ID, even though you changed the username.

      So changing the Instagram name doesn’t always update the connection inside Manychat right away.

      I’d try this:

      • go to Settings > Instagram in Manychat

      • disconnect the Instagram account

      • reconnect it again through the correct Meta/Facebook account

      • make sure the Instagram profile is connected to the right Facebook Page

      • then refresh/check if the new username shows correctly

      If it’s still showing the old one after reconnecting, it’s probably just a sync issue on Meta/Manychat’s side, and support may need to refresh it.

      So in short: rename alone usually isn’t enough reconnecting the IG channel is usually the fix.

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