# Connecting TikTok and Instagram accounts

> How accounts link to devices, what "ready to post" means, and fixing connection issues.

Pamba publishes from physical phones, so posting requires your account to be signed in on a device. This is what makes posts look and behave like a human posted them.

## Connecting

Go to **Accounts** and follow the connect flow for TikTok or Instagram. Depending on your plan, your account is signed in on a Pamba-managed device. Once linked, the account shows as ready and appears as a posting target when you schedule.

## What "ready" means

Ready = the account is signed in on a device that's online and inside its posting capacity. If an account shows as not ready, posts scheduled to it will fail at their slot rather than silently skipping.

## Instagram + Facebook

An Instagram account can share posts to a linked Facebook account (set up through Meta's Accounts Center). Once linked, "share to Facebook" becomes available on Instagram posts.

## Troubleshooting

- **Account signed out on the device**: reconnect from the Accounts page; then retry any failed posts.
- **Paused accounts**: pausing an account cancels its pending posts and warming activity; resume it to schedule again.
- **Wrong account posting**: each scheduled post names its target account explicitly; check the post's account on the Schedule page.

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HTML version: https://pamba.app/docs/connecting-accounts · All docs: https://pamba.app/llms.txt