Here are some key details to note if you are encountering an error when posting to Facebook or Instagram:

If you receive the error: "Could not link Ayrshare to Facebook. You may not be connected to the network or we could not establish a connection with our server. Check your connection and try again later."

1. Open a new tab/window in your browser and go to facebook.com.

2. Log out of Facebook and log in once more. If you're asked to verify your account or a CAPTCHA question, please complete it.

3. Head back to the Ayrshare dashboard Social Accounts page, refresh your page, and try linking Facebook once more.

The cause might be you're using a newly created Facebook or Instagram account. Facebook states that "There is a 60-minute delay before new accounts can log in to any applications".

Please wait for 60-minutes and try again.

1. You can verify if your Instagram account is a Business Account by going to your Instagram mobile app and clicking the three bars in the upper right corner. Select "Settings" and then "Account".

2. At the bottom of the screen there may be a link "Switch account type". Click "Switch account type" and you should see the following if a Business Account:

This example account is an Instagram Business. If you see the above image, your account is Business and no changes are needed. If you have the option to switch to a Business Account, please choose it.
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You must claim your Google My Business page before linking it with Ayrshare. Be sure to choose the Google account that is an admin of your GMB page during link authorization.
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If you receive an error when posting about Facebook permission issues or you don't see a Facebook Page listed it could be some access permissions were not granted.

1. Log into Facebook and go to the "Setting" -> "Settings & Privacy" -> "Security & Login" -> "Business Integration".

2. On the Business Integration page, click the Ayrshare App and choose "View and Edit".

3. A pop-up will show. Scroll down to "Create and Manage Content on Your Page" and ensure that it is enabled. If you see a checkbox with "Pages" then check it to select all pages.

4. Allow access to all Facebook Pages and click "Save".

5. Head back to the Ayrshare Dashboard and unlink and relink Facebook. You should now have the correct permissions.

If you receive an error when posting about Instagram permission issues or that your account isn't linked, even though you linked your Facebook account, it could be some access permissions were not granted.

For example, if you receive the errors:

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1. To make sure your Instagram is a Business account and it is connected to a Facebook Page, login to Facebook and navigate to your Facebook Page.

2. Click 'Settings' from the left-hand menu on your screen.

3. Unlink and re-link your Instagram account in the Ayrshare Dashboard under "Social Accounts".

1. If the issue is still persists, check your permissions granted to Ayrshare, login to Facebook and go to the "Setting" -> "Settings & Privacy" -> "Security & Login" -> "Business Integration".

2. On the Business Integration page, click the Ayrshare App.

3. A pop-up will show. Scroll down to "Upload media and create post for Instagram" and "Access profile and posts for Instagram". Check both the boxes "Instagram Accounts".

4. Click "Save".‌

5. Head back to the Ayrshare Dashboard and unlink and relink Instagram. You should now have the correct permissions.

The social networks are very particular on the frequency of @mentions and who is mentioned. The Freemium plan does not allow mentions and will not send your posts. Paid plans allow mentions, but the same mention can not be used twice within a 3-day period.

A few things to check to verify you have all the required information to successfully post, or call any API endpoint.

1. If copying an Unsplash URL to post in media_urls, please be sure to copy the image address.

2. Click on the Unsplash image you want to copy, right-click the image, and select "Copy Image Address".

1. When a link is included in a post, Twitter tries to render a preview. Twitter meta tags on your site/page in the header are used to render the preview text, image, and link. You can validate how the Twitter card will look by submitting your page link here.

2. If everything looks ok, but the preview is still not showing, please contact us for assistance.
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1. The "Published by..." is not displayed to your Facebook Page visitors, only to administrators ("admin") of the Page.

2. In the Facebook admin view of a Page the source of the post is shown, for example "Published by Ayrshare". Facebook automatically adds this metadata in the admin view.

Please see here on how to view a Page as a visitor or view the page in a Private/Incognito tab in your browser.

If you receive HTML as a response to "Bad Request" instead of JSON, it is possible the POST body parameter is not valid JSON.

For example, if you send this invalid JSON:

A response of "Bad Request" will be returned. The code above has three issues: a missing comma on post, the post text has a double set of " quotes without escaping, and a missing end quote on platform. The valid JSON should be:

You can test your JSON by POSTing to the following URL to validate your JSON. Be sure to set the Content-Type to text/plain.

You can validate your JSON by using either an online linter, such as https://jsonlint.com/ or using Postman.

or our validateJSON endpoint:

If you receive a 504 HTTP error with a "Bad Gateway" message, or timeout, and are trying to post a larger media file, please try sending the post as a scheduled post with a scheduleDate instead.

You many also try using the experimental (beta) endpoint for longer timeouts:

https://api.ayrshare.com/api/{endpoint name}

Facebook attempts to translate posts into the local language of the viewer. Sometimes the translations are incorrect.

You can turn off automatic Facebook translations of posts by going to Facebook.com:

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