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[EN] Integrate your LAMA store with Instagram shopping
[EN] Integrate your LAMA store with Instagram shopping

Estimated time: 10min

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Written by Louise Peiffer
Updated over 4 months ago

Expand your reach and increase your sales by integrating your LAMA store with Instagram Shopping. This integration allows you to tag products in your Instagram posts and stories, leading customers directly to your store with just a tap.

What is Instagram shopping?

Instagram Shopping is a feature that enables businesses to create an immersive storefront for users to explore and purchase products directly within the Instagram platform. By integrating it with your LAMA store, you can provide a seamless shopping experience for your Instagram audience.

Why use Instagram shopping?

  • Enhance discoverability: Make it easier for potential customers to find and buy your products directly through Instagram.

  • Streamline the shopping experience: Simplify the path from discovery to purchase, reducing the steps customers need to take to buy your products.

  • Increase sales: By providing a direct link to your products, Instagram Shopping can help boost your sales and grow your customer base.

Step-by-Step Guide to Integrating with Instagram Shopping

We know navigating through the Meta business Manager can give you a headache so we made you an amazing and comprehensive step by step guide:

  1. Check that you have a business or creator account

    1. On Instagram app on mobile

    2. Go to your profile and tap in the upper right corner. Tap Settings

    3. Then

      1. If there is a section business then you all setup

      2. If not click privacy, then Account type and tools, and Switch to professional account

  2. Sync your LAMA products

    1. Go to http://app.lama.co

    2. Go to Store > Settings > Integrations

    3. Click Connect your Facebook Business Account

    4. Authorize LAMA Catalog

    5. Select your Business Account

    6. Then

      1. if there is already an existing Catalog select it

      2. if not, Create a new one by clicking Create a new catalog

  3. Setup your domain

    1. Go to https://business.facebook.com/latest/settings

    2. Then

      1. If there is NO Brand safety menu

        1. Click on the Info icon → Configurator

        2. Click on Create Ads account

        3. Refresh and you should see a Brand safety menu

        4. Go to ii.

      2. If there is a Brand safety menu

        1. At the bottom of the menu, click on Company Settings

        2. It opens a new page

        3. In this new page, click at the bottom of the menu on Company Informations

        4. At the top of the page under you name, please check

          1. If Main page is empty

            1. Click Edit and Select your Facebook page as main page

          2. If Main page is not empty you are all good

        5. In the left menu, click on Brand safety > Domain > Add > Request Access to a domain

        6. Type lama.co > Tick the box > Send

  4. Check your products and business infos

    1. In the left menu click on Merchant account

    2. In the overview page if you need some Business verification please do it otherwise it won’t work

  5. Enjoy your products

    1. Once facebook & us approved your request (take up to 24h)

    2. Go to Instagram app

    3. New publication

    4. Select a photo

    5. Next on filter

    6. Tap Identify Products

    7. You should be able to see your Catalog and access LAMA products !

Lama products are automatically created/updated/deleted with the Insta Catalog so you have no more configuration to do.

If you make it until the end send us a small message on hello@lama.co, on Instagram or Intercom chat.

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