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# \[Video] How to secure your Instagram account with Cerby

## Key concepts

* Cerby will be set up as an authenticator app for multi-factor authentication (MFA), providing verification codes each time you or your coworkers with shared access log in to your Instagram account.
* A Cerby-managed email address and phone number will be associated with your Instagram account to streamline login and automation tasks.
* For instructions on how to add a guest user and how guest users can join and log in to your workspace, read the article [How to invite a guest user to your workspace](https://help.cerby.com/getting-started/concepts/user-management/explore-guest-users).
* Cerby recommends logging in to your Instagram account a few days before securing it with Cerby to make sure Instagram recognizes your device as trusted.

{% hint style="danger" %}
**IMPORTANT:** Take the following into consideration for a successful setup:

* Make sure you turn off the current MFA setup on Instagram. For instructions, read the article [​​Securing your Instagram account with two-factor authentication](https://help.instagram.com/566810106808145).
* Retain access to the phone number previously associated with your account because sometimes Instagram sends verification codes via SMS to these numbers.
* Wait 24 hours to make additional setting changes if Instagram limits access temporarily to your account.
  {% endhint %}

{% embed url="<https://play.vidyard.com/pmaCYJECixr98pSwWud8iW>" %}


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