Vtiger Editions: One Pilot | One Growth | One Professional | One Enterprise | One AI
Integrating Instagram Direct Messaging (DM) with Vtiger CRM's Live Chats Add-on enables businesses to manage customer interactions from Instagram within the CRM platform. This integration streamlines communication, enhances customer engagement, and centralizes social media interactions for improved efficiency.
To integrate Instagram DM with Vtiger CRM, you must have a Facebook Page for your business and a Professional Instagram account as prerequisites. You need to link your Instagram account to your Facebook page. Then, enable your Instagram account in Vtiger CRM to receive direct messages from customers. Messages are received in the Live Chats console of the CRM.
The Live Chats module in the CRM allows agents to send and receive messages from social media visitors. The visitors can message from any social media platform like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.
To learn more about Live Chats, click here.
To learn more about creating a Facebook Business Page, click here.
To learn more about Instagram integration in Vtiger CRM, click here.
Note: The Live Chats Add-on in Vtiger CRM integrates with Facebook, Twitter, and Live Chats.
You will need the following to integrate Instagram with Vtiger CRM:
In this article, you will learn about:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Vtiger Live Chats Console provides a user-friendly interface for managing and engaging in live conversations with social media visitors. The visitors can be from any Social media platform like Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.
The Live Chats Console lets agents view and manage incoming chat requests in real-time. Agents can see the visitor's information, including their name, email address, and the page they are browsing.
The Console records chat transcripts, allowing agents to review past conversations for reference or follow-up. This feature helps maintain continuity and provides a comprehensive view of customer interactions.
Agents can share files or documents with social media visitors during chat sessions. This capability enables agents to share additional information or support materials with their customers.
You need to install Vtiger Live Chats from the Extension Store.
Follow these steps to install Vtiger Live Chats:
A successfully installed message will be displayed.
Once you have installed it, you can find it under Essentials> Conversations> Live Chats.
To use Instagram for direct messaging, you must install the Live Chats plugin for Instagram DM from the Extension Store.
This add-on lets Live Chat agents reply to Instagram DMs within the console.
Follow these steps to install Live Chats for Instagram DM:
After installation, find the Live Chats plugin for Instagram DM under the Live Chats module.
After installing the Live Chats plugin and Vtiger Live Chats, you can integrate Instagram DM with Vtiger CRM.
To integrate Instagram DM with Vtiger CRM, you must have a Facebook Page for your business and a Professional Instagram account as prerequisites. Once these two are created, you can link the Instagram account to the Facebook page.
Let us now see how you can integrate with Vtiger CRM.
Follow these steps to integrate Instagram DM with Vtiger CRM:
Step 1: Switch to a Professional Instagram Account
Step 2: Create or Use a Facebook Business Page
Step 3: Link Your Instagram Account to Your Facebook Page
Step 4: Integrating with Vtiger CRM
Follow these steps to switch from a Personal to a Professional Instagram account:
To learn how to set up a Business account, click here.
To learn how to set up a Creator Account, click here.
Follow these steps to create or use a Facebook Business page:
To learn how to create a new Facebook page, click here.
Follow these steps to link your Instagram account to your Facebook page:
To learn how to add your Instagram account to Facebook, click here.
Your Instagram account will be linked to your Facebook page. To check if the linking was successful, send a message from your Instagram account to your Facebook account. You will receive a notification on Facebook. This confirms your Instagram and Facebook accounts are linked successfully.
Follow these steps to integrate Instagram in Vtiger CRM:
You have successfully integrated Instagram into Vtiger CRM. You can start messaging from your Instagram account to receive notifications in Vtiger CRM.
To learn more about Tracker, Click here.
Now that you have integrated Instagram with Live Chats, let us see how to use Live Chats for direct messaging.
Follow these steps to send a message from Live Chats:
Note: You cannot initiate a conversation.
To learn more about Live Chats, Click here.
You can disable a configured Instagram account from the CRM. You cannot receive or send messages to this Instagram account.
Follow these steps to disable the Instagram DM account in the CRM:
Your Instagram DM account will now be disabled from the CRM.
Facebook Integration with Webchats
Instagram Integration with Social Module
Managing your Facebook account with Vtiger Social