{"id":14064,"date":"2025-11-29T14:12:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T14:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.help.dailyfy.co\/categories\/planning-and-publication\/publication-errors\/why-didnt-my-instagram-collab-work\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T10:58:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T10:58:59","slug":"why-didnt-my-instagram-collab-work","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/help.dailyfy.co\/en\/categories\/planning-and-publication\/publication-errors\/why-didnt-my-instagram-collab-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Why didn\u2019t my Instagram collab work?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14064\" class=\"elementor elementor-14064 elementor-14058\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82d423c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82d423c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a2c685\" data-id=\"0a2c685\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63defd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63defd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"410\">If your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.help.dailyfy.co\/en\/categories\/dailyspace\/profile\/connecting-accounts-and-profiles-to-dailyfy\/connect-an-instagram-account-business-or-creator-to-dailyfy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram account is properly connected to Dailyfy<\/a> and you tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.help.dailyfy.co\/en\/categories\/planning-and-publication\/publishing-features\/how-do-i-invite-collaborators-on-an-instagram-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">add an Instagram collaboration<\/a> without success, several reasons may explain the issue.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43e99ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43e99ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. The invited profile is invalid<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d909b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d909b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because of Instagram API limitations, Dailyfy can\u2019t search profiles through the official tool. We therefore use an alternative method, which may sometimes fail to identify accounts correctly.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The most reliable method:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>Copy the Instagram profile URL and paste it directly into the search field when creating your collab on Dailyfy (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.help.dailyfy.co\/en\/categories\/planning-and-publication\/publishing-features\/how-do-i-retrieve-a-page-or-profile-mention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">just like mentions<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you also have permission to collaborate with that profile (some accounts don\u2019t accept collabs or restrict collaboration requests).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17568a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17568a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. The invited profile does not allow Instagram collaborations<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-839748d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"839748d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some accounts <strong>disable the ability to be added as collaborators.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you publish through Dailyfy, we automatically check with Instagram whether the invited profile allows collaborations or not.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 If the account doesn\u2019t allow collabs:<\/p>\n<p>Dailyfy will publish your post without the collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>You will receive an error notification on your post and in your Dailyfy notification center.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 You can still add the collaboration manually<br \/>From your Instagram app:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open your post.<\/li>\n<li>Tap Edit.<\/li>\n<li>Select Add collaborator.<\/li>\n<li>Search for the profile.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If the name appears greyed out, it confirms that the profile does not accept collaborations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1797d8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1797d8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. The profile has not accepted the collaboration<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20fe581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20fe581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even if the collaboration was successfully sent, it must be accepted by the invited account for it to appear on your post.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 As long as the collab hasn\u2019t been accepted:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>your post remains a regular post,<\/li>\n<li>the collaboration does not appear on the invited profile,<\/li>\n<li>and you will see a message under your post:<br \/><em>\u201cX has received an invitation to collaborate but has not accepted it yet.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once the person accepts the collaboration, it will automatically appear on both accounts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your Instagram account is properly connected to Dailyfy and you tried to add an Instagram collaboration without success, several reasons may explain the issue. 1. 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