How to Enable Two-Factor Authentication for Facebook & Instagram
Meta requires two-factor authentication (2FA) to be enabled on your personal Facebook account before third-party apps like Ferdy can publish on your behalf. If you also use a Facebook Business Manager, 2FA must be enabled there too. Without it, your posts may fail even though the connection looks fine.
Personal Facebook Account
This is the Facebook account you log in with personally — the one you use to manage your Pages.
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Go to Meta Accounts Centre → Password and Security (or open Facebook → Settings & Privacy → Settings → Accounts Centre → Password and Security).
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Click Two-factor authentication, then select the account you want to secure.
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Choose your preferred method — Authentication app (recommended) or Text message (SMS).
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Follow the on-screen prompts to complete setup.
Facebook Business Manager
If your Facebook Page is managed through a Business Manager, it has its own 2FA setting separate from your personal account. Even if your personal 2FA is on, you still need to enable it here.
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Go to Business Manager Security Center (or open Business Manager → Settings → Security Center).
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Under Two-factor authentication, set the requirement to at least Required for admins only (or Required for everyone for maximum security).
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If prompted, each team member will be asked to set up their own 2FA the next time they log in to Business Manager.
After Enabling 2FA
Once 2FA is enabled, go back to Ferdy and connect (or reconnect) your Facebook and Instagram accounts. Everything should work smoothly from there.