# Check the Instagram side of a Meta account

> Tier: recipe. Operating recipe: real tool sequence, core rules, known traps.

Instagram account connections read before Instagram-heavy plans are judged or launched.

**Intent.** Which Instagram accounts are wired, and what placement stories rely on them.

## When to use

- Launches with Instagram-first creative.
- Onboarding.

## When not to use

- No specific contraindication beyond the preconditions below.

## Sources

Required: Meta Ads

## Preconditions

- The account is ticked in the dashboard, confirmed via list_accounts.

## Inputs

- `window`: Analysis window. Default: last 30 days.

## Procedure

1. List connected Instagram accounts. — tools: `meta_get_instagram_accounts`
2. Check placement effectiveness where Instagram dominates delivery. — tools: `meta_get_insights`

## Decision rules

- **When** Instagram placements dominate spend with no connected account → **conclude** Ads run as page-backed placeholders: flag the identity gap.

## Evidence requirements

- Every figure carries its account, metric and window.
- Anything below a readable sample size is reported as unjudged, not as zero.

## Human approval boundary

- The readout changes nothing. Any change it motivates goes through Safe Writes: preview, human confirmation, then apply.

## Failure modes

- Placement breakdowns lag: young campaigns misreport their mix.

## Output

- **Readout**: The figures, with windows and accounts named.
- **Flags**: What deserves a deeper skill or a human decision.