How to create an Instagram account step by step

Do you want to get started on Instagram? Well, if you need to be guided step by step in this photography and video social network, you don't have to look any further. In this guide we tell you everything you need to create your own profile and start working We explain it so that anyone can be a user and have a corner to publish photos and videos. Let's start.

What do we need

As in the recipes, let's take a quick look at the things we need to create an account on the Instagram social network.And it is that there are mandatory requirements and there are also recommendations We can also choose to carry out the procedure through our mobile phone or a computer. So pay attention and write down. Need:

• Email AccountActive
• The Instagram app (on an Android phone or iPhone)
• Account on the social network Facebook (optional)
• A computer (optional)
• Couple of minutes

The email

It is a mandatory requirement. Basic for almost any procedure on the Internet, be it signing up for a service or application, signing up for a newsletter or logging in. Virtually all of us have an email account in one of the usual services. The most famous are Gmail, Google's mail service, or Microsoft's Outlook.But there are also options like Yahoo, the old Hotmail, or even temporary emails.

Stop by one of these services to create a new account. The process is fully guided and only takes a couple of minutes. You must specify data such as the name and surname, create a valid email address and even give your phone number to confirm the process. You may also be asked for your date of birth and your gender information. The most important thing is that you specify a suitable password Sufficiently secure when entering characters and symbols (if your email client allows it), but one that you always remember . Click on any of these options to create your email if you don't already have one:

• Google
• Outlook
• Yahoo

There is a faster and less secure option to create an email account. It is not to create it and use an account of temporary mail This is a service offered by some web pages to have an inbox and address ready to use. So you don't have to create anything or remember credentials. You just have to copy the address, paste it on the Instagram website and wait for the registration confirmation email. Of course, forget about having access to that inbox later, or that other people cannot get hold of it. So it is not our main recommendation to create a personal account that you are going to use in a private Instagram profile. Although it has other uses. A good example of this service is Temp-mail.org.

How to create an account in the Instagram app

Now that we have the main requirement for the process, our email account, we can move on to creating the account on the Instagram social network. In this case we will do it directly through the mobile application.

Of course you must download the application in your terminal. It is completely free. You can find it in the Google Play Store if you have an Android phone, or in the App Store if you have an iPhone.

Once downloaded, start the application and look at the screen that appears. Here it will ask you to use your account credentials. But, since you don't have one yet, you should look a little further down to find the option Register. Here you will create a new one.

The first thing then will be to specify a username for the account. Don't worry, it's something you can change later if you decide to modify it.

The next step will be to add a phone number or email that we have created before or that we already have.It is a method to certify our profile and also to send us confirmation codes to log in safely. Choose the route you prefer, complete the information and press next.

Of course you will have to enter a password to secure your entire profile. Instagram suggests that your password have at least 6 characters for security reasons. There doesn't need to be any numbers, case sensitivity, or characters, so it can be relatively simple so you don't forget it.

The next step will be to specify your age. A counter at the bottom will allow you to choose the day, month and year of birth. Even if the account is of a professional nature, it is necessary to provide this information, which will go hand in hand with the profile.

With this, all that remains is to complete the registration by clicking on the homonymous button.The next thing will be to connect with Facebook, although it is an optional point to search for contacts and friends who are also on Instagram. If you skip this step you will be before the creation of your profile. Here you can click on the camera icon to take a picture of your face or whatever you want. Or you can even choose a photo from your mobile gallery to decorate this section.

And ready. Your application will be complete, with a profile ready to be filled with photos and videos. Or simply a corner to follow the accounts that interest you. To get you rolling Instagram will suggest profiles of accounts you can follow to see photos on your wall, but this is a completely optional step.

How to create an Instagram account from your computer

Another more recent option to create your Instagram account is to do it from the comfort of a computer.Think of it this way: you will have a larger and more mechanical keyboard so as not to get confused, a larger screen than any mobile phone and the possibility of using a mouse to do the more comfortable procedure. It's actually an optional step that can be useful if you're used to using a computer instead of your mobile.

To do this, open the Internet browser and access the Instagram website. Being the first time you log in here, the window to log in or enter your credentials will appear. As you still do not have an account, you must click on the blue word that says Register

This will take you to the registration screen where you can enter personal information about your account. Name and surname, email account, username that you want to be reflected in the account and, of course, the password.

You can expedite this process if you have an account on the social network Facebook and want or don't mind linking it to your Instagram account. When using Facebook registration data, you will only have to give permission for Instagram to use it, without having to write them one by one. Of course, then don't be surprised that Instagram suggests friends with contacts that you already have in your Facebook account.

Once you have completed the first data you will also have to clarify your age. You will have three wheels to indicate the day, month and year A mandatory requirement to ensure that you are of the necessary age to create an Instagram profile and to direct the that is displayed on this social network. And now it's time to move on to the last step.

As in the mobile version, you will receive an SMS or an email with a confirmation code to complete the registration process. You must enter it in the Internet browser to finish the registration. From this moment on, your Instagram account will have been created and will be confirmed for you to use at your leisure. At first Instagram will suggest accounts to follow to fill your feed with content. But you can search for your own accounts to follow in the top bar.