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# Instagram Live Shopping: A few prerequisites

| Instagram Live Shopping now runs entirely from LiveMeUp: no stream key to copy, no Instagram tab to keep open. Check these few prerequisites before your first show.

## Your LiveMeUp plan

* **Meta add-on** activated on your LiveMeUp plan. It covers both Facebook and Instagram.

## Your Instagram account

* **Professional account.** Switch in the Instagram app: **Settings** > **Account type and tools** > **Switch to professional account**. It's free and takes 2 minutes.
* **Public, with at least 1,000 followers.** This is Instagram's own rule for going live, and it applies to every app.
* **In good standing.** Accounts with recent guideline violations may lose access to Live.

## Your Meta connection

* **Instagram connected from the Meta integration page** in LiveMeUp. Log in with the Meta account that manages your Instagram.
* **A Meta ad account with a payment method**, only if you want to boost your lives as Live Video Ads.

## Your streaming setup

* **iPhone 15 or newer.**
* **Upload speed of at least 10 Mbps.** Test it where you'll stream, on the same network.

|| Not at 1,000 followers yet? You can still go live on your Shopify store with LiveMeUp while you grow your Instagram audience.

| All set? Next: **Instagram: going Live**.

## Frequently asked questions

**Do I still need a stream key or Instagram Live Producer?**
No. LiveMeUp connects directly to Instagram and starts the live for you.

**Can my viewers shop from the Instagram live?**
Your live shows a link that takes viewers to your website, where they can shop. Product pinning on Instagram isn't available yet.

**Why can't I go live with a private account?**
Instagram only lets public accounts with 1,000+ followers start a live.