> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.hookmyapp.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Connect a Page

> Connect a Facebook Page, and the Instagram account linked to it, from the dashboard.

## Prerequisites

* A HookMyApp account.<br />
  Sign in with `hookmyapp login`.
* A Facebook Page you manage.<br />
  Personal profiles cannot be connected.

## Connect from the dashboard

Open your workspace's channels page, click **Connect Channel**, then **Facebook**.<br />
Sign in to Facebook, then pick the Page from the picker.<br />
HookMyApp handles the permissions.

From the terminal, `hookmyapp channels connect facebook` opens that page for you and waits for the new channel.

A Page with a linked Instagram account also connects that account as its own `instagram` channel in the same workspace.<br />
The two channels are managed separately after that: each has its own token, webhook destination and forwarding switch.

## What you get back

* **Channel ID** (`ch_xxxxxxxx`): use it in channel commands, like `hookmyapp channels webhook set <channel>` and `hookmyapp channels health <channel>`.<br />
  Find it with `hookmyapp channels list`.
* **Channel token**: the `hmat_` token your app sends in the `Authorization: Bearer` header.<br />
  Get it with `hookmyapp channels token <channel>`, or copy it from the channel page.
* **Page ID**: the id used in the send URL. `hookmyapp channels show <channel>` prints it.

## Token lifetimes and rotation

Your channel token does not expire.<br />
If the Page loses permission to send, the channel health page shows it and **Reconnect** on the channel page re-links the Page.

If your channel token leaks, rotate it: `hookmyapp channels token <channel> --rotate`, or the Rotate button on the channel page.<br />
The old token stops working immediately.

## Reconnect

Open the channel's detail page in the dashboard and use **Reconnect**. The channel updates in place and messages keep flowing throughout.<br />
Reconnecting the Page also refreshes the Instagram channel that was connected with it.

## Disconnect

**Disconnect** on the channel page, or `hookmyapp channels disconnect <channel>`.<br />
Disconnecting the Page leaves the linked Instagram channel connected. Disconnect it separately if you want both gone.

## Next steps

* [Receive webhooks](/facebook/receive-webhooks): Handle inbound messages, comments and posts.
* [Send messages](/facebook/send-messages): Send your first Messenger message.