How to Monitor Accounts and Devices
You get an unlimited number of apps and devices you can monitor with your Bark Premium subscription, meaning you can monitor unlimited Android devices, unlimited Instagram accounts, and more. See what Bark monitors on different platforms here.
STEP 1: Visit your dashboard.
STEP 2: Scroll down to the child you'd like to add a device or account for.
STEP 3: Select the ... menu 💬 and click Add device or app.
STEP 4: Choose Content monitoring. You can always come back to this page later if needed! (What's the difference between content monitoring and web filtering?)
STEP 5: Select the device, social media account, or email account you'd like to connect for content monitoring. (How does Content Monitoring work?)
STEP 6: Get connected!
Device Instructions
- How to Monitor Android
- How to Monitor iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch
- How to Monitor Amazon Fire
- How to Monitor Chromebook
- How to Monitor Windows & Mac Browsing
Social Media & Email Instructions
- If you know your child's username and password, select I will enter the email/password now.
- If you want to talk to your child about connecting their accounts while allowing them to retain privacy over their passwords, choose Invite [Your Child] to Connect Accounts to send them a text or email message with connection instructions.
Then, to finish connecting the social or email account to Bark for monitoring, you will click Allow on the subsequent screen.
🚧 If you are having trouble connecting a social or email account, check out our troubleshooting solutions.
All done!
You can now see the connected accounts on your dashboard under that child's profile. You can review alerts, manage your account, and more via this dashboard on your computer or mobile device.
NOTE: Please allow for some time after the initial connection before you start receiving alerts.
Need additional assistance getting set up?
You may wish to reference these guides:
If applicable, check out our troubleshooting solutions for connecting social media accounts here:
Still no luck?
Bark Support has your back. Please contact us!