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Instagram

REMOTE · API.MCP.AI · SCANNED SEP 25

Instagram for AI agents: publish, read comments and DMs, insights, and engage from your account.

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+2 this week 76 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (7 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →

Endpoint Security63
Transport & Reachability100
Schema Quality & AI Usability65
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
  • Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 3823 tokens (~115/item across 33 items; 33 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management100
  • No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.Pass
Tool Coverage67
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 0% of tool parameters carry a description.Fail
Tool Safety100
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • All 4 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation.Pass
  • An AI judge read all 34 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
  • Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
Install

How do I install the Instagram MCP server?

Instagram is a hosted endpoint at https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

remote · api.mcp.ai

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http mcp-dir-instagram-mcp 'https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram'
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-dir-instagram-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram"
    }
  }
}
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-dir-instagram-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram"
    }
  }
}
# ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mcp-dir-instagram-mcp]
url = "https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram"
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "mcp-dir-instagram-mcp": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add mcp-dir-instagram-mcp --url 'https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram' --transport streamable-http
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  mcp-dir-instagram-mcp:
    url: "https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram"
// ~/.netclaw/config/netclaw.json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "mcp-dir-instagram-mcp": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram"
    }
  }
}
# add to Vellum
assistant mcp add mcp-dir-instagram-mcp -t streamable-http -u 'https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram'
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-dir-instagram-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram"
    }
  }
}

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 25 Sept 26 0
    • We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
  • 22 Sept 26 0
    • Stability: 0.97 → pass security
  • 21 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 93 to 97. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 28 days of observed history at the previous scan, 29 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 19 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 87 to 90. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 26 days of observed history at the previous scan, 27 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 17 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 80 to 83. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 24 days of observed history at the previous scan, 25 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 15 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 73 to 77. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 22 days of observed history at the previous scan, 23 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 14 Sept 26 0
    • The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
    • Server version: 0.9.346 → 0.9.351 functional
  • 12 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 63 to 67. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 19 days of observed history at the previous scan, 20 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 25 Sept 2026 · Probed https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram

TLS valid

Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .

Subject Issuer Valid from Valid until Key Signature Serial
CN=mcp.ai CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US 31 Jul 2026 29 Oct 2026 ECDSA 256 ECDSA-SHA256 796a3b1f576e3f2e133c5d19d8f7be3b
SANs: mcp.ai, *.mcp.ai
CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US 13 Dec 2023 20 Feb 2029 ECDSA 256 ECDSA-SHA384 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3
CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE 15 Nov 2023 28 Jan 2028 ECDSA 384 SHA256-RSA 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b

Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →

DNSSEC insecure

Validation of api.mcp.ai. — Not signed

Zone DS Keys Algorithms Outcome
. trust_anchor 20326, 38696 8, 8 Verified
ai. present 3799 8 Verified
mcp.ai. absent Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation
Authentication No authorisation required

The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.

Result No authorisation required
HTTP status 200

Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →

Transports 2 probes
Transport URL Outcome Status Location
streamable-http https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram Verified 200
http (plaintext) http://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram Inconclusive 406
MCP tools · 33 exposed · ~3,698 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →

Tool Tokens
authenticate ~99

MCP.AI for IDE agents (Cursor, etc.): log in in the browser, copy the access token. Best: add it to this server's config as a header `Authorization: Bearer <token>` for a permanent, non-expiring connection. Or paste it here for a session-only login: call with { token: "<jwt>" } after the user pastes, or with no args to get the link.

NameTypeReqDescription
tokenstring––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

connect ~42

Returns connection status and URLs. When all providers are connected, returns authenticated:true and empty pending[]. When credentials are missing, returns connect_url for the toolkit and per-install URLs.

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_actions_follow ~38

Follow one or more Instagram users by @username. Returns a job_id.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
targetsarrayyes–

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_actions_get_job_status ~61

Get the status/progress/result of a previously started action by its job_id. Bulk support: accepts job_ids for batched execution.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
job_idstringyes–
job_idsarray––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_actions_like ~59

Like one or more Instagram posts, addressed by post URL or shortcode (NOT the numeric media id the official API returns). Returns a job_id; poll instagram_actions_get_job_status.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
postsarrayyes–

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_actions_like_comment ~75

Like one or more comments. Each comment_id MUST come from instagram_actions_list_comments. The id returned by the official instagram_get_ig_media_comments belongs to a different namespace and is rejected. Returns a job_id; poll instagram_actions_get_job_status.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
comment_idsarrayyes–

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_actions_list_accounts ~32

List the Instagram accounts connected to this install — id, username, label.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_actions_list_comments ~77

List the comments on a post, addressed by URL or shortcode. Returns each comment_id in the form that instagram_actions_like_comment accepts. The official API returns a DIFFERENT id that is not accepted there. Returns a job_id; poll instagram_actions_get_job_status.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
postsarrayyes–

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_actions_list_jobs ~38

List recent action jobs for the connected account, optionally filtered by status.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
statusstring––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_actions_list_stories ~62

List a specific user's currently available stories (read-only, does not mark as seen). Returns a job_id (or the result inline when wait=true).

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
targetstringyes–
waitboolean––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_actions_send_message ~75

Send the FIRST direct message to someone who has never messaged this account (the official API cannot do this). One recipient per call, low daily cap. Returns a job_id.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
dry_runboolean––
targetstringyes–
textstringyes–

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_actions_unfollow ~40

Unfollow one or more Instagram users by @username. Returns a job_id.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
targetsarrayyes–

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_actions_view_story ~54

Watch (mark as seen) the stories of one or more profiles. Omit `targets` to watch the home tray. Returns a job_id.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
targetsarray––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_create_carousel_container ~179

Create a draft carousel post with multiple images/videos before publishing. Instagram requires carousels to have between 2 and 10 media items. Container creation_ids expire in under 24 hours, so publish promptly after creation. Bulk support: accepts ig_user_ids, location_ids for batched execution.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
captionstring––
child_image_filesarray––
child_image_urlsarray––
child_video_filesarray––
child_video_urlsarray––
childrenarray––
graph_api_versionstring––
ig_user_idstring––
ig_user_idsarray––
location_idstring––
location_idsarray––
share_to_feedboolean––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_get_conversation ~99

Get details about a specific Instagram DM conversation (participants, etc). Requires a Business or Creator account with Instagram messaging permissions; personal accounts will return permission errors. Newly sent/received messages may take a few seconds to appear in results. Bulk support: accepts conversation_ids for batched execution.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
conversation_idstringyes–
conversation_idsarray––
graph_api_versionstring––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_get_ig_media ~126

Get a published Instagram Media object (photo, video, story, reel, or carousel). Use when you need to retrieve detailed information about a specific Instagram post including engagement metrics, caption, media URLs, and metadata. NOTE: This action is for published media only. For unpublished container IDs (from INSTAGR… Bulk support: accepts ig_media_ids for batched execution.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
fieldsstring––
graph_api_versionstring––
ig_media_idstringyes–
ig_media_idsarray––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_get_ig_media_comments ~145

Tool to retrieve comments on an Instagram media object. Use when you need to fetch comments from a specific Instagram post, photo, video, or carousel owned by the connected Business/Creator account. Supports cursor-based pagination for navigating through large comment lists. An empty data array in the response indicat… Bulk support: accepts ig_media_ids for batched execution.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
afterstring––
beforestring––
fieldsstring––
graph_api_versionstring––
ig_media_idstringyes–
ig_media_idsarray––
limitnumber––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_get_ig_media_insights ~121

Read media insights. REST response: read result.result.data. Request metric=[views,reach,saved,shares] for views, reach, saves and shares; availability depends on the media type and metric. Bulk support: accepts ig_media_ids for batched execution.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
breakdownstring––
graph_api_versionstring––
ig_media_idstringyes–
ig_media_idsarray––
metricarrayyes–
periodstring––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_get_ig_user_media ~171

List account media. REST response: read result.result.data and result.result.paging (not result.data). Null engagement fields mean unavailable, not zero; use media insights for saved, shares and views. Bulk support: accepts ig_user_ids, auto_resolve_fb_page_ids for batched execution.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
afterstring––
auto_resolve_fb_page_idboolean––
auto_resolve_fb_page_idsarray––
beforestring––
fieldsstring––
graph_api_versionstring––
ig_user_idstring––
ig_user_idsarray––
limitnumber––
sincenumber––
untilnumber––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_get_user_info ~118

Get Instagram Business Account info including profile details and statistics. Use "me" to query your own authenticated account, or provide the numeric Business Account ID of an account you manage. NOTE: followers_count and follows_count are returned for your own profile (ig_user_id="me"). For other accounts, follower/… Bulk support: accepts ig_user_ids for batched execution.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
graph_api_versionstring––
ig_user_idstring––
ig_user_idsarray––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_get_user_insights ~140

Read account insights at result.result.data in REST. An empty data array means insights are unavailable, not zero. It does not by itself establish a follower-count restriction. Bulk support: accepts ig_user_ids for batched execution.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
breakdownstring––
graph_api_versionstring––
ig_user_idstring––
ig_user_idsarray––
metricarray––
metric_typestring––
periodstring––
sincenumber––
timeframestring––
untilnumber––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_list_all_conversations ~157

List all Instagram DM conversations for the authenticated user. Requires a Business/Creator account with messaging permissions; personal accounts return empty results. Response conversations are nested under `data.data` — accessing top-level `data` as the final list returns zero items. An empty `data` list is a valid … Bulk support: accepts user_ids, ig_user_ids for batched execution.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
afterstring––
graph_api_versionstring––
ig_user_idstring––
ig_user_idsarray––
limitnumber––
platformstring––
user_idstring––
user_idsarray––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_list_all_messages ~114

List all messages from a specific Instagram DM conversation. Requires a Business or Creator account with messaging permissions; personal accounts return empty results. Response data is nested under data.data (double-wrapped); attachment-only messages may have empty text fields. Bulk support: accepts conversation_ids for batched execution.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
afterstring––
conversation_idstringyes–
conversation_idsarray––
graph_api_versionstring––
limitnumber––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_mark_seen ~137

Mark Instagram DM messages as read/seen for a specific user. Sends a 'mark_seen' sender action to indicate messages from the specified recipient have been read. Marking as seen is visible to the other party and changes inbox read state — use with explicit user approval in automated or bulk flows. IMPORTANT LIMITATIONS… Bulk support: accepts ig_user_ids, recipient_ids for batched execution.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
graph_api_versionstring––
ig_user_idstring––
ig_user_idsarray––
recipient_idstringyes–
recipient_idsarray––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_post_ig_comment_replies ~127

Tool to create a reply to an Instagram comment. Use when you need to reply to a specific comment on an Instagram post owned by a Business or Creator account. The reply must be 300 characters or less, contain at most 4 hashtags and 1 URL, and cannot consist entirely of capital letters. Bulk support: accepts ig_comment_ids for batched execution.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
graph_api_versionstring––
ig_comment_idstringyes–
ig_comment_idsarray––
messagestringyes–

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_post_ig_user_media ~246

Tool to create a media container for Instagram posts. Use this to create a container for images, videos, Reels, or carousels. This is the first step in Instagram's two-step publishing process - after creating the container, use the media_publish endpoint to publish it. Bulk support: accepts ig_user_ids, location_ids for batched execution.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
alt_textstring––
audio_namestring––
captionstring––
childrenarray––
cover_urlstring––
graph_api_versionstring––
ig_user_idstring––
ig_user_idsarray––
image_fileobject––
image_urlstring––
is_carousel_itemboolean––
location_idstring––
location_idsarray––
media_typestring––
share_to_feedboolean––
thumb_offsetnumber––
user_tagsarray––
video_fileobject––
video_urlstring––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_post_ig_user_media_publish ~154

Tool to publish a media container to an Instagram Business account. This action automatically waits for the container to finish processing before publishing. Instagram enforces an account-specific content-publishing rate limit over a 24-hour moving window; the exact cap varies by account and should be read live via IN… Bulk support: accepts ig_user_ids, creation_ids for batched execution.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
creation_idstringyes–
creation_idsarray––
graph_api_versionstring––
ig_user_idstring––
ig_user_idsarray––
max_wait_secondsnumber––
poll_interval_secondsnumber––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_send_image ~109

Send an image via Instagram DM to a specific user. Each send modifies inbox state; avoid bulk or automated sends without explicit user approval. Bulk support: accepts ig_user_ids, recipient_ids for batched execution.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
graph_api_versionstring––
ig_user_idstring––
ig_user_idsarray––
image_urlstringyes–
recipient_idstringyes–
recipient_idsarray––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

instagram_send_text_message ~167

Send a text message to an Instagram user via DM in an existing conversation. Cannot initiate new DM threads — a prior conversation must exist. Requires an Instagram Business or Creator account with messaging permissions. Fails with error_subcode 2534022 if outside the messaging window; do not retry these failures. Bulk support: accepts ig_user_ids, recipient_ids, reply_to_message_ids for batched execution.

NameTypeReqDescription
accountstring––
graph_api_versionstring––
ig_user_idstring––
ig_user_idsarray––
recipient_idstringyes–
recipient_idsarray––
reply_to_message_idstring––
reply_to_message_idsarray––
textstringyes–

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

marketplace ~532

The official mcp.ai marketplace — the in-platform catalog of every MCP/tool, AND the way to run them. Covers capability requests like "find an MCP that does X", "consulta um CPF", "is there a tool for Y". Core flow: action=search discovers MCPs by intent → describe returns one MCP's full profile (every tool with its id + params, pricing, auth) so you pick the right tool_id → invoke RUNS that tool. KEY: invoke works even when the MCP is NOT installed — it runs the tool pontualmente (one-off), without adding the MCP to the toolkit and without bloating the tool list. If the MCP needs a credential/login, invoke returns a connect link; if it is paid and the wallet is empty, invoke returns a checkout/top-up link (the user opens it, then you retry). Use install only to make an MCP PERMANENT in the active toolkit (its tools then show up natively in future sessions); prefer invoke for a single/occasional use. list_tools lists what is callable right now. subscribe/cancel handle per-MCP billing; report_bug sends feedback; request_mcp asks us to build a NEW MCP when nothing fits. Search/describe flag installed_in_toolkit vs installed_in_workspace. Writes (install/uninstall/subscribe/cancel and the one-off install behind invoke) require workspace owner/admin. It also carries the mcp.ai PROMPT LIBRARY, which is about ready-made prompt TEXT rather than MCPs: search_prompts finds one, get_prompt returns its full text with {{variables}} filled, and publish_prompt saves a prompt and returns a shareable mcp.ai/p/<slug> link that opens without login.

NameTypeReqDescription
actionstring––
argumentsstring––
cancel_commentstring––
cancel_reasonstring––
conversationstring––
immediateboolean––
limitnumber––
mcp_idstring––
messagestring––
prompt_bodystring––
prompt_categorystring––
prompt_descriptionstring––
prompt_slugstring––
prompt_targetsarray––
prompt_titlestring––
prompt_toolstring––
prompt_varsstring––
querystring––
report_contextstring––
request_detailsstring––
request_namestring––
tier_slugstring––
tool_idstring––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

report_bug ~50

Report a bug, missing feature, or send feedback. Include the conversation array with recent messages for reproduction.

NameTypeReqDescription
contextstring––
conversationstring––
messagestringyes–

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

show_version ~17

Show the current MCP platform and adapter versions.

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

toolkit_info ~37

Returns the current toolkit state: installed MCPs, their connection status, the accounts connected to each one, and how many catalog tools each exposes.

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the Instagram MCP server?

Instagram is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.mcp-dir/instagram-mcp. Instagram for AI agents: publish, read comments and DMs, insights, and engage from your account. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram).

Is the Instagram MCP server safe to use?

Instagram scores 76 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

What tools does the Instagram MCP server expose?

Instagram exposes 33 tools: instagram_actions_list_accounts, instagram_actions_like, instagram_actions_list_comments, instagram_actions_like_comment, instagram_actions_follow, and 28 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 3,698 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Does the Instagram MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to Instagram without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

Is the Instagram MCP server still maintained?

Instagram is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 25 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.