# Instagram (remote · api.mcp.ai)

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

- Trust score: 76/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +2
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-25

## Components

- remote · `api.mcp.ai`: 76/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/mcp-dir-instagram-mcp/p-instagram.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/mcp-dir-instagram-mcp/p-instagram)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `0.1.0`

## Trust breakdown

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. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-09-25.

- **Endpoint Security**: 63/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - HTTPS enforcement could not be verified: the plaintext port answered with HTTP 406, which proves neither a plaintext path nor enforcement.
  - HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 65/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - 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.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 100/100
  - No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.
- **Tool Coverage**: 67/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 0% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - All 4 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation.
  - An AI judge read all 34 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## 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.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http mcp-dir-instagram-mcp 'https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-dir-instagram-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-dir-instagram-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```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
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add mcp-dir-instagram-mcp --url 'https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  mcp-dir-instagram-mcp:
    url: "https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "mcp-dir-instagram-mcp": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add mcp-dir-instagram-mcp -t streamable-http -u 'https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram'
```

### Other

```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 recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-09-25 (score 76, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-09-22 (score 76, 0)

- [security] Stability: 0.97 → pass

### 2026-09-21 (score 76, +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.

### 2026-09-19 (score 75, +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.

### 2026-09-17 (score 74, +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.

### 2026-09-15 (score 73, +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.

### 2026-09-14 (score 72, 0)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [functional] Server version: 0.9.346 → 0.9.351

### 2026-09-12 (score 72, +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.

## MCP tools (33)

### `instagram_actions_list_accounts` (~32 tokens)

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

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)

### `instagram_actions_like` (~59 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `posts` (array, required)

### `instagram_actions_list_comments` (~77 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `posts` (array, required)

### `instagram_actions_like_comment` (~75 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `comment_ids` (array, required)

### `instagram_actions_follow` (~38 tokens)

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

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `targets` (array, required)

### `instagram_actions_unfollow` (~40 tokens)

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

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `targets` (array, required)

### `instagram_actions_list_stories` (~62 tokens)

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).

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `target` (string, required)
- `wait` (boolean)

### `instagram_actions_view_story` (~54 tokens)

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

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `targets` (array)

### `instagram_actions_send_message` (~75 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `dry_run` (boolean)
- `target` (string, required)
- `text` (string, required)

### `instagram_actions_get_job_status` (~61 tokens)

Get the status/progress/result of a previously started action by its job_id.

Bulk support: accepts job_ids for batched execution.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `job_id` (string, required)
- `job_ids` (array)

### `instagram_actions_list_jobs` (~38 tokens)

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

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `status` (string)

### `instagram_get_user_info` (~118 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `graph_api_version` (string)
- `ig_user_id` (string)
- `ig_user_ids` (array)

### `instagram_get_ig_user_media` (~171 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `after` (string)
- `auto_resolve_fb_page_id` (boolean)
- `auto_resolve_fb_page_ids` (array)
- `before` (string)
- `fields` (string)
- `graph_api_version` (string)
- `ig_user_id` (string)
- `ig_user_ids` (array)
- `limit` (number)
- `since` (number)
- `until` (number)

### `instagram_get_ig_media` (~126 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `fields` (string)
- `graph_api_version` (string)
- `ig_media_id` (string, required)
- `ig_media_ids` (array)

### `instagram_get_ig_media_comments` (~145 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `after` (string)
- `before` (string)
- `fields` (string)
- `graph_api_version` (string)
- `ig_media_id` (string, required)
- `ig_media_ids` (array)
- `limit` (number)

### `instagram_get_ig_media_insights` (~121 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `breakdown` (string)
- `graph_api_version` (string)
- `ig_media_id` (string, required)
- `ig_media_ids` (array)
- `metric` (array, required)
- `period` (string)

### `instagram_get_user_insights` (~140 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `breakdown` (string)
- `graph_api_version` (string)
- `ig_user_id` (string)
- `ig_user_ids` (array)
- `metric` (array)
- `metric_type` (string)
- `period` (string)
- `since` (number)
- `timeframe` (string)
- `until` (number)

### `instagram_post_ig_user_media` (~246 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `alt_text` (string)
- `audio_name` (string)
- `caption` (string)
- `children` (array)
- `cover_url` (string)
- `graph_api_version` (string)
- `ig_user_id` (string)
- `ig_user_ids` (array)
- `image_file` (object)
- `image_url` (string)
- `is_carousel_item` (boolean)
- `location_id` (string)
- `location_ids` (array)
- `media_type` (string)
- `share_to_feed` (boolean)
- `thumb_offset` (number)
- `user_tags` (array)
- `video_file` (object)
- `video_url` (string)

### `instagram_create_carousel_container` (~179 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `caption` (string)
- `child_image_files` (array)
- `child_image_urls` (array)
- `child_video_files` (array)
- `child_video_urls` (array)
- `children` (array)
- `graph_api_version` (string)
- `ig_user_id` (string)
- `ig_user_ids` (array)
- `location_id` (string)
- `location_ids` (array)
- `share_to_feed` (boolean)

### `instagram_post_ig_user_media_publish` (~154 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `creation_id` (string, required)
- `creation_ids` (array)
- `graph_api_version` (string)
- `ig_user_id` (string)
- `ig_user_ids` (array)
- `max_wait_seconds` (number)
- `poll_interval_seconds` (number)

### `instagram_post_ig_comment_replies` (~127 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `graph_api_version` (string)
- `ig_comment_id` (string, required)
- `ig_comment_ids` (array)
- `message` (string, required)

### `instagram_send_text_message` (~167 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `graph_api_version` (string)
- `ig_user_id` (string)
- `ig_user_ids` (array)
- `recipient_id` (string, required)
- `recipient_ids` (array)
- `reply_to_message_id` (string)
- `reply_to_message_ids` (array)
- `text` (string, required)

### `instagram_send_image` (~109 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `graph_api_version` (string)
- `ig_user_id` (string)
- `ig_user_ids` (array)
- `image_url` (string, required)
- `recipient_id` (string, required)
- `recipient_ids` (array)

### `instagram_mark_seen` (~137 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `graph_api_version` (string)
- `ig_user_id` (string)
- `ig_user_ids` (array)
- `recipient_id` (string, required)
- `recipient_ids` (array)

### `instagram_get_conversation` (~99 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `conversation_id` (string, required)
- `conversation_ids` (array)
- `graph_api_version` (string)

### `instagram_list_all_conversations` (~157 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `after` (string)
- `graph_api_version` (string)
- `ig_user_id` (string)
- `ig_user_ids` (array)
- `limit` (number)
- `platform` (string)
- `user_id` (string)
- `user_ids` (array)

### `instagram_list_all_messages` (~114 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string)
- `after` (string)
- `conversation_id` (string, required)
- `conversation_ids` (array)
- `graph_api_version` (string)
- `limit` (number)

### `show_version` (~17 tokens)

Show the current MCP platform and adapter versions.

### `report_bug` (~50 tokens)

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

Input parameters:

- `context` (string)
- `conversation` (string)
- `message` (string, required)

### `connect` (~42 tokens)

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.

### `toolkit_info` (~37 tokens)

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

### `marketplace` (~532 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `action` (string)
- `arguments` (string)
- `cancel_comment` (string)
- `cancel_reason` (string)
- `conversation` (string)
- `immediate` (boolean)
- `limit` (number)
- `mcp_id` (string)
- `message` (string)
- `prompt_body` (string)
- `prompt_category` (string)
- `prompt_description` (string)
- `prompt_slug` (string)
- `prompt_targets` (array)
- `prompt_title` (string)
- `prompt_tool` (string)
- `prompt_vars` (string)
- `query` (string)
- `report_context` (string)
- `request_details` (string)
- `request_name` (string)
- `tier_slug` (string)
- `tool_id` (string)

### `authenticate` (~99 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `token` (string)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/mcp-dir-instagram-mcp/p-instagram#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-09-25: 76
- 2026-09-24: 76
- 2026-09-23: 76
- 2026-09-22: 76
- 2026-09-21: 76
- 2026-09-20: 75
- 2026-09-19: 75
- 2026-09-18: 74
- 2026-09-17: 74
- 2026-09-16: 73
- 2026-09-15: 73
- 2026-09-14: 72
- 2026-09-13: 72
- 2026-09-12: 72
- 2026-09-11: 71
- 2026-09-10: 71
- 2026-09-09: 70
- 2026-09-08: 70
- 2026-09-07: 69
- 2026-09-06: 69
- 2026-09-05: 68
- 2026-09-04: 68
- 2026-09-03: 67
- 2026-09-02: 67
- 2026-09-01: 66
- 2026-08-31: 48
- 2026-08-30: 47
- 2026-08-29: 47
- 2026-08-28: 46
- 2026-08-27: 46

## 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.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram
- Repository: https://github.com/mcp-dir/instagram-mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/mcp-dir-instagram-mcp/p-instagram.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/mcp-dir-instagram-mcp/p-instagram.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/mcp-dir-instagram-mcp/p-instagram