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Instagram is the world’s leading photo and video sharing platform. The Instagram MCP server lets you search profiles, pull posts, download reels, and collect engagement data using natural language.

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What Can It Do?

  • Scrape posts and reels from any public profile by username or directly by URL
  • Pull comments and engagement metrics
  • Search profiles by name or username
  • Collect hashtag feeds for content discovery

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Where to Use It

Add Instagram as a tool to any agent. The agent can then search and analyze Instagram data conversationally, choosing the right actions based on context. To add an MCP tool to your agent:
  1. Open your agent’s configuration
  2. Click Add tools → Connect an app with MCP
  3. Search for the integration and select it
  4. Authenticate with your account
You can control which tools your agent has access to. After adding an integration, click on it to enable or disable specific tools based on what your agent needs.

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In Workflows (Via Agent Node)

For automated pipelines, use an Agent Node with Instagram tools. This gives you the flexibility of an agent within a deterministic workflow.

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As a Custom MCP Node

You can also create a standalone MCP node for a specific action. This generates a reusable node that performs one task, useful when you need the same operation repeatedly in workflows.
To create a custom MCP node:
  1. Go to your node library and search for the integration
  2. Click Create a node with AI
  3. Describe the specific action you want (e.g., “Get the latest 10 posts from @nike”)
  4. Test the node and save it for reuse
Custom MCP nodes are single-purpose by design. For tasks that require multiple steps or dynamic decision-making, use an agent instead.

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Available Tools

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Credit Costs

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Example Prompts

Use these with your agent or in the Agent Node: Scrape posts by username:
Scrape posts by URL:
Scrape reels by username:
Scrape reels by URL:
Search hashtags:
Find influencers:
Get profile info:
Pull comments:

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Troubleshooting

Agents are smart enough to chain multiple API calls together. For example, asking “Get reels from the top fitness influencer” will search profiles first, then get reels. If results seem off, check the agent’s step-by-step reasoning.

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Need Help?

Use this integration directly in Claude or Cursor. Connect remotely via the Instagram MCP server using credentials from your Connectors page.