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HikerAPI MCP

An MCP server that provides over 105 Instagram API tools auto-generated from the HikerAPI OpenAPI specification. It allows AI assistants like Claude Code, Cursor, and Zed to retrieve Instagram profiles, posts, reels, stories, comments, hashtags, and location data via read-only endpoints.

Package and access

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HikerAPI MCP logo, by subzeroidCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by subzeroid
You need:Get an API key at hikerapi.com/tokens
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What you can do with it

  • Get Instagram profile information for a specific username
  • Find recent posts under a specific hashtag
  • Retrieve stories for a user by ID
  • Search for Instagram accounts or reels

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.1.2
mcp-registry: io.github.subzeroid/hikerapi-mcp@1.1.2Source repository
Maintenance checked

Packages and installation

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hikerapi-mcp 1.1.2

npm
hikerapi-mcp package definition
{
  "version": "1.1.2",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "hikerapi-mcp",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "HIKERAPI_KEY",
      "format": "string",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "HikerAPI access key — get one at https://hikerapi.com (100 free requests on signup)"
    },
    {
      "name": "HIKERAPI_TOOLS",
      "format": "string",
      "choices": [
        "core",
        "all"
      ],
      "default": "core",
      "description": "core (default): 44 curated tools, one per task. all: every endpoint (100+)."
    }
  ]
}

Tools

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hikerapi-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hikerapi-mcp@1.1.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "HIKERAPI_KEY": "<YOUR_HIKERAPI_KEY>",
        "HIKERAPI_TOOLS": "<YOUR_HIKERAPI_TOOLS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hikerapi-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hikerapi-mcp@1.1.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "HIKERAPI_KEY": "<YOUR_HIKERAPI_KEY>",
        "HIKERAPI_TOOLS": "<YOUR_HIKERAPI_TOOLS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "hikerapi-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hikerapi-mcp@1.1.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "HIKERAPI_KEY": "<YOUR_HIKERAPI_KEY>",
        "HIKERAPI_TOOLS": "<YOUR_HIKERAPI_TOOLS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hikerapi-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hikerapi-mcp@1.1.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "HIKERAPI_KEY": "<YOUR_HIKERAPI_KEY>",
        "HIKERAPI_TOOLS": "<YOUR_HIKERAPI_TOOLS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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