Instapi Instagram MCP MCP server

A hosted MCP server provided by instapi.co that enables AI agents to search Instagram, retrieve user profiles, and fetch recent posts. It uniquely parses images and videos into text descriptions using AI, allowing agents to understand media content without native vision capabilities. The service handles authentication and credits, offering a bridge to Instagram data without requiring Meta developer app approval or local session management.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in: your client connects and lists tools immediately, with no account or key.

No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-05Operated by instapi.co

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://instapi.co/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Search Instagram users, hashtags, and places by keyword
Retrieve public profile details including bio and follower counts
Fetch recent posts with AI-generated text descriptions of media
Summarize recent activity for specific brand or influencer accounts

Tools advertised by the last live check:

get_started
instagram_search
instagram_user_profile
instagram_user_posts

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http instapi-instagram-mcp https://instapi.co/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add instapi-instagram-mcp --url https://instapi.co/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable instapi-instagram-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instapi-instagram-mcp": {
      "url": "https://instapi.co/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instapi-instagram-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://instapi.co/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start instapi-instagram-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "instapi-instagram-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://instapi.co/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http instapi-instagram-mcp https://instapi.co/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instapi-instagram-mcp": {
      "url": "https://instapi.co/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instapi-instagram-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://instapi.co/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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