MCP server for Instagram Graph API — publish photos, reels, carousels, and stories, manage comments, view insights, and search hashtags through 25 tools.
What it can do
- Ig Get Account: Get Instagram Business/Creator account info: username, name, bio, followers, following, media count, profile picture, and website.
- Ig Get Account Insights: Get account-level analytics. Metrics: impressions, reach, follower_count, email_contacts, phone_call_clicks, text_message_clicks, website_clicks, profile_views. Period: day, w
- Ig List Media: List media posts from an Instagram account. Returns ID, caption, type (IMAGE/VIDEO/CAROUSEL_ALBUM), URL, permalink, timestamp, likes, and comments count.
What data it sees
Do you need an account
An API key from the service settings is required
MCP server for Instagram Graph API — publish photos, reels, carousels, and stories, manage comments, view insights, and search hashtags through 25 tools.
Features
- Publish photos, carousels (2-10 items), reels, and stories
- 2-step publishing handled automatically (create container then publish)
- Comment management and moderation (reply, hide, delete, list replies)
- Account and media insights analytics
- Hashtag research (search, recent media, top media)
- Business Discovery — look up other Business/Creator accounts
- Content publishing rate limit check (50 posts/day)
- Tagged and mentioned media tracking
25 Tools
Account (3): Get account info, account insights (impressions/reach/followers), list media posts Publishing (4): Publish photo, carousel (2-10 items), reel (video), story (24h) Media (3): Get media details, media insights, carousel children Comments (6): List comments, get comment, reply, delete, hide/unhide, list replies Discovery (1): Look up other Business/Creator accounts by username Limit (1): Check content publishing rate limit (50/day quota) Stories (2): List active stories, story insights Hashtags (3): Search hashtag, recent media, top media Mentions (2): List tagged media, get mentioned media
Configuration
INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN(required) — Facebook/Instagram User Access Token with instagram_basic, instagram_content_publish, instagram_manage_comments, instagram_manage_insights permissionsINSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID(optional) — Instagram Business Account ID (find via Facebook Page settings)
How to connect
How to connect Instagram to Claude
The server address to paste into Claude settings:
https://instagram--node2flow.run.tools
- Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
- Go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
- In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.
Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.
Authorization
After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.
How to connect Instagram to ChatGPT
The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:
https://instagram--node2flow.run.tools
- Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
- Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
- Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
- Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
- Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
- In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.
OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.
Authorization
On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.
How to connect Instagram to Cursor
The server address to paste into Cursor settings:
https://instagram--node2flow.run.tools
Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.
Manually:
- In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
- Paste the JSON copied below into
~/.cursor/mcp.json(per project:.cursor/mcp.jsonin the repo root). - Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.
Authorization
If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.
Server tool list (22)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| ig_get_account | Get Instagram Business/Creator account info: username, name, bio, followers, following, media count, profile picture, and website. |
| ig_get_account_insights | Get account-level analytics. Metrics: impressions, reach, follower_count, email_contacts, phone_call_clicks, text_message_clicks, website_clicks, profile_views. Period: day, week, days_28, lifetime. |
| ig_list_media | List media posts from an Instagram account. Returns ID, caption, type (IMAGE/VIDEO/CAROUSEL_ALBUM), URL, permalink, timestamp, likes, and comments count. |
| ig_publish_photo | Publish a photo post to Instagram. Requires a public image URL. Handles the 2-step process (create container → publish) automatically. |
| ig_publish_carousel | Publish a carousel post (multiple images/videos) to Instagram. Provide 2-10 media URLs. Each item can be an image or video URL. |
| ig_publish_reel | Publish a Reel (short video) to Instagram. Video must be publicly accessible. Supports cover image and share-to-feed option. |
| ig_publish_story | Publish a Story (image or video) to Instagram. Stories disappear after 24 hours. |
| ig_get_media | Get details of a single Instagram media post: caption, type, URL, permalink, timestamp, likes, and comments count. |
| ig_get_media_insights | Get analytics for a specific media post. Image/Carousel metrics: impressions, reach, engagement, saved. Video/Reel metrics: plays, reach, total_interactions, saved. |
| ig_get_children | Get individual items from a carousel post. Returns each child media with ID, type, and URL. |
| ig_list_comments | List comments on an Instagram media post. Returns comment ID, text, username, timestamp, like count, and hidden status. |
| ig_get_comment | Get a single comment with its replies. Returns comment text, author, timestamp, like count, and threaded replies. |
| ig_reply_comment | Reply to an Instagram comment. Creates a threaded reply under the comment. |
| ig_delete_comment | Permanently delete a comment from an Instagram post. |
| ig_hide_comment | Hide or unhide a comment. Hidden comments are only visible to the commenter. |
| ig_list_stories | List currently active Stories on the account. Stories disappear after 24 hours. |
| ig_get_story_insights | Get insights for a specific Story. Metrics: impressions, reach, replies, taps_forward, taps_back, exits. |
| ig_search_hashtag | Search for a hashtag by name and get its ID. Use the returned ID with ig_get_hashtag_recent or ig_get_hashtag_top. Limited to 30 searches per 7 days. |
| ig_get_hashtag_recent | Get recent media posts for a hashtag. Returns public posts from the last 24 hours. Use ig_search_hashtag first to get the hashtag_id. |
| ig_get_hashtag_top | Get top (most popular) media posts for a hashtag. Returns the most engaged public posts. Use ig_search_hashtag first to get the hashtag_id. |
| ig_list_tags | List media posts where the account has been tagged (photo tags, not @mentions). Returns post details. |
| ig_get_mentioned_media | Get details of a media post where the account was @mentioned in a caption. Requires the mentioned_media_id from a webhook notification. |