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Instagram MCP Server
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Production-ready Instagram MCP server with 52 extensible actions — plus built-in authentication, security, and optimized execution.

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52 Agent Actions

Create, read, update, and delete across Instagram — and extend your agent's capabilities with custom actions.

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Authentication

Agent Tool Authentication

Per-user OAuth in one call. Your Instagram MCP server gets session-scoped tokens with zero credentials stored on your infra.

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Security

Agent Protection

Every Instagram tool response scanned for prompt injection in milliseconds — 88.7% accuracy, all running on CPU.

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Performance

Max Agent Context. Min Cost.

Free up to 96% of your agent's context window to enhance reasoning and reduce cost, on every Instagram call.

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What is the Instagram MCP Server?

A Instagram MCP server lets AI agents read and write Instagram data through the Model Context Protocol — Anthropic's open standard for connecting LLMs to external tools. StackOne's Instagram MCP server ships with 52 pre-built actions, fully extensible via the Connector Builder — plus managed authentication, prompt injection defense, and optimized agent context. Connect it from MCP clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and VS Code, or from agent frameworks like OpenAI Agents SDK, LangChain, and Vercel AI SDK.

All Instagram MCP Tools and Actions

Every action from Instagram's API, ready for your agent. Create, read, update, and delete — scoped to exactly what you need.

Medias

  • Publish Media

    Publish a media container to the Instagram account feed.

  • List Media

    List all media objects published on the authenticated Instagram account.

  • Get Media

    Get details of a specific media object by its ID.

  • Delete Media

    Delete a media object published on the authenticated Instagram account.

Media (Facebook Login)s

  • Publish Media (Facebook Login)

    Publish a media container to the Instagram Business Account feed using Facebook Login.

  • List Media (Facebook Login)

    List all media objects published on the Instagram Business Account using Facebook Login.

  • Get Media (Facebook Login)

    Get details of a specific media object by its ID using Facebook Login.

  • Delete Media (Facebook Login)

    Delete a media object from the Instagram Business Account using Facebook Login.

Comments

  • Create Comment

    Post a top-level comment on an Instagram media object.

  • List Comments

    List all comments on a specific Instagram media object.

  • Get Comment

    Get details of a specific comment by its ID.

  • Delete Comment

    Permanently delete a comment from an Instagram media object.

Comment (Facebook Login)s

  • Create Comment (Facebook Login)

    Post a top-level comment on an Instagram media object using Facebook Login.

  • Get Comment (Facebook Login)

    Get details of a specific comment by its ID using Facebook Login.

  • Delete Comment (Facebook Login)

    Permanently delete a comment from an Instagram media object using Facebook Login.

Conversations

  • List Conversations

    List all direct message conversations for the authenticated Instagram account.

  • Get Conversation

    Get messages in a specific direct message conversation.

Product Tags

  • Create Product Tags

    Tag products from a connected catalog on an Instagram media object.

  • Get Product Tags

    Get all product tags on a specific Instagram media object.

  • Delete Product Tags

    Remove all product tags from an Instagram media object.

Other (32)

  • Create Media Container

    Create a media container as the first step of the two-step publishing process.

  • Create Carousel Item Container

    Create a container for a single item within a carousel post.

  • Create Carousel Container

    Create a carousel container from previously created item containers.

  • Create Media Container (Facebook Login)

    Create a media container as the first step of publishing via Facebook Login.

  • Create Carousel Item Container (Facebook Login)

    Create a container for a single carousel item using Facebook Login.

  • Create Carousel Container (Facebook Login)

    Create a carousel container from item containers using Facebook Login.

  • Send Message

    Send a direct message to an Instagram user.

  • Get Profile

    Get the authenticated Instagram account's profile information.

  • Get Profile (Facebook Login)

    Get the Instagram Business Account profile information using Facebook Login.

  • Get Container Status

    Check the processing status of a media container before publishing.

  • Get Container Status (Facebook Login)

    Check the processing status of a media container using Facebook Login.

  • List Stories

    List active stories on the authenticated Instagram account.

  • Get Story

    Get details of a specific story by its ID.

  • List Stories (Facebook Login)

    List active stories on the Instagram Business Account using Facebook Login.

  • Get Story (Facebook Login)

    Get details of a specific story by its ID using Facebook Login.

  • List Comments (Facebook Login)

    List all comments on a specific Instagram media object using Facebook Login.

  • Get Account Insights

    Get analytics and performance insights for the authenticated Instagram account.

  • Get Media Insights

    Get engagement analytics for a specific Instagram media object.

  • Get Account Insights (Facebook Login)

    Get analytics and performance insights for the Instagram Business Account using Facebook Login.

  • Get Media Insights (Facebook Login)

    Get engagement analytics for a specific Instagram media object using Facebook Login.

  • Search Hashtag

    Find the ID for a specific Instagram hashtag.

  • List Hashtag Recent Media

    Get the most recent public media posts for a specific hashtag.

  • List Hashtag Top Media

    Get the top-performing public media posts for a specific hashtag.

  • Get Business Discovery

    Look up public profile information for another Instagram Business or Creator account.

  • List Catalogs

    List all product catalogs connected to the Instagram Business Account.

  • Search Catalog Products

    Search for products in a connected Instagram Shopping catalog.

  • List Tagged Media

    List media objects where the authenticated Instagram account has been tagged.

  • Get Mentioned Media

    Get data about a specific media object where the Instagram account was @mentioned in a caption.

  • List Tagged Media (Facebook Login)

    List media objects where the Instagram Business Account has been tagged, using Facebook Login.

  • Get Mentioned Media (Facebook Login)

    Get data about a specific media object where the Instagram Business Account was @mentioned, using Facebook Login.

  • Hide Comment

    Hide or unhide a comment on an Instagram media object.

  • Hide Comment (Facebook Login)

    Hide or unhide a comment on an Instagram media object using Facebook Login.

Set Up Your Instagram MCP Server in Minutes

One endpoint. Any framework. Your agent is talking to Instagram in under 10 lines of code.

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Claude Desktop
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stackone": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote@latest",
        "https://api.stackone.com/mcp?x-account-id=<account_id>",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Basic <YOUR_BASE64_TOKEN>"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Instagram MCP Server Resources

MCP Code Mode: Keeping Tool Responses Out of Agent Context

Anthropic's code_execution processes data already in context. Custom MCP code mode keeps raw tool responses in a sandbox. 14K tokens vs 500.

11 min

Comparing BM25, TF-IDF, and Hybrid Search for MCP Tool Discovery

Benchmarking BM25, TF-IDF, and hybrid search for MCP tool discovery across 916 tools. The 80/20 TF-IDF/BM25 hybrid hits 21% Top-1 accuracy in under 1ms.

10 min

Indirect Prompt Injection Defense for MCP Tools: A Technical Guide

MCP tools that read emails, CRM records, and tickets are indirect prompt injection vectors. Here's how we built a two-tier defense that scans tool results in ~11ms.

12 min

Instagram MCP Server FAQ

Instagram MCP server vs direct API integration — what's the difference?
A Instagram MCP server and direct API integration serve different use cases. Direct API integration is for software-to-software — backend code calling Instagram. A Instagram MCP server is for AI agents — MCP clients like Claude and Cursor, plus framework agents built with OpenAI, LangChain, or Vercel AI — discovering and calling Instagram at runtime. StackOne provides both.
How does Instagram authentication work for AI agents?
Instagram authentication for AI agents works through a StackOne Connect Session. Create one via the dashboard or the SDK — you get an auth link and ready-to-paste config for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other MCP clients. Your user authenticates their own Instagram account; StackOne handles token exchange, storage, and refresh. Credentials never reach the LLM, and each user is isolated via origin_owner_id.
Are Instagram MCP tools vulnerable to prompt injection?
Yes — Instagram MCP tools can be vulnerable to indirect prompt injection. Any tool that reads user-written content — documents, messages, tickets, records, or free-text fields — is a potential vector. StackOne Defender scans every tool response before it enters the agent's context — regex patterns in ~1ms, then a MiniLM classifier in ~4ms. 88.7% accuracy, CPU-only.
What is the context bloat of a Instagram agent and how do I avoid it?
Context bloat happens when Instagram tool schemas and API responses eat your Instagram agent's memory, preventing it from reasoning effectively. A single Instagram query can return a massive JSON response, and connecting multiple tools compounds the problem. Tools Discovery and Code Mode reduce context bloat — loading only relevant tools per query and keeping raw responses out of the agent's context.
Can I limit which actions my Instagram agent can access?
Yes — you can limit which actions your Instagram agent can access directly from the StackOne dashboard. Toggle actions on or off, or restrict them to specific accounts, with no code changes to your agent. Session tokens can be scoped to exact actions so if one leaks, exposure stays contained.
Can I create custom agent actions for my Instagram MCP server?
Yes — you can create custom agent actions for your Instagram MCP server using Connector Builder. It's an integration agent your coding assistant (Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot) can invoke to research Instagram's API, generate production-ready connector YAML, test against the live API, and validate before you ship.
When should I NOT use a Instagram MCP server?
Skip a Instagram MCP server if your integration is purely software-to-software — direct Instagram API integration is simpler when no AI agent is involved. For deterministic, compliance-critical operations (financial transactions, regulatory reporting), direct API gives you predictable behavior without agent-driven decision-making. MCP shines when AI agents need to dynamically discover and call Instagram actions at runtime.
What AI frameworks and AI clients does the StackOne Instagram MCP server support?
The StackOne Instagram MCP server supports both. MCP clients (paste-and-go apps): Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Goose. Agent frameworks (code SDKs you build with): OpenAI Agents SDK, Anthropic, Vercel AI, Google ADK, CrewAI, Pydantic AI, LangChain, LangGraph, Azure AI Foundry.

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