Instagram MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 234 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 18 Oct 2026.
Official, multi-account Instagram Graph API MCP: read, publish, analytics, comments, DMs.
What the code does
We read the source, 6 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
subprocess.run(
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add instagram-mcp -- uvx adelaidasofia-instagram-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"instagram-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"adelaidasofia-instagram-mcp"
]
}
}
}[mcp_servers.instagram-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["adelaidasofia-instagram-mcp"]{
"mcpServers": {
"instagram-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"adelaidasofia-instagram-mcp"
]
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"instagram-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"adelaidasofia-instagram-mcp"
]
}
}
}Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
INSTAGRAM_MCP_ACCESS_TOKEN (Long-lived Graph API token (optional; or use add_account at runtime, stored in OS keychain)), INSTAGRAM_MCP_IG_USER_ID (Numeric Instagram Business/Creator account id paired with the access token).
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Instagram MCP — questions
Answers built from our own checks of this server.