Instagram MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 286 installs a week from npm. Last commit 2 Jun 2026.
Instagram MCP — 23 tools for Instagram Graph API: posts, DMs, stories, reels, analytics.
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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 -e 'INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN=<INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN>' -e 'INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID=<INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID>' -- npx -y @mcpware/instagram-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"instagram-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mcpware/instagram-mcp"
],
"env": {
"INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID": "<INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.instagram-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@mcpware/instagram-mcp"]
env = { INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN = "<INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN>", INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID = "<INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"instagram-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mcpware/instagram-mcp"
],
"env": {
"INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID": "<INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"instagram-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mcpware/instagram-mcp"
],
"env": {
"INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID": "<INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN> (Meta long-lived access token for Instagram Graph API), <INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID> (Instagram business account ID).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
INSTAGRAM_API_VERSION (Instagram Graph API version (default: v19.0)).
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Instagram MCP — questions
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