StoriesIG Instagram MCP Server
Hosted Model Context Protocol server for public Instagram data. Connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code or any MCP client and your AI agent reads public profiles, posts, reels, comments, likers, followers, live stories and highlights, and gets direct video links in original quality.
- Server URL:
https://api-wh.storiesig.info/instagram/mcp - Transport: Streamable HTTP
- Auth: OAuth — a sign-in window opens the first time you connect
- Docs and pricing: https://storiesig.info/en/mcp/
Nothing to install or host: no Instagram login, no proxies, no scraper to maintain.
Install
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http storiesig-instagram https://api-wh.storiesig.info/instagram/mcp
Then run /mcp, pick storiesig-instagram and press Authenticate.
Claude (web and desktop)
Customize → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste
https://api-wh.storiesig.info/instagram/mcp → Add, then Connect and sign in.
Works on every Claude plan; the Free plan allows one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise
plans an Owner adds it for the organization.
ChatGPT
Turn on Developer mode (Settings → Security and login), open chatgpt.com/plugins → + → Create plugin → Create MCP application, paste the server URL, pick OAuth and connect.
Gemini CLI
gemini mcp add -s user --transport http storiesig-instagram https://api-wh.storiesig.info/instagram/mcp
Then run /mcp auth storiesig-instagram in Gemini CLI and sign in.
Codex CLI
codex mcp add storiesig-instagram --url https://api-wh.storiesig.info/instagram/mcp
codex mcp login storiesig-instagram
Any other client
{
"mcpServers": {
"storiesig-instagram": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api-wh.storiesig.info/instagram/mcp"
}
}
}
Claude Code plugin
The plugin adds the server together with an agent skill that tells Claude which tool fits the task, how to page through long lists and what to do when the free requests run out:
/plugin marketplace add storiesig-info/instagram-mcp
/plugin install storiesig-instagram@storiesig
If Claude Code cannot clone over SSH, add the marketplace by its HTTPS address:
/plugin marketplace add https://github.com/storiesig-info/instagram-mcp.git
Agent skill
For Codex, Cursor, OpenClaw and other agents that read SKILL.md:
npx skills add storiesig-info/instagram-mcp
The skill lives in skills/instagram-scraper/SKILL.md. It works
with the MCP server or, when no MCP client is available, with the REST API over curl.
Tools
| Tool | What it returns |
|---|---|
get_instagram_profile | Bio, follower and following counts, post count, profile picture, verified and business flags |
search_instagram_accounts | Accounts matching a name or keyword, with follower counts |
list_instagram_posts | Recent posts and reels of an account, paginated |
get_instagram_post | One post, reel or carousel by URL or shortcode: caption, author, every slide |
download_instagram_video | Direct video URLs in every available quality, plus the cover. No watermark |
list_instagram_comments | Comments on a post or reel with authors, timestamps and likes, paginated |
list_instagram_post_likers | Accounts that liked a post or reel |
list_instagram_followers | Followers of an account, paginated |
list_instagram_following | Accounts an account follows, paginated |
list_instagram_stories | Stories an account has live right now, with expiry time |
get_instagram_story | One story by URL |
list_instagram_highlights | Highlight collections and the stories saved inside them |
All tools are read-only and work with public content only.
Example prompts
- Save the video from this reel instagram.com/reel/… and tell me what the caption says.
- Show me every story @natgeo has up right now.
- Who commented on this post, and what did they write?
- Find the Instagram account of Blue Bottle Coffee and summarise its last 12 posts.
Pricing
| Plan | Requests / month | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | 50 requests, no card | $0 |
| Pro | 50,000 | $50 / month |
| Ultra | 250,000 | $150 / month |
| Mega | 1,000,000 | $250 / month |
Hard limits, no surprise overage. When the quota runs out, the server returns a payment link your assistant passes to you. Custom plans: [email protected].
Links
- Setup guides and FAQ: https://storiesig.info/en/mcp/
- Smithery: https://smithery.ai/servers/storiesig/instagram-mcp
- Official MCP Registry:
info.storiesig/instagram-mcp - Agent skill:
skills/instagram-scraper - REST API: https://storiesig.info/en/api-faq/
- Privacy policy: https://storiesig.info/en/privacy-policy/
- Terms of use: https://storiesig.info/en/terms-of-use/
StoriesIG is an independent service and is not affiliated with Instagram or Meta.