Instagram MCP Server

Name: Instagram MCP Server
Author: jlbadano

jlbadano

A production-ready Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI applications to seamlessly interact with Instagram Business accounts.

Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

claude mcp add instagram --env INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN='<INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN>' --env FACEBOOK_APP_ID='<FACEBOOK_APP_ID>' --env FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET='<FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET>' --env INSTAGRAM_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID='<INSTAGRAM_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID>' -- python src/instagram_mcp_server.py

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.instagram]
command = "python"
args = ["src/instagram_mcp_server.py"]
env = { INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN = "<INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN>", FACEBOOK_APP_ID = "<FACEBOOK_APP_ID>", FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET = "<FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET>", INSTAGRAM_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID = "<INSTAGRAM_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID>" }

# codex mcp add instagram --env INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN='<INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN>' --env FACEBOOK_APP_ID='<FACEBOOK_APP_ID>' --env FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET='<FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET>' --env INSTAGRAM_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID='<INSTAGRAM_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID>' -- python src/instagram_mcp_server.py

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instagram": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "src/instagram_mcp_server.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
        "FACEBOOK_APP_ID": "<FACEBOOK_APP_ID>",
        "FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET": "<FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET>",
        "INSTAGRAM_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID": "<INSTAGRAM_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "instagram": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "src/instagram_mcp_server.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
        "FACEBOOK_APP_ID": "<FACEBOOK_APP_ID>",
        "FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET": "<FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET>",
        "INSTAGRAM_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID": "<INSTAGRAM_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instagram": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "src/instagram_mcp_server.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
        "FACEBOOK_APP_ID": "<FACEBOOK_APP_ID>",
        "FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET": "<FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET>",
        "INSTAGRAM_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID": "<INSTAGRAM_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instagram": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "src/instagram_mcp_server.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
        "FACEBOOK_APP_ID": "<FACEBOOK_APP_ID>",
        "FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET": "<FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET>",
        "INSTAGRAM_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID": "<INSTAGRAM_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instagram": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "src/instagram_mcp_server.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
        "FACEBOOK_APP_ID": "<FACEBOOK_APP_ID>",
        "FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET": "<FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET>",
        "INSTAGRAM_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID": "<INSTAGRAM_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN
FACEBOOK_APP_ID
FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET
INSTAGRAM_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID

Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.

Setup

Environment variables

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