StoriesIG Instagram MCP Server

info.storiesigPublished by storiesig.infoOfficial publisherv1.0.3Updated Nov 4, 2026

View and download public Instagram posts, reels, stories, highlights, followers, comments, no login

VerifiedStreamable HTTPWeb executableWeb Search & ScrapingMedia & Design

Overview

AI-generated overview

Hosted MCP server that lets an assistant read and download public Instagram profiles, posts, reels, stories, highlights, comments and follower lists.

What you can do
  • Look up profiles and search accounts by name or keyword, with follower and post counts
  • List an account's recent posts and reels, or fetch a single post, reel or carousel by URL or shortcode
  • Get direct video download links in available qualities, without watermark
  • Read comments and likers on a post or reel, paginated
  • List followers and following accounts, paginated
  • List live stories, fetch a single story, and browse highlights with their saved stories
When to use it
Useful when an assistant needs public Instagram data without logging in: summarizing an account's recent posts, checking who commented or liked a post, grabbing a reel's video link, or seeing what stories an account has live right now.
Requirements
A remote Streamable HTTP endpoint; nothing to install or host. OAuth sign-in is required on first connect, and the client must support remote MCP connectors (Claude, ChatGPT with developer mode, Gemini CLI, Codex CLI, Cursor, VS Code and others). Usage is metered by a monthly request quota.
Before you install
OAuth sign-in is required and the service is a paid third-party with a 50-request free trial, then plans from $50 to $250 per month; when quota runs out the server returns a payment link. Requests and the Instagram content you look up go to an independent service not affiliated with Instagram or Meta. Tools are read-only and limited to public content, but downloading media and collecting follower or liker lists may raise privacy or platform-terms concerns.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open StoriesIG Instagram MCP Server in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Connect the required credentials. They are stored privately and never shown on public pages.
  3. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Web executable via Streamable HTTP. Remote servers run from the web runtime once configured in a workspace.

Use with an agent

Paste this prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or another agent — or into SourceWeft chat. The agent reads this server's install guide, shows you its publisher, endpoint and sign-in, and adds it to your client once you agree. Keys never go into a command.

Read https://sourceweft.com/mcp/info.storiesig%2Finstagram-mcp/install.md and connect the MCP server it describes to my client. Before changing any config, show me its publisher, endpoint and sign-in method and wait for my OK. Never put an API key in a command or in a file I would commit; ask me where it should come from.

Read the install guide the agent follows

Other MCP clients

Add this to your client's mcpServers config. The client completes OAuth sign-in on first connect.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "storiesig-instagram": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api-wh.storiesig.info/instagram/mcp"
    }
  }
}

README

StoriesIG Instagram MCP Server

[StoriesIG Instagram MCP Server MCP connector – tool definition quality and endpoint health on Glama]

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

[ChatGPT] [Claude] [Claude Code] [Add to Cursor] [Install in VS Code] [Gemini CLI] [Codex CLI]

Claude Code

bash
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

bash
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

bash
codex mcp add storiesig-instagram --url https://api-wh.storiesig.info/instagram/mcp
codex mcp login storiesig-instagram

Any other client

json
{
  "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:

text
/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:

bash
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

ToolWhat it returns
get_instagram_profileBio, follower and following counts, post count, profile picture, verified and business flags
search_instagram_accountsAccounts matching a name or keyword, with follower counts
list_instagram_postsRecent posts and reels of an account, paginated
get_instagram_postOne post, reel or carousel by URL or shortcode: caption, author, every slide
download_instagram_videoDirect video URLs in every available quality, plus the cover. No watermark
list_instagram_commentsComments on a post or reel with authors, timestamps and likes, paginated
list_instagram_post_likersAccounts that liked a post or reel
list_instagram_followersFollowers of an account, paginated
list_instagram_followingAccounts an account follows, paginated
list_instagram_storiesStories an account has live right now, with expiry time
get_instagram_storyOne story by URL
list_instagram_highlightsHighlight 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

PlanRequests / monthPrice
Free trial50 requests, no card$0
Pro50,000$50 / month
Ultra250,000$150 / month
Mega1,000,000$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

StoriesIG is an independent service and is not affiliated with Instagram or Meta.

Source: README.md at commit 3a3f767

Tools

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This server asks you to sign in, so SourceWeft could not read its tools without an account and has not indexed them. What a connected account sees can depend on that account and its permissions.

Version history

2
  1. v1.0.3LatestSep 28, 2026
  2. v1.0.2Sep 25, 2026

Score

75% of the applicable checks met

How complete this listing is, computed from the registry entry, the endpoint and public sources. Not a rating of the server and not a statement that it is safe or working today: reachability is a dated check, and no installs or reviews go into the score.

  • Reached in the last 30 daysRequired25 pts
  • Auth declaredRequired10 pts
  • Tools listed15 pts

    Answer tools/list without a credential, or ship a package that starts in a sandbox without one.

  • DescriptionRequired15 pts
  • Logo10 pts
  • Documentation15 pts
  • License10 pts

    Declare a license in the repository or the registry entry.