Instagram Scraper MCP Server

An MCP server that provides real-time Instagram data — user profiles, posts, reels, hashtag exploration, comments, and search — for use with Claude, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible AI tools.

Features

• Get Profile — Get an Instagram user's profile including bio, follower counts, and profile picture
• Get Posts — Get recent posts from an Instagram user's profile
• Get Reels — Get recent reels from an Instagram user's profile
• Get Post — Get details of a single Instagram post including likes, comments, and media
• Get Hashtag — Get top and recent posts for an Instagram hashtag
• Get Comments — Get comments on an Instagram post
• Search — Search Instagram for users and hashtags

Tools

get_profile

Get an Instagram user's profile including bio, follower counts, and profile picture

Parameters:

| Name | Type | Required | Description | |------|------|----------|-------------| | username | string | Yes | Instagram username (without @) |

get_posts

Get recent posts from an Instagram user's profile

Parameters:

| Name | Type | Required | Description | |------|------|----------|-------------| | username | string | Yes | Instagram username | | limit | number | No | Number of posts to return (default: 12) | | cursor | string | No | Pagination cursor from previous response |

get_reels

Get recent reels from an Instagram user's profile

Parameters:

| Name | Type | Required | Description | |------|------|----------|-------------| | username | string | Yes | Instagram username | | limit | number | No | Number of reels to return (default: 12) | | cursor | string | No | Pagination cursor from previous response |

get_post

Get details of a single Instagram post including likes, comments, and media

Parameters:

| Name | Type | Required | Description | |------|------|----------|-------------| | shortcode | string | Yes | Instagram post shortcode (from URL) |

get_hashtag

Get top and recent posts for an Instagram hashtag

Parameters:

| Name | Type | Required | Description | |------|------|----------|-------------| | tag | string | Yes | Hashtag name (without #) |

get_comments

Get comments on an Instagram post

Parameters:

| Name | Type | Required | Description | |------|------|----------|-------------| | shortcode | string | Yes | Instagram post shortcode | | limit | number | No | Number of comments to return (default: 20) | | cursor | string | No | Pagination cursor from previous response |

search

Search Instagram for users and hashtags

Parameters:

| Name | Type | Required | Description | |------|------|----------|-------------| | query | string | Yes | Search query |

Configuration

Get your API key from RapidAPI.

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instagram": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pullapi/instagram-scraper-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "RAPIDAPI_KEY": "your-rapidapi-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage with Cursor

Add to your Cursor MCP settings (.cursor/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instagram": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pullapi/instagram-scraper-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "RAPIDAPI_KEY": "your-rapidapi-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

License

MIT