How do I install StoriesIG Instagram MCP Server?

Copy the http config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does StoriesIG Instagram MCP Server need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

What transport does StoriesIG Instagram MCP Server use?

StoriesIG Instagram MCP Server is reached over HTTP.

When was StoriesIG Instagram MCP Server last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-08. View and download public Instagram posts, reels, stories, highlights, followers, comments, no login

StoriesIG Instagram MCP server

Power your agent

Add this server

The publisher's own URL. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add in Claude Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server URL

https://api-wh.storiesig.info/instagram/mcp

The Claude button above opens Claude with the name and URL filled in. You still confirm it there.

shClaude Code

1claude mcp add --transport http info.storiesig-instagram-mcp https://api-wh.storiesig.info/instagram/mcp

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "info.storiesig-instagram-mcp": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "mcp-remote",8        "https://api-wh.storiesig.info/instagram/mcp"9      ]10    }11  }12}

claude_desktop_config.json

Remote · HTTPPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Remote

Transport: http
Version: 1.0.3
Last checked

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

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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].

StoriesIG Instagram MCP Server

Add this server

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server facts

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Questions

How do I install StoriesIG Instagram MCP Server?

Does StoriesIG Instagram MCP Server need an API key?

What transport does StoriesIG Instagram MCP Server use?

When was StoriesIG Instagram MCP Server last checked?

Documentation

StoriesIG Instagram MCP Server

Install

Claude Code

Claude (web and desktop)

ChatGPT

Gemini CLI

Codex CLI

Any other client

Claude Code plugin

Agent skill

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