ssave.cc — TikTok & Instagram Downloader — Claude Code MCP server
Fetches watermark-free HD videos and MP3 tracks from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Douyin directly to disk. Handy when your agent needs local copies of social media files.
claude mcp add tiktok-instagram-downloader -e YOUR_API_KEY=<YOUR_API_KEY> -- npx -y @ssavecc/mcp-serverWhat ssave.cc — TikTok & Instagram Downloader does
The server runs locally via stdio and queries the Ssave Open API at https://api.ssave.cc. It provides three distinct tools: extract_media checks post URLs and generates short-lived tokens valid for 5–15 minutes, download_media streams content locally, and get_thumbnail proxies preview images.
Downloaded media lands in ~/Downloads/ssave/ unless specified otherwise. You can redirect output via the output_dir tool argument or the SSAVE_OUTPUT_DIR environment variable.
The unpaid tier enforces a strict daily IP limit of 10 extraction calls and 50 media downloads based on UTC time. Because of this cap, automated bulk scraping is out of the question.
What it helps with
- download clean HD video clips without social network watermarks
- extract standalone MP3 audio from online video links
- store post preview images locally without exposing source CDNs
- save Douyin or YouTube files directly to your filesystem
Example prompts for the agent
- Download this TikTok video in HD without watermark to my disk
- Extract the audio track from this Instagram link as an MP3
- Fetch and save the thumbnail for this Douyin URL
How to install ssave.cc — TikTok & Instagram Downloader
Platform CLI
claude mcp add tiktok-instagram-downloader -e YOUR_API_KEY=<YOUR_API_KEY> -- npx -y @ssavecc/mcp-serverReplace <…> with your own values
Platform CLI
codex mcp add ssavecc-tiktok-instagram-downloader --env YOUR_API_KEY=<YOUR_API_KEY> -- npx -y @ssavecc/mcp-serverReplace <…> with your own values
Config file
{
"mcpServers": {
"ssavecc-tiktok-instagram-downloader": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ssavecc/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"YOUR_API_KEY": "<YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Replace <…> with your own values
Config file
{
"servers": {
"ssavecc-tiktok-instagram-downloader": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ssavecc/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"YOUR_API_KEY": "<YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Replace <…> with your own values
Platform CLI
gemini mcp add -e YOUR_API_KEY=<YOUR_API_KEY> ssavecc-tiktok-instagram-downloader npx -y @ssavecc/mcp-serverReplace <…> with your own values
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Questions about ssave.cc — TikTok & Instagram Downloader
How to install ssave.cc — TikTok & Instagram Downloader in Claude Code?
Run claude mcp add tiktok-instagram-downloader -e YOUR_API_KEY=<YOUR_API_KEY> -- npx -y @ssavecc/mcp-server in your terminal.
What does ssave.cc — TikTok & Instagram Downloader do?
It extracts metadata and downloads clean videos or audio files from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Douyin to your local machine.
What limits apply to the free tier?
The free service allows 10 extractions and 50 downloads per IP address every UTC day before returning a rate limit error.
