# StoriesIG Instagram MCP Server

A hosted MCP server that lets your agent read public Instagram profiles, posts, reels, stories and highlights without logging in.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 1
- Author: storiesig-info
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/storiesig-info/instagram-mcp
- Updated: 2026-09-30
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/storiesig-instagram-mcp-server

## What it does

The endpoint is `https://api-wh.storiesig.info/instagram/mcp`, transport is Streamable HTTP, and OAuth handles sign-in the first time you connect. Nothing runs on your machine, and no Instagram account or proxy is involved.

Twelve read-only tools cover the public side of Instagram. `get_instagram_profile` returns bio and follower counts, `list_instagram_posts` pages through an account's recent posts and reels, and `download_instagram_video` hands back direct video links in the qualities available plus a cover image, no watermark. Comments, likers, followers, following, live stories and highlight collections each have their own tool.

A free trial covers 50 requests with no card; paid tiers start at Pro and go up to Mega. Once the quota is gone the server replies with a payment link and your assistant passes it along. Claude users can take the plugin instead, which wires up the server and adds a skill that picks the right tool and explains how to page through long lists.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://api-wh.storiesig.info/instagram/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http instagram-mcp https://api-wh.storiesig.info/instagram/mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add storiesig-instagram-mcp-server --url https://api-wh.storiesig.info/instagram/mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "storiesig-instagram-mcp-server": {
            "url": "https://api-wh.storiesig.info/instagram/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "storiesig-instagram-mcp-server": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://api-wh.storiesig.info/instagram/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http storiesig-instagram-mcp-server https://api-wh.storiesig.info/instagram/mcp
```

## When to use it
- check which stories an account has live right now
- grab a reel video in original quality without a watermark
- pull the comments on a post with authors and like counts
- find a brand's account and go through its latest posts
- walk an account's followers or following list page by page

## Example prompts
- Show me every story @natgeo has live right now
- Download the video from this reel and tell me what the caption says

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