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instapdown-mcp

Instagram creator toolkit: download Reels, Stories and photos, extract audio, check engagement, research hashtags and get hook templates and posting times.

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About this tool

Purpose

instapdown-mcp is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that wraps commonly used Instagram creator tools into interfaces callable by MCP clients. It is aimed at users who want to directly complete Instagram content downloads, engagement analysis, topic research, and publishing planning in a chat environment, including content creators, social media operators, and marketers.

Main Capabilities

According to official information, this server provides a total of 16 Instagram creator tools, specifically including:

  • Reels, Story, carousel downloaders
  • Audio extraction
  • Engagement audit
  • Hashtag search
  • Reels hook generator
  • Best-time-to-post data by country
  • 2026 content calendar browsing

These tools wrap the public APIs and data behind instapdown.com, allowing any MCP client to call the above functions in a single chat interaction.

How to Use

Officially, the installation path is very simple, with no account, no API key, and no configuration required. Taking Claude Desktop as an example:

  1. Edit the configuration file:
    • macOS:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
    • Windows：%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
  2. Add this MCP server configuration to the configuration.
  3. Restart Claude Desktop.
  4. In a new conversation, directly state your request, for example: "Download this reel for me: https://www.instagram.com/reel/ABC123/ " Claude will call download_reelsand return a direct MP4 URL and audio track.

This MCP server can be used with any MCP client such as Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, Zed, etc. For tools differentiated by country, the supported markets include: US, GB, CA, AU, BR, MX, ES, IT, DE, FR, NL, SE, TR, JP, SA, AE, RU.

If you need to develop locally against a staging version of Instapdown, you can override the API host; the default host is https://instapdown.com.

Suitable Scenarios

  • Creators quickly download public Instagram Reels, Stories, and carousels in chat and extract audio
  • Operations staff perform engagement audits on specified content
  • Conduct topic selection and competitor research through hashtag search
  • Optimize short video openings with the Reels hook generator
  • Query the best posting time by target country and browse the 2026 content calendar for scheduling planning

Limitations and Notes

  • Only public account content is supported; private accounts will return HTTP 422 by design.
  • instapdown-mcp is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Meta Platforms, Inc. or Instagram, and only processes public content.
  • The project uses the MIT license, and the author is Ömer Faruk Kolip.
  • It is part of the TapDown series, which also includes xtapdown-mcp (for X / Twitter).
  • Official information does not provide specific fee or price information, and none is currently available.

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