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Instagram MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for interacting with Instagram and Facebook APIs. This server enables AI assistants to send messages, view posts, manage comments, and interact with your Instagram/Facebook accounts.

Features

Messaging

  • Send text messages on Instagram and Facebook Messenger

  • Send media (images, videos, audio)

  • React to messages

  • Human agent tag support for extended messaging windows

Inbox / Conversations

  • List all conversations

  • Get messages from specific conversations

  • Find conversations by user ID

Profile

  • Get your Instagram business profile

  • Get your Facebook page info

  • Look up user profiles

Posts

  • View your Instagram posts and reels

  • View your Facebook page posts

  • Get detailed post information including carousel items

Comments

  • View comments on posts

  • Reply to comments

Content Creation

  • Post images to Instagram

  • Post videos/reels to Instagram

  • Post to Facebook (text, links, photos)

Installation

cd instagram-mcp-server npm install npm run build

Configuration

Create a .env file based on .env.example:

cp .env.example .env

Required environment variables:

Variable

Description

FB_PAGE_ID

Your Facebook Page ID

FB_PAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN

Page Access Token with required permissions

IG_ACCOUNT_ID

(Optional) Instagram Business Account ID

FB_API_VERSION

(Optional) Graph API version (default: v24.0)

Getting Your Access Token

  1. Go to Facebook Developer Portal

  2. Create or select your app

  3. Generate a Page Access Token with these permissions:

    • pages_messaging

    • pages_manage_metadata

    • pages_read_engagement

    • instagram_basic

    • instagram_manage_messages

    • instagram_manage_comments

    • instagram_content_publish

Usage with Claude Code

Add to your Claude Code MCP settings (~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{ "mcpServers": { "instagram": { "command": "node", "args": ["/path/to/instagram-mcp-server/dist/index.js"], "env": { "FB_PAGE_ID": "your_page_id", "FB_PAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_access_token", "IG_ACCOUNT_ID": "your_ig_account_id" } } } }

Or if using environment file:

{ "mcpServers": { "instagram": { "command": "node", "args": ["/path/to/instagram-mcp-server/dist/index.js"], "cwd": "/path/to/instagram-mcp-server" } } }

Available Tools

Messaging

  • send_message - Send text/media message to Instagram or Facebook

  • send_reaction - React to a message

Conversations

  • get_conversations - List inbox conversations

  • get_conversation_by_user - Find conversation by user ID

  • get_conversation_messages - Get messages from a conversation

Profiles

  • get_user_profile - Get a user's profile

  • get_my_instagram_profile - Get your IG profile

  • get_my_facebook_page - Get your FB page info

Posts

  • get_posts - List your posts

  • get_instagram_post_details - Get detailed post info

Comments

  • get_post_comments - Get comments on a post

  • reply_to_comment - Reply to a comment

Content Creation

  • post_to_instagram - Create Instagram post/reel

  • post_to_facebook - Create Facebook post

Available Resources

The server also exposes these resources for easy access:

  • instagram://profile - Your Instagram profile

  • facebook://page - Your Facebook page

  • instagram://inbox - Instagram DM inbox

  • facebook://inbox - Facebook Messenger inbox

  • instagram://posts - Recent Instagram posts

  • facebook://posts - Recent Facebook posts

Development

# Run in development mode npm run dev # Build npm run build # Run built version npm start

License

MIT

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