Instagram Download MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| IG_PASSWORD | No | Instagram password. When set, credentials are used automatically without passing them as parameters. | |
| IG_USERNAME | No | Instagram username. When set, credentials are used automatically without passing them as parameters. |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| download_instagram_videoA | Download an Instagram video's media files to the local filesystem. Args: url: Instagram post/reel/tv URL. username: Optional Instagram username for authenticated access. password: Optional Instagram password for authenticated access. save_metadata: Save JSON metadata files when available. save_caption: Save caption into a text file when available. download_root: Optional override for download directory. Returns: A JSON-serializable dict containing download results. |
| download_instagram_postA | Download an Instagram post's media files to the local filesystem. Args: url: Instagram post/reel/tv URL. include_videos: Whether to download videos alongside pictures. save_metadata: Save JSON metadata files when available. save_caption: Save caption into a text file when available. username: Optional Instagram username for authenticated access. password: Optional Instagram password for authenticated access. download_root: Optional override for download directory. Returns: A JSON-serializable dict containing download results. |
| download_instagram_profile_picB | Download an Instagram profile picture to the local filesystem. Args: username_target: Target Instagram username. username: Optional Instagram username for authenticated access. password: Optional Instagram password for authenticated access. download_root: Optional override for download directory. Returns: A JSON-serializable dict containing download results. |
| download_instagram_storiesA | Download Instagram stories for a target user. Note: This feature requires login. Args: username_target: Target Instagram username. username: Instagram username for authenticated access. password: Instagram password for authenticated access. download_root: Optional override for download directory. Returns: A JSON-serializable dict containing download results. |
| download_instagram_highlightsB | Download Instagram highlights for a target user. Note: This feature requires login. Args: username_target: Target Instagram username. highlight_title: Optional highlight title filter. username: Instagram username for authenticated access. password: Instagram password for authenticated access. download_root: Optional override for download directory. Returns: A JSON-serializable dict containing download results. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
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No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
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TDQS
Scored across 5 tools
The tools are mostly distinct with clear purposes: highlights, posts, profile pictures, stories, and videos. However, there is some overlap between download_instagram_post and download_instagram_video, as both handle posts/reels/tv URLs, which could cause confusion about which to use for video content. The descriptions help clarify, but the boundaries are not perfectly clear.
All tool names follow a consistent verb_noun pattern with 'download_instagram_' as a prefix, followed by the specific target (e.g., highlights, post, profile_pic, stories, video). This uniformity makes the tool set predictable and easy to understand, with no deviations in naming style.
With 5 tools, this server is well-scoped for its purpose of downloading various Instagram content types. Each tool serves a distinct function (highlights, posts, profile pictures, stories, videos), and the count is neither too sparse nor excessive, fitting typical expectations for a focused download utility.
The tool set covers key Instagram content types for downloading: highlights, posts, profile pictures, stories, and videos, providing good coverage for the domain. A minor gap is the lack of a tool for downloading multiple posts or feeds, which might be useful for batch operations, but agents can work around this by iterating with the existing tools.