A
licenseA
qualityA
maintenanceMCP server for Instagram Graph API, Threads API & Meta platform — posting, insights, comments, messaging
57
551
16
MIT
instapdown-mcp
by farukkolip
The instapdown-mcp server provides 16 tools for Instagram creators across three categories: downloading content, analyzing engagement, and planning content strategy — no API key required.
Downloaders
Reels – Download watermark-free HD MP4 + audio track from public Reel URLs.
Feed videos – Retrieve original MP4 from public video posts.
Stories – Fetch all active Stories (within 24h) for a public username as MP4/JPG URLs.
Profile pictures – Get full-resolution (~1080×1080) profile JPGs for any public account.
Carousels – Retrieve every slide (photos and videos) in original order.
Single photos – Save a single-image post at full resolution.
Reel audio – Extract the source m4a audio track URL from any public Reel.
Analytics
Engagement health check – Audit a public profile's last 12 posts for weighted engagement rate, save rate, comment rate, and follower-tier benchmarks.
Engagement calculator – Calculate a 2026-weighted engagement rate from manual metrics (likes, comments, saves, shares) with tier benchmarks and niche multipliers.
Content Strategy
Reels hooks – Generate opening-hook templates from a 900-hook library, optionally localized by country/language.
Hashtag search – Live-search Instagram's public hashtag index with real post counts.
Hashtag niches – Browse 25 curated seed niches with descriptions and category groupings.
Hashtag audit – Extract and rank hashtags a public creator actually uses across their last 12 posts.
Instagram fonts – Convert plain text into 22 Unicode font variants (Bold, Script, Fraktur, etc.) for bios and captions.
Best posting times – Get 5 prime posting slots and a 7-day heatmap for 17 country markets (sourced from Buffer 2026 data, 30M+ posts).
Content calendar – Browse a 2026 Instagram content calendar filtered by market, date range, and niche, with native-language Reels hooks and hashtag sets.
Provides tools for downloading Instagram Reels, videos, stories, profile pictures, carousels, photos, and extracting audio; analytics tools for engagement health check and calculator; content strategy tools for generating Reels hooks, searching hashtags, auditing hashtags, generating fonts, getting best time to post, and getting content calendar.
instapdown-mcp
16 Instagram creator tools as a Model Context Protocol server. Wraps the public API and data behind instapdown.com so any MCP client — Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, Zed — can download Reels, audit engagement, search hashtags, generate Reels hooks, get country-specific best-time-to-post data and browse a 2026 content calendar directly from a chat turn.
Part of the TapDown family alongside xtapdown-mcp (X / Twitter).
Install
npx -y instapdown-mcpThat's the whole install path. No account, no API key, no config.
Related MCP server: instagram-personal-mcp
Claude Desktop config
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):
{
"mcpServers": {
"instapdown": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "instapdown-mcp"]
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop. In a new chat:
"Download this reel for me: https://www.instagram.com/reel/ABC123/"
Claude will call download_reels and hand back the direct MP4 URL and audio track.
The 16 tools
Downloaders
Tool | Input | Returns |
| Reel URL | Original 9:16 HD MP4, no watermark |
| Feed video URL | Original MP4, no re-encoding |
| Username | Every active Story in the 24h window |
| Username | Full-resolution profile JPG |
| Carousel URL | Every slide as a media array |
| Single-image post URL | Original full-resolution JPG |
| Reel URL | Source m4a audio track URL |
Public accounts only. Private accounts return HTTP 422 by design.
Analytics
Tool | Input | Returns |
| Username | Weighted ER, save rate, comment rate, tier benchmark from the last 12 posts |
| Followers + interactions | Weighted ER (like×1 + comment×2 + save×3 + share×4), tier benchmark, performance rating |
Content strategy
Tool | Input | Returns |
| Niche + optional country/language | 10 verified 2026 hook templates from the 900-hook library |
| Topic + locale | Real Instagram post counts for the returned hashtags |
| Optional category | 25 curated seed niches |
| Username | Hashtag frequency map from the last 12 posts |
| Text + optional style | 22 Unicode font variants (Bold, Italic, Script, Fraktur, Double Struck, Monospace, Small Caps, Circled, Upside Down, …) |
| Country code | 5 prime slots + 7-day heatmap, sourced from Buffer 2026 (30M+ posts) |
| Market + date range + niche | Instagram content dates for 2026, each with a native-language Reels hook and hashtag set |
Supported markets for country-varied tools: US, GB, CA, AU, BR, MX, ES, IT, DE, FR, NL, SE, TR, JP, SA, AE, RU.
Environment
Override the API host when developing locally against a staging Instapdown:
INSTAPDOWN_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000 npx -y instapdown-mcpDefault: https://instapdown.com.
Development
git clone https://github.com/farukkolip/instapdown-mcp
cd instapdown-mcp
npm install
npm run build
node dist/test/smoke.js # in-memory smoke test — 16 tools + 6 offline callableLicense
MIT © Ömer Faruk Kolip
Instapdown is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Meta Platforms, Inc. or Instagram. Public content only.
Maintenance
–Maintainers
–Response time
–Release cycle
1Releases (12mo)
Commit activity
Resources
Unclaimed servers have limited discoverability.
Looking for Admin?
If you are the server author, to access and configure the admin panel.
Related MCP Servers
- Alicense-qualityDmaintenanceAn MCP server that wraps instagrapi to read, engage, and send DMs from a personal Instagram account, supporting 24 tools for auth, profile, engagement, and messages.MIT
- Alicense-qualityDmaintenanceMCP server for Instagram Graph API providing 25 tools for publishing photos, reels, carousels, and stories, managing comments, viewing insights, and searching hashtags.91MIT
- AlicenseAqualityAmaintenanceAn MCP server that provides LLM clients with direct access to XTapDown's Twitter creator toolkit, enabling tweet downloads, engagement calculations, content generation, and trend analysis without authentication or rate limits.14353MIT
Related MCP Connectors
Mastodon MCP — public Mastodon data via mastodon.social (no auth required)
Hosted MCP for X/Twitter and Reddit. 12 read-only tools, no API keys, free during beta.
Self-hosted MCP gateway: turn any API, database or MCP server into AI connectors — no code.
Latest Blog Posts
- Who's Calling? MCP Hosts Are an Identity Blind Spot (And the Spec Knows It)By Om-Shree-0709 on .mcpAgent IdentityOAuth 2.1
- Your AI Chatbot Just Exposed Your CEO's Salary to an InternBy Om-Shree-0709 on .Agent IdentityMCP SecurityOAuth Delegation
- Why MCP Servers Need Execution Sandboxing (And Why Your Current Stack Isn't Enough)By Om-Shree-0709 on .Agentic AiPrompt InjectionWebAssembly
MCP directory API
We provide all the information about MCP servers via our MCP API.
curl -X GET 'https://glama.ai/api/mcp/v1/servers/farukkolip/instapdown-mcp'
If you have feedback or need assistance with the MCP directory API, please join our Discord server