Is the Instapi Instagram MCP server down?

mcp-registry/co.instapi/instagram · v1.0.0

As of 2026-10-22 17:10 UTC, the Instapi Instagram MCP server is up with a Glimind reliability score of 82/100 (grade B). Over the last 30 days it answered 99.8% of Glimind's liveness checks. It had 3 outages in 90 days, with a median recovery of 8 minutes.

Instagram search and posts for AI agents, with images and videos AI-parsed to text.

claude mcp add --transport http instapi-instagram-mcp-server https://instapi.co/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instapi-instagram-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://instapi.co/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Third-party server, listed as discovered. Review its source before installing.

Agent-readiness: C (79/100)

What to fix (4)

Auto-fix: 4 corrected tool definitions

Paste-ready definitions with the problems above fixed. Changes marked verify need a human look. All of them as JSON: /v1/readiness/mcp-registry%2Fco.instapi%2Finstagram/fixes

{
  "name": "get_started",
  "description": "Free, no auth. Service overview, pricing, current account status, and how to get an API key for the data tools.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
    "properties": {}
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": true
  },
  "title": "Get started with instapi"
}

{
  "name": "instagram_search",
  "description": "Search Instagram users, hashtags, and places by keyword. Costs 1 credit. Requires Authorization: Bearer sk_instapi_... on the MCP connection.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
    "required": [
      "query"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "query": {
        "type": "string",
        "minLength": 1,
        "description": "Search keyword, e.g. a name, brand, or topic"
      }
    }
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": true
  },
  "title": "Search Instagram"
}

{
  "name": "instagram_user_posts",
  "description": "Fetch recent posts for an Instagram username, with images and videos AI-parsed into text descriptions. Costs 1 credit. Requires Authorization: Bearer sk_instapi_.... First fetch for a user can take up to ~60s while media is analyzed; cached users return fast.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
    "required": [
      "username"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "count": {
        "type": "integer",
        "default": 12,
        "maximum": 30,
        "description": "Number of most recent posts, newest first (default 12, max 30)",
        "exclusiveMinimum": 0
      },
      "username": {
        "type": "string",
        "minLength": 1,
        "description": "Instagram username, without @"
      }
    }
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": false,
    "destructiveHint": false,
    "idempotentHint": false
  },
  "title": "Get a user's posts"
}

Get alerted

Get an email or webhook when this server's readiness drops by 10+ points, tool-poisoning text appears, or a tool breaks:

curl -X POST https://glimind.com/v1/subscriptions -H 'content-type: application/json' -d '{"tools":["mcp-registry/co.instapi/instagram"],"email":"[email protected]"}'

Agents: watch_tool({"toolId": "mcp-registry/co.instapi/instagram"}) over MCP.

Passed

• Every tool has a well-formed, typed input schema.
• Every tool and parameter is described.
• No tool-poisoning patterns (hidden characters, instruction overrides, concealment, secret access, tool shadowing).
• Compact tool list (~521 tokens).
• Tool names are unique and portable across clients.
• Speaks MCP 2025-06-18.
• 99.81% uptime over 30 days.
• No breaking contract changes in 30 days.

Largest tool definitions

• instagram_user_posts ~187 tokens
• instagram_user_profile ~151 tokens
• instagram_search ~113 tokens
• get_started ~70 tokens

Static checks of the advertised tools/list (schema, descriptions, annotations, tool-poisoning patterns, names, size) plus observed protocol, uptime, latency and contract changes. Read-only: no tool is ever called. Weights: schema 15, docs 20, safety 15, efficiency 15, compatibility 15, protocol 5, reliability 10, stability 5. Token counts are estimates (~3.6 characters per token).

Operator? Fix these, then re-check live. Embed the readiness badge:

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   :target: https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fco.instapi%2Finstagram?ref=badge
   :alt: MCP agent-readiness

Tool-definition log

Glimind records every version of this server's tool definitions in a signed, append-only transparency log. Current manifest sha256:931d74b5913b63f7…, first seen 2026-10-17, included at leaf 6595 of 47,150. Version history · verify what your client received.

Tools (4)

• get_started
• instagram_search
• instagram_user_posts
• instagram_user_profile

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claude mcp add --transport http glimind https://glimind.com/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "glimind": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://glimind.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Is the Instapi Instagram MCP server down right now?

As of 2026-10-22 17:10 UTC, the Instapi Instagram MCP server is up with a Glimind reliability score of 82/100 (grade B). Over the last 30 days it answered 99.8% of Glimind's liveness checks. It had 3 outages in 90 days, with a median recovery of 8 minutes.

How many tools does Instapi Instagram MCP server provide?

Instapi Instagram MCP server advertises 4 tools, including get_started, instagram_search, instagram_user_posts, instagram_user_profile.

How do I install Instapi Instagram MCP server?

Point your MCP client at this streamable-http endpoint: https://instapi.co/mcp

Is the Instapi Instagram MCP server safe to connect to an AI agent?

Glimind scanned all 4 tool definitions for tool-poisoning patterns — hidden or invisible characters, instructions that override the model, concealment from the user, requests to read credential or MCP config files, conversation exfiltration and cross-tool shadowing — and found none. This checks what the server tells the model, not what its code does; review the source before granting access to sensitive data.

Operator of Instapi Instagram MCP server?

Status page: 90-day uptime, every outage and how long it lasted.

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