Can I publish a Reel using my AI agent?

Yes. Use the `publish_reel` tool. You just need to provide a public URL for the video and your caption. Your agent will handle the container creation and final publishing to your Instagram Business profile instantly.

How do I see performance metrics for a specific post?

Ask your agent to `get_media_insights` for a specific Media ID. You'll receive deep metrics like reach, impressions, saved counts, and engagement rate directly in your chat interface.

Can my agent help me respond to comments?

Absolutely. Use the `get_media_comments` tool to list recent feedback, and then use `reply_to_comment` to send your response. This allows you to manage community interaction without opening the Instagram app.

Instagram (Social Media & Business) MCP Server for Claude Desktop 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Instagram (Social Media & Business)
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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instagram-social-media-business": {
      // Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About Instagram (Social Media & Business) MCP Server

Connect your Instagram Business account to any AI agent and take full control of your social media content and audience engagement through natural conversation.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Instagram (Social Media & Business) to your AI workflow. Add the Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 10 tools in the chat interface — ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

What you can do

Content Publishing — Dispatch professional photos and high-impact reels directly from your agent, including custom captions and automated scheduling flows
Audience Insights — Query deep performance metrics for your posts and stories to understand reach, impressions, and engagement trends in real-time
Comment Management — List, retrieve, and respond to customer comments on your media items to maintain a high-touch social presence effortlessly
Media Inventory — Enumerate your published content library and extract detailed metadata, including permalinks and media types (IMAGE, VIDEO, CAROUSEL)
Profile Audit — Access your Business account profile data and monitor follower counts and account biographies securely
Token Management — Refresh long-lived access tokens directly through your agent to ensure uninterrupted service connectivity

The Instagram (Social Media & Business) MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Claude Desktop in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Instagram (Social Media & Business) to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Instagram (Social Media & Business) MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config to open claude_desktop_config.json

Add the MCP Server

Paste the configuration above into the mcpServers section

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new server

Start using Instagram (Social Media & Business)

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat — your 10 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the Instagram (Social Media & Business) MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with Instagram (Social Media & Business) through the Model Context Protocol.

Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client — it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available

Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface

Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions

Enterprise-grade security with local config storage — your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to the Vinkius Edge network

Instagram (Social Media & Business) + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the Instagram (Social Media & Business) MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Interactive data exploration: ask Claude to query DNS records, look up WHOIS data, and cross-reference results in a single conversation

Ad-hoc security audits: type a domain name and let Claude enumerate subdomains, check DNS history, and flag configuration anomalies — all through natural language

Executive briefings: generate comprehensive domain intelligence reports by asking Claude to compile findings into a formatted summary

Learning and training: new team members can explore API capabilities conversationally without needing to read documentation

Instagram (Social Media & Business) MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Instagram (Social Media & Business) to Claude Desktop via MCP:

delete_comment

Requires a comment_id. Delete an Instagram comment

get_comments

Requires a media_id — get it from instagram.media first. To reply to a comment, use instagram.comment.reply. To delete a comment, use instagram.comment.delete. Get comments on an Instagram post — text, username, timestamp, like count, and reply count

get_insights

Requires a media_id — get it from instagram.media first. Only works for Business and Creator accounts. Returns: impressions (total views including repeats), reach (unique accounts), likes, comments, shares, saves. Get performance insights for an Instagram post: impressions, reach, likes, comments, shares, saves, and total interactions

get_media

Returns media_type, caption, permalink, like_count, comments_count, timestamp. For post performance metrics, use instagram.insights with the media_id. For comments, use instagram.comments with the media_id. Get recent Instagram posts — images, videos, reels, carousels — with like and comment counts

get_media_children

Requires a media_id. Get all photos/videos within an Instagram carousel album

get_profile

Returns: username, display name, biography, followers, following, post count, website, profile picture, account type. For posts/media, use instagram.media. For post performance, use instagram.insights. Get the authenticated Instagram account profile: username, bio, follower count, following, post count, website

publish_photo

The image_url MUST be a publicly accessible HTTPS URL — Instagram fetches it directly. Only works for Business and Creator accounts. For videos/reels, use instagram.publish.reel. ALWAYS confirm with the user before publishing. This action is irreversible. Publish a photo to Instagram — provide a public image URL and caption

publish_reel

The video_url MUST be a publicly accessible HTTPS URL pointing to an MP4 file. Only works for Business and Creator accounts. For photos, use instagram.publish.photo. ALWAYS confirm with the user before publishing. This action is irreversible. Publish a Reel to Instagram — provide a public video URL and caption

refresh_token

Can be called any time after the token has been active for at least 24 hours. After refreshing, ALWAYS show the new access token and instruct the user to update their INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN credential in Vinkius. The old token becomes invalid. Refresh your Instagram access token — extends validity for another 60 days

reply_comment

Requires a comment_id. Reply to an Instagram comment

Example Prompts for Instagram (Social Media & Business) in Claude Desktop

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with Instagram (Social Media & Business) immediately.

"Publish this photo to Instagram with caption 'Enjoying the sunset! #vibes': https://example.com/photo.jpg"

"Show me the insights for my last 3 posts"

"Are there any new comments on the 'Product Launch' Reel?"

Troubleshooting Instagram (Social Media & Business) MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting Instagram (Social Media & Business) to Claude Desktop through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).

Authentication error

Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.

Tools not showing in chat

Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting — wait a few seconds.

Instagram (Social Media & Business) + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating Instagram (Social Media & Business) MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.

What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully — if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.

Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL — Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.