Instapdown MCP server

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-mcp

That's the whole install path. No account, no API key, no config.

Claude Desktop config

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claudedesktopconfig.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claudedesktopconfig.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

Public accounts only. Private accounts return HTTP 422 by design.

Analytics

Content strategy

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-mcp

Default: 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 callable

License

MIT © Ömer Faruk Kolip

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.