INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

download_story

Fetch every currently-active Instagram Story for a public username within the 24-hour visibility window.

instapdown.comnone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://instapdown.com/api/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for download_story and invoke it with your own arguments.

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Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.instapdown-mcp-remote]
url = "https://instapdown.com/api/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instapdown-mcp-remote": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://instapdown.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: instapdown-mcp-remote
Remote MCP URL: https://instapdown.com/api/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instapdown-mcp-remote": {
      "url": "https://instapdown.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "instapdown-mcp-remote": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://instapdown.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "instapdown-mcp-remote",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://instapdown.com/api/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

download_reels — Download an Instagram Reel from a public post URL.
download_video — Download an Instagram feed video (not a Reel) from a public post URL.
download_profile_picture — Download the full-resolution profile picture for any public Instagram account.
download_carousel — Download every slide of a public Instagram carousel post — photos and videos both.
download_photo — Download a single-image Instagram post at original full resolution.
extract_reel_audio — Extract the audio track from a public Instagram Reel and return the direct URL to the source m4a container.
engagement_health_check — Audit any public Instagram profile's engagement health.
engagement_calculator — Calculate Instagram engagement rate weighted for the 2026 Reels-ranker signals: likes, comments, saves and shares each carry different weights.