How to Connect Instagram to ChatGPT

Analyze Your Instagram with ChatGPT

Instagram has no official MCP connector. With AnythingMCP, you can convert the Instagram Graph API into an MCP server and let ChatGPT analyze your content performance, engagement, and follower demographics.

What You Need

• An Instagram Business or Creator account
• A Facebook Developer account with a Meta app
• Docker installed
• ChatGPT Desktop or any MCP-compatible AI client

Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Deploy AnythingMCP

git clone https://github.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp.git
cd anythingmcp && docker compose up -d

Step 2: Get Instagram Graph API Access

Create a Meta app at https://developers.facebook.com. Add the Instagram Graph API product. Generate a long-lived access token with instagram_basic, instagram_manage_insights, and pages_read_engagement permissions.

Step 3: Create a REST Connector

Create a REST connector with base URL https://graph.facebook.com/v19.0. Append the access token as a query parameter or Bearer token.

Step 4: Expose Key Endpoints

• GET /{ig-user-id}/media — Your posts
• GET /{media-id}/insights — Post engagement metrics
• GET /{ig-user-id}/insights — Account insights (reach, impressions)
• GET /{ig-user-id} — Profile info and follower count
• GET /{media-id}/comments — Post comments

Step 5: Connect ChatGPT

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instagram": {
      "url": "http://localhost:4000/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Step 6: Get Insights from ChatGPT

• "Which of my posts had the highest engagement this month?"
• "What's my average reach per post?"
• "How is my follower count trending?"
• "Which content type (reels, carousels, stories) performs best?"
• "Summarize my Instagram performance for the last 30 days"

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