herascrape
Overview
Description from the maker (original English)
Instagram data over MCP: profiles, posts, reels, stories, highlights and search as JSON
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- Our basic checksi3 of 3 passedChecked from public information; code not scanned yet
- UsageiVery new★ –
What you can do with it
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- Connection: Runs in the cloud
- Transport: Streamable HTTP
- Category: Marketing & social media
Install
Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.
Before you install
- Basic checks: 3 of 3 passed
- Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
- The registry lists no key to fill in.
You need
- Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet
Which app do you use?
Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.
Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:
- Open Settings → Connectors
- Press Add custom connector
- Paste the address below and press Add
- If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker
https://herascrape.com/mcpRun this in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http herascrape https://herascrape.com/mcpOr copy the settings yourself
Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"herascrape": {
"url": "https://herascrape.com/mcp"
}
}
}Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.
Or copy the settings yourself
Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project
{
"servers": {
"herascrape": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://herascrape.com/mcp"
}
}
}Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.
ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:
- Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
- Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
- Paste the address below, give it a name and save
- If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker
https://herascrape.com/mcpMenu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.
Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.
These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.
What it can do
The server asks you to sign in before it lists its tools.
Basic checksi
We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 9, 2026
- ✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account herascrape, which owns the repo
- … Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
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Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
- ✓ Pass
Endpoint responds
Responded in 926 ms (HTTP 401)
- ✓ Pass
Sign-in with OAuth
Declares OAuth sign-in, so your AI app can take you to log in
- … Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Not checked yet; we read the tool list when we check the endpoint
Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai
- More stars than 0% of the other 3634 servers in this category
- Published to the registry more recently than 67% of the other 3634 servers in this category
- Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 3634 servers in this category
Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.
Common questions
Is herascrape safe?
It passed 3 of 3 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.
What keys or codes does it need?
The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.
Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?
It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.
Is it still maintained?
The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.1.0) reached the registry 17 days ago.
Which apps can use it?
Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.
What can I use instead?
In the same category: MCP YouTube Transcript, Google Analytics MCP, BibiGPT YouTube Video Summarizer
Alternatives
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README from the maker
Open the README
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herascrape-mcp: Instagram MCP server
Instagram data for AI agents, over the [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io). Point Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, VS Code, or any MCP client at herascrape-mcp and it can read public Instagram profiles, content, engagement, and search results directly: no scraping code, no browser, no login.
Every endpoint is one tool, generated from the live API, so the tool list never drifts from what the server serves. It is read-only, cursor-paginated, and flat $0.0004 per successful call (only 2xx is billed; the media resolver, oEmbed and the balance check are free). Powered by the herascrape Instagram API; to call it from code instead, use the Python & TypeScript client.
What agents can do with it
- Profiles & audiences: resolve a username or user id to a full profile; page a user's followers and following; pull the "about" / account details.
- Content: a user's posts, reels, tagged posts, live stories, highlights, and reposts; fetch any individual post or reel by id.
- Engagement: read a post's comments and their replies; see who liked a post or a comment.
- Discovery: hashtag top / recent / reels; a location's top & recent media; trending audio and the clips using a given audio track.
- Search: users, hashtags, audio, places, and a universal "top" search.
- Utilities: convert between a shortcode and a media id, oEmbed a post, and check your live balance.
Agents reach for these when a task needs *what's actually on Instagram right now*: audience research, competitor and campaign tracking, influencer vetting, trend and hashtag analysis, enriching a profile or a post.
One-click install
The button above opens a client picker and installs herascrape-mcp wherever you run agents. For clients with native one-click install:
Get an API key (or sign in to authorize in-browser) from your herascrape dashboard.
Manual install
Remote (recommended): connect by URL, authorize in the browser
Hosts that support remote MCP connect to the hosted server and authorize with a click (OAuth); no key to copy.
- Claude Code:
claude mcp add herascrape --transport http https://herascrape.com/mcp - Cursor / Claude Desktop / ChatGPT:
{"mcpServers": { "herascrape": { "url": "https://herascrape.com/mcp" } } }
Local (stdio-only hosts): npx, with an API key
For hosts that only run local (stdio) servers (Node ≥ 18). The bridge is a thin stdio-to-HTTP proxy to the hosted server: it forwards your API key as x-api-key and relays the live tool list and calls; it defines no tools of its own. Get a key from your dashboard.
- Claude Code:
claude mcp add herascrape --env HERASCRAPE_API_KEY=your_key -- npx -y herascrape-mcp- Claude Desktop / Cursor (
claude_desktop_config.json/.cursor/mcp.json):
{"mcpServers": { "herascrape": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "herascrape-mcp"], "env": { "HERASCRAPE_API_KEY": "your_key" } } } }
Configuration
| Variable | Default | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
HERASCRAPE_API_KEY | none | Sent as x-api-key. Required for the local (stdio) bridge. |
HERASCRAPE_MCP_URL | https://herascrape.com/mcp | Override the server URL (e.g. staging). |
License
MIT