Instagram Direct Messages
Enables reading and sending Instagram direct messages through a Python server that authenticates wit...
Log in to Instagram using Chrome
- Open https://instagram.com in Google Chrome and log in to your account.
Open Chrome Developer Tools
- Right-click anywhere on the Instagram page and select “Inspect” to open the Developer Tools panel.
Find and Copy Cookie Values
- In the Developer Tools window, click on the “Application” tab.
- In the left sidebar, under “Storage”, click on “Cookies” and select the Instagram URL (e.g.,
https://www.instagram.com). - In the cookies table, find and copy the values for the following cookies:
sessionidcsrftokends_user_id
Add Environment Variables in FastMCP
- Go to the FastMCP connection interface and locate the “Install Now” or environment variable entry section.
- Fill in the values you copied as follows:
INSTAGRAM_SESSION_ID= (paste the value ofsessionid)INSTAGRAM_CSRF_TOKEN= (paste the value ofcsrftoken)INSTAGRAM_DS_USER_ID= (paste the value ofds_user_id)
Save and Complete Setup
- Confirm and save the configuration. Your Instagram DM MCP server is now ready to use with FastMCP.
Quick Start
Choose Connection Type for
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Configure Environment Variables for
Please provide values for the following environment variables:
started!
The MCP server should open in . If it doesn't open automatically, please check that you have the application installed.
Copy and run this command in your terminal:
Make sure Gemini CLI is installed:
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Make sure Claude Code is installed:
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