Do I need a Instagram API key?

No. BuzzTake signs in to your Instagram account the way a person does, so there is no developer app, API key or app review.

Can my AI agent use Instagram through MCP?

Yes. Add the BuzzTake MCP server to Claude, Cursor or any MCP client. Each Instagram action is a tool, such as post, reply or send_message.

What does a Instagram action cost?

A post is 10 credits ($0.10), a reply 8, a like or a follow 3, and a read 4. One credit is one US cent.

Instagram API for AI agents

Connect your Instagram account once. Your agent posts, replies, likes and follows, and sends DMs through MCP or REST. No Instagram API key and no app review.

Connect Instagram Set up MCP

What your agent can do on Instagram

25 actions, including generic browser steps.

Action	On Instagram	Credits
`post`	Post	10
`reply`	Comment	8
`delete_post`	Delete	3
`like`	Like	3
`unlike`	Unlike	3
`bookmark`	Save	3
`unbookmark`	Unsave	3
`follow`	Follow	3
`unfollow`	Unfollow	3
`block`	Block	3
`unblock`	Unblock	3
`mute`	Mute	3
`unmute`	Unmute	3
`send_message`	Message	10
`list_conversations`	Messages	4
`read_conversation`	Conversation	4
`read_feed`	Feed	4
`read_notifications`	Notifications	4
`read_post`	Post and replies	4
`read_profile`	Profile	4
`list_followers`	Followers	4
`list_following`	Following	4
`search`	Search	4
`update_profile`	Edit profile	10
`browser`	Anything else, step by step	2 + 1 per step

Not on Instagram: quote repost unrepost

Automate Instagram with MCP

Ask in plain words. Your agent makes the call and gets the link back.

A photo, a video or a carousel; a post needs media.

MCP tool call

post

// You: "Post this photo to Instagram with a caption."
// The agent calls the post tool:
{
  "account_id": "acc_instagram",
  "text": "New colors are in.",
  "media": [
    "med_photo"
  ]
}

REST

POST /v1/accounts/acc_instagram/actions

curl https://api.buzztake.com/v1/accounts/acc_instagram/actions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BUZZTAKE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"type":"post","text":"New colors are in.","media":["med_photo"],"wait":60}'

Connect a Instagram account

password
Username and password
Send the username, the password and, if the account uses an authenticator app, its secret. BuzzTake answers 2FA codes itself.
cookies
Cookies
Import cookies from a browser where the account is already signed in: a JSON array or a Netscape cookie file.
browser
Sign in yourself
Open a live browser and sign in as you always do. Or send the one-time sign-in link to the person who owns the account.

Each account gets its own device fingerprint and an optional proxy. Accounts in the docs

Instagram questions

Do I need a Instagram API key?: No. BuzzTake signs in to your Instagram account the way a person does, so there is no developer app, API key or app review.
Can my AI agent use Instagram through MCP?: Yes. Add the BuzzTake MCP server to Claude, Cursor or any MCP client. Each Instagram action is a tool, such as post, reply or send_message.
What does a Instagram action cost?: A post is 10 credits ($0.10), a reply 8, a like or a follow 3, and a read 4. One credit is one US cent.

Other platforms

Instagram is a trademark of its owner. BuzzTake is not affiliated with or endorsed by Instagram.

Connect your Instagram account.

Create a workspace, add an account with a password or cookies, and make your first call.

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