Claude Desktop connects to Instagram through the CData MCP Server for Instagram using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

When you launch Claude, it automatically detects MCP connections registered during setup. These connections are created and saved using the MCP Configuration Tool, which is installed with the MCP Server.

Each saved connection is recognized by Claude and can be referenced by name when asking questions.

Installing Claude

Claude Desktop is a standalone application that enables natural language querying across supported data sources using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

To connect to Instagram via MCP, you first need to install the Claude Desktop application.

You can download the latest version from the official Claude Download Page.

After installing Claude Desktop, you can configure your MCP connection using the CData MCP Driver for Instagram.

How Claude Uses the Server

When you ask Claude a question, it launches the corresponding MCP Server connection, reads the available tool descriptions provided by the connector, and generates a secure query in the background.

There is no need to write SQL or teach Claude how to query your data. Each tool is self-describing, and Claude consumes those descriptions to determine how to retrieve the right information.

Example Prompts

After setup, you can ask Claude natural-language questions like:

• "List all posts from user 'john_doe' in the last 30 days."
• "Show the most recent comment on the post 'abc123'."
• "Generate a report of all followers gained by user 'jane_doe' in the past week."
• "List all users who have liked the post 'xyz789'."
• "Show all posts with more than 1000 likes in the last month."
• "How many comments were made on the post 'abc123'?"
• "Generate a list of hashtags used in the last 10 posts by 'john_doe'."
• "List all stories posted by user 'jane_doe' this week."
• "Show all posts tagged with '#vacation' in the past 7 days."
• "What is the engagement rate (likes + comments) for the post 'xyz789'?"

Claude securely executes the query using the MCP Server and responds using the live results from Instagram.