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Scrape and download Instagram posts, profiles, places, hashtags, photos, and comments. Get data from Instagram using one or more Instagram URLs or search queries. Export scraped data, run the scraper via API, schedule and monitor runs or integrate with other tools.

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Instagram Scraper Tool Not Accessible After Adding to MCP Server

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blossoming_loom opened this issue

Claude summary of the issue:

Problem: After successfully adding the apify/instagram-scraper actor to the MCP server using the add-actor tool, the scraper becomes inaccessible and cannot be executed. Steps Taken:

Successfully searched for Instagram scraping actors using search-actors Retrieved detailed information about apify/instagram-scraper using get-actor-details Successfully added the actor using add-actor (received confirmation: "Actor apify/instagram-scraper has been added. Newly available tools: apify-slash-instagram-scraper") Attempted to execute the scraper using both actors-mcp-server:apify-slash-instagram-scraper and apify-slash-instagram-scraper

Error Received: Tool 'actors-mcp-server:apify-slash-instagram-scraper' not found. Tool 'apify-slash-instagram-scraper' not found. Expected Behavior: After adding the actor, it should be available for execution to scrape Instagram content with parameters like search queries, result limits, and search types. Impact: Unable to use the Instagram scraper for content analysis despite the actor being properly added to the system. Request: Please advise on the correct tool name/format to execute the Instagram scraper after adding it via the MCP server, or if there's a bug in the tool registration process.

Jakub Kopecký (jakub.kopecky)

Hey and thank you for using the Apify MCP server!

This is a known issue with the Claude desktop MCP client, which does not support dynamic adding of tools correctly (please see the Apify MCP server supported client list). There is currently a workaround where you need to disable and then re-enable the MCP server, and then sometimes this loads the newly added tool. For a reliable solution can either add the tool in the config so it is always enabled, or use a different MCP client if you want dynamic Actor discovery. The Apify MCP client is easy to run and supports this feature.

To enable the Instagram scraper in the Claude desktop by default, please use the following config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Apify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@apify/actors-mcp-server",
        "--actors=apify/instagram-scraper"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Or, if you are connecting to the server remotely, you can use this URL:

https://mcp.apify.com/?actors=apify/instagram-scraper

Jakub

Yuliya Kazadoi (kazadoiyul)

I will close the issue for now but feel free to open it again in case you need further assistance!

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