Social Data
Instagram Post/Reel Info MCP
Use Instagram Post/Reel Info in your AI assistant to retrieve the available information. Explore supported inputs and use cases below.
Instagram Post/Reel Info AI Prompts & Use Cases
After connecting this MCP tool to your AI assistant, you can ask the questions below. Replace bracketed placeholders with your own inputs and use the supported values in Arguments.
New to Nexscope MCP? Follow the connection guide, then use the prompts below. The Integration and Parameters & Response tabs contain the connection steps, call example, and technical reference.
1. Review Instagram Post/Reel Info
Prompt: Retrieve Instagram Post/Reel Info for [public URL]. Summarize only the information actually returned and preserve source links when available. Report private, restricted, missing or partial results explicitly; missing values are not zero.
2. Research From A Selected Market Or Request Location
Prompt: Retrieve Instagram Post/Reel Info for [public URL] using [a supported region or country choice]. Follow this tool’s documented meaning: a request or proxy location is not proof that every result originated there. Report any documented regional coverage limitations with the results.
3. Read Post Details Without The Extra Play-Count Lookup
Prompt: Use Instagram Post/Reel Info for [public URL]. Omit the optional play-count lookup. Summarize the remaining returned details without filling in a play count.
4. Collect Downloadable Media References
Prompt: Use Instagram Post/Reel Info for [public URL]. For media I own or am authorized to reuse, request the documented downloadable assets after I approve the applicable charge. List only URLs actually returned; do not claim permanent access or ownership of the media.
5. Prepare A Snapshot Of Returned Public Counts
Prompt: Retrieve Instagram Post/Reel Info for [public URL] and make a compact table of the public counts actually returned. Keep each count attached to its item or account, label estimates and preserve the observation time when supplied. Do not invent engagement rates, historical growth, unique audience size or missing values.
6. Create A Brief From Returned Text
Prompt: Retrieve Instagram Post/Reel Info for [public URL] and prepare a brief about [my research question] using only text present in the response. Cite the corresponding source links when returned, distinguish quotations from interpretation, and report insufficient text. Do not claim to have read linked pages or infer private information.
What You Need to Provide
Use only the documented public inputs. Private, restricted, missing and partial results remain distinct; missing metrics are not zero.
Check the current Nexscope price before running the request. Optional enrichment, downloads, transcription and additional pages can incur charges. These examples do not execute a request.
Step 1 · Connect
Connect Your AI Assistant
Connect a compatible MCP client to Nexscope, then select this tool from your assistant. Use the connection settings in your client to complete authentication.
POST https://api.nexscope.ai/mcp
MCP-Protocol-Version: 2025-11-25
Content-Type: application/jsonAuthentication
Use OAuth 2.1 Authorization Code with PKCE and the mcp:tools scope. API keys remain supported as a compatibility option.
Authorization: Bearer nk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxUsing an API key? Get your key from API Access and include it in the Authorization header shown above.
Call this MCP tool
social_instagram_post_detailhttps://api.nexscope.ai/mcptools/callInitialize an MCP 2025-11-25 Streamable HTTP session at https://api.nexscope.ai/mcp, then use tools/call.
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": "social-instagram-post-detail-1",
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "social_instagram_post_detail",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123/"
}
}
}MCP 2025-11-25 · Streamable HTTPProgress is delivered on the original POST SSE response. GET SSE carries notifications; reconnecting must query existing asynchronous work rather than submit again.
Arguments
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
url | string | required | url Example: https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123/ |
region | string | optional | 2 letter country code to set the proxy in |
trim | boolean | optional | Set to true to get a trimmed response |
download_media | boolean | optional | Set to true to download the video/images and get back permanent Supabase URLs. Costs 10 credits if media is found, 1 credit otherwise. |
include_play_count | boolean | optional | Set to false to omit `video_play_count` and skip its additional fetch for a faster response. Defaults to true. |
cacheMaxAge | string | optional | cacheMaxAge |
Response fields
Treat structuredContent as the programmatic API response payload.
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
code | integer | required | 0 means accepted or successful; nonzero is a platform error. |
cost | string | required | Elapsed milliseconds, never credits; -1 outside web requests. |
data | any | required | Data value used by this API operation. |
msg | string | null | required | Msg value used by this API operation. |
time | string | required | Server local time: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss. |
traceId | string | null | required | Trace id value used by this API operation. |
ts | string | required | Epoch milliseconds. |
Any of option 1 — requires platform, resourceStatus, fetchedAt, sourceFetchedAt, usage, item
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data | object | required | Data value used by this API operation. |
data.fetchedAt | string | required | Fetched at value used by this API operation. Format: date-time |
data.item | any | required | Item value used by this API operation. |
data.platform | string | required | Platform value used by this API operation. Allowed: instagram, youtube, reddit, pinterest |
data.resourceStatus | string | required | Resource status value used by this API operation. Allowed: AVAILABLE, PARTIAL, PRIVATE, RESTRICTED, NOT_FOUND, NO_TRANSCRIPT, UNKNOWN |
data.sourceFetchedAt | any | required | Source fetched at value used by this API operation. |
data.usage | object | required | Usage value used by this API operation. |
data.usage.billingStatus | string | required | Billing status value used by this API operation. Allowed: NOT_CHARGED, SETTLED, UNKNOWN |
data.usage.chargedCredits | any | required | Charged credits value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 1 — requires id, url, caption, publishedAt, likeCount, commentCount, viewCount, type, author, media
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item | object | required | Item value used by this API operation. |
data.item.author | any | required | Author value used by this API operation. |
data.item.caption | any | required | Caption value used by this API operation. |
data.item.commentCount | any | required | Comment count value used by this API operation. |
data.item.id | any | required | Id value used by this API operation. |
data.item.likeCount | any | required | Like count value used by this API operation. |
data.item.media | array | required | Media value used by this API operation. |
data.item.media[] | object | required | Item in data item media. |
data.item.media[].thumbnailUrl | any | required | Thumbnail url value used by this API operation. |
data.item.media[].type | string | required | Type value used by this API operation. Allowed: IMAGE, VIDEO, UNKNOWN |
data.item.media[].url | any | required | Url value used by this API operation. |
data.item.publishedAt | any | required | Published at value used by this API operation. |
data.item.type | string | required | Type value used by this API operation. Allowed: POST, REEL, UNKNOWN |
data.item.url | any | required | Url value used by this API operation. |
data.item.viewCount | any | required | View count value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 1 — requires id, handle, name, url
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.author | object | required | Author value used by this API operation. |
data.item.author.handle | any | required | Handle value used by this API operation. |
data.item.author.id | any | required | Id value used by this API operation. |
data.item.author.name | any | required | Name value used by this API operation. |
data.item.author.url | any | required | Url value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 1
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.author.handle | string | required | Handle value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 2
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.author.handle | null | required | Handle value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 1
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.author.id | string | required | Id value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 2
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.author.id | null | required | Id value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 1
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.author.name | string | required | Name value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 2
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.author.name | null | required | Name value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 1
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.author.url | string | required | Url value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 2
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.author.url | null | required | Url value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 2
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.author | null | required | Author value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 1
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.caption | string | required | Caption value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 2
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.caption | null | required | Caption value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 1
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.commentCount | number | required | Comment count value used by this API operation. Minimum: 0 |
Any of option 2
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.commentCount | null | required | Comment count value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 1
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.id | string | required | Id value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 2
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.id | null | required | Id value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 1
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.likeCount | number | required | Like count value used by this API operation. Minimum: 0 |
Any of option 2
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.likeCount | null | required | Like count value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 1
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.media[].thumbnailUrl | string | required | Thumbnail url value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 2
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.media[].thumbnailUrl | null | required | Thumbnail url value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 1
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.media[].url | string | required | Url value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 2
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.media[].url | null | required | Url value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 1
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.publishedAt | string | required | Published at value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 2
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.publishedAt | null | required | Published at value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 1
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.url | string | required | Url value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 2
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.url | null | required | Url value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 1
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.viewCount | number | required | View count value used by this API operation. Minimum: 0 |
Any of option 2
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item.viewCount | null | required | View count value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 2
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.item | null | required | Item value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 1
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.sourceFetchedAt | string | required | Source fetched at value used by this API operation. Format: date-time |
Any of option 2
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.sourceFetchedAt | null | required | Source fetched at value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 1
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.usage.chargedCredits | number | required | Charged credits value used by this API operation. Minimum: 0 |
Any of option 2
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data.usage.chargedCredits | null | required | Charged credits value used by this API operation. |
Any of option 2
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data | null | required | Data value used by this API operation. |
Workflow Guide
Workflow example, not a verified API response.
Your Goal
Retrieve Instagram Post/Reel Info for [public URL]. Summarize only the information actually returned and preserve source links when available. Report private, restricted, missing or partial results explicitly; missing values are not zero.
Suggested Steps
Provide the documented public identifiers or search inputs. The assistant can then make the requested lookup and organize only the returned evidence. Missing or restricted results must be reported explicitly; no actual lookup or returned metrics are claimed here.
About this sample: Workflow example based on the published API document, not a live API response.
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