instagram-automation

# Instagram Automation via Rube MCP Automate Instagram operations through Composio's Instagram toolkit via Rube MCP. ## Prerequisites - Rube MCP must be connected (RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS available) - Active Instagram connection via `RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS` with toolkit `instagram` - Always call `RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS` first to get current tool schemas - Instagram Business or Creator account required (personal accounts not supported) ## Setup **Get Rube MCP**: Add `https://rube.app/mcp` as an MCP server in your client configuration. No API keys needed — just add the endpoint and it works. 1. Verify Rube MCP is available by confirming `RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS` responds 2. Call `RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS` with toolkit `instagram` 3. If connection is not ACTIVE, follow the returned auth link to complete Instagram/Facebook OAuth 4. Confirm connection status shows ACTIVE before running any workflows ## Core Workflows ### 1. Create a Single Image/Video Post **When to use**: User wants to publish a single photo or video to Instagram **Tool sequence**: 1. `INSTAGRAM_GET_USER_INFO` - Get Instagram user ID [Prerequisite] 2. `INSTAGRAM_CREATE_MEDIA_CONTAINER` - Create a media container with the image/video URL [Required] 3. `INSTAGRAM_GET_POST_STATUS` - Check if the media container is ready [Optional] 4. `INSTAGRAM_CREATE_POST` or `INSTAGRAM_POST_IG_USER_MEDIA_PUBLISH` - Publish the container [Required] **Key parameters**: - `image_url`: Public URL of the image to post - `video_url`: Public ...