# How to connect Instagram to OpenClaw (no API keys) > Connect Instagram to OpenClaw with ClawLink in one click — 29 tools your AI agent can call from chat via hosted OAuth. No API keys, no manual setup. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/instagram The usual route to Instagram access for OpenClaw is an MCP server you configure and keep running, plus your own OAuth app or API keys. ClawLink gives OpenClaw a more practical Instagram setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Instagram in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Instagram actions from any chat surface with no auth, token refresh, or tool wiring to build yourself. **Start here:** install the ClawLink plugin (`openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-plugin`), pair it in the browser, then connect the app in the ClawLink dashboard. The interactive install prompt is on the web version of this page: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/instagram ## Setup It takes three steps to connect OpenClaw to Instagram. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect Instagram** — one-click OAuth in the ClawLink dashboard. 3. **Use it from chat** — ask OpenClaw in plain English. **Alternative for any agent (no plugin needed):** if the OpenClaw plugin route isn't available or doesn't work, any AI agent with shell access can use the ClawLink CLI instead: ```bash npx -y @useclawlink/cli login # sign in via browser — no API key to paste npx -y @useclawlink/cli connect instagram # connect Instagram (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions instagram # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run instagram --input '' # execute (add --confirm for writes) ``` ### Install by command The setup prompt above does all of this in one paste. By hand, it is one install command plus a browser approval: ```bash openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-plugin ``` Then ask OpenClaw to set up ClawLink. It starts browser pairing and prints an approval link — open it, approve the device, return to the chat, and say `done`. Finally, connect Instagram in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — a one-click OAuth approval, no API keys. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > Create it in Instagram for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish. ### Using a different agent? The OpenClaw plugin is one client of ClawLink's MCP server. Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or any agent that can run a shell command pairs with the same ClawLink account through the CLI: ```bash npx -y @useclawlink/cli login ``` `login` opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once Instagram is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 29 Instagram tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: [connect apps to any AI agent](https://claw-link.dev/learn/connect-apps-to-any-ai-agent). ## Instagram MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a Instagram MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Instagram to OpenClaw and exposes 29 Instagram tools your agent can call over [MCP](https://claw-link.dev/learn/what-is-an-mcp-server), with [hosted auth](https://claw-link.dev/learn/oauth-for-ai-agents) and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using Hermes instead? The [Hermes Instagram integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/instagram) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw Instagram integration can do 29 Instagram tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. The 27 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 29. ### 27 of 29 Instagram tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Create carousel container** `instagram_create_carousel_container` | Create an Instagram carousel container | | **Get ig comment replies** `instagram_get_ig_comment_replies` | List replies to an Instagram comment | | **Get ig media** `instagram_get_ig_media` | Get a specific Instagram media item | | **Get ig media children** `instagram_get_ig_media_children` | Get Instagram media children (carousel items) | | **Get ig media comments** `instagram_get_ig_media_comments` | List comments on an Instagram media item | | **Get ig media insights** `instagram_get_ig_media_insights` | Get insights for an Instagram media item | | **Get ig user content publishing limit** `instagram_get_ig_user_content_publishing_limit` | Get Instagram content publishing limit | | **Get ig user media** `instagram_get_ig_user_media` | List Instagram media items | | **Get ig user stories** `instagram_get_ig_user_stories` | List Instagram user stories | | **Get ig user tags** `instagram_get_ig_user_tags` | List Instagram user tags | | **Get user info** `instagram_get_user_info` | Get Instagram user info | | **Get user insights** `instagram_get_user_insights` | Get Instagram user insights | | **Post ig media comments** `instagram_post_ig_media_comments` | Post a comment on an Instagram media item | | **Post ig user media** `instagram_post_ig_user_media` | Create an Instagram media container | | **Post ig user media publish** `instagram_post_ig_user_media_publish` | Publish an Instagram media item | | **Get conversation** `instagram_get_conversation` | Get details about a specific Instagram DM conversation (participants, etc) | | **Get ig user live media** `instagram_get_ig_user_live_media` | Get live media objects during an active Instagram broadcast | | **Get messenger profile** `instagram_get_messenger_profile` | Get the messenger profile settings for an Instagram account | | **Get page conversations** `instagram_get_page_conversations` | Get Instagram conversations for a Page connected to an Instagram Business account | | **List all conversations** `instagram_list_all_conversations` | List all Instagram DM conversations for the authenticated user | | **List all messages** `instagram_list_all_messages` | List all messages from a specific Instagram DM conversation | | **Mark seen** `instagram_mark_seen` | Mark Instagram DM messages as read/seen for a specific user | | **Post ig comment replies** `instagram_post_ig_comment_replies` | Create a reply to an Instagram comment | | **Post ig user mentions** `instagram_post_ig_user_mentions` | Reply to a mention of your Instagram Business or Creator account | | **Send image** `instagram_send_image` | Send an image via Instagram DM to a specific user | | **Send text message** `instagram_send_text_message` | Send a text message to an Instagram user via DM in an existing conversation | | **Update messenger profile** `instagram_update_messenger_profile` | Update the messenger profile settings for an Instagram account | ## Example prompts **Create Carousel Container** > Create it in Instagram for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish. **Get Ig Comment Replies** > Pull the relevant data from Instagram, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Ig Media** > Pull the relevant data from Instagram, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Ig Media Children** > Pull the relevant data from Instagram, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. ## ClawLink vs. building it yourself The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual OAuth app setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for OpenClaw. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want Instagram working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Connection flow** | Register a Instagram app, configure redirect URLs, manage consent details, and reconnect users when auth settings drift. | Users connect Instagram through the hosted browser flow and ClawLink keeps the token lifecycle out of your app code. | | **Ongoing maintenance** | You own refresh logic, permission debugging, environment config, and every provider-specific edge case for Instagram. | ClawLink handles the repetitive integration plumbing so your team can focus on the workflow instead of the infrastructure. | | **Agent usability** | You still need to expose the right Instagram actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 29 tools for Instagram are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Instagram to AI agents. It is developer infrastructure: Python and TypeScript SDKs, an MCP server, and a catalog past 1,000 apps, aimed at teams shipping agent products. ClawLink is built for OpenClaw users instead. You install the plugin once, connect Instagram in the browser, and the 29 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK, no config file, and no API key handling. Choosing between them? Read the full [Composio alternatives](https://claw-link.dev/hub/composio-alternatives) comparison. ### OpenClaw installed the Instagram skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Instagram, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Instagram is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. If OpenClaw runs as a persistent gateway, restart it so the new tools register. ### Connection succeeds but no tools appear Reconnect Instagram from the dashboard, then start a fresh chat if the runtime still has the old tool catalog loaded. ### "Tool schema not loaded yet" error when calling Instagram tools Instagram tool schemas load on demand the first time a tool runs and are cached after that, so this error usually clears on its own: wait a few seconds and retry the same request. If every Instagram call keeps failing with it in a fresh chat, reconnect from the dashboard, and contact support if it still persists — that pattern points to a configuration problem on our side, not something you can fix by reconnecting again. ### Instagram returns 403 or "permission denied" on one action while others work Two usual causes. The connected account may not have access to the specific workspace, inbox, store, or project in the request — check that first. If access looks right, the agent may have sent a placeholder value (like "YOUR_ID" or an example id from documentation) instead of a real one: ask it to run a list or search tool first, then retry the action with a real id from those results. Most failures at this stage are one of these two, not ClawLink bugs. ### OAuth finished in the browser but the account is still missing Try reconnecting Instagram and complete the consent flow in the same browser session. Partial OAuth approvals or switching accounts mid-flow can leave the connection incomplete. ### Is there a OpenClaw Instagram integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Instagram: link your Instagram account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Instagram API through 29 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add Instagram to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Instagram skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Instagram. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files or API keys to manage. ### How long does it take to connect Instagram to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Instagram in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Instagram up myself? The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual OAuth app setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for OpenClaw. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want Instagram working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the Instagram skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Instagram, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Instagram is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. If OpenClaw runs as a persistent gateway, restart it so the new tools register. ## Related - [Connect Stack Exchange](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/stack-exchange) — Search and browse questions, answers, and developer knowledge - [YouTube](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/youtube) — Upload videos and manage channels - [Facebook tools](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/facebook) — Read Facebook Page posts and engagement