A side-by-side look at the HasData Instagram and MCP Creator Profile Reader MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose HasData Instagram for social media work as a local process; choose MCP Creator Profile Reader for social media as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
HASDATA_API_KEY.hasdata_instagram_comments_getInstagramComments, hasdata_instagram_posts_getInstagramPosts, hasdata_instagram_profile_getInstagramProfile.APIFY_TOKEN.read_influencer_profiles.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Social Media | Social Media |
| Quality signal | 57/100 · Good | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | HASDATA_API_KEY | APIFY_TOKEN |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 16 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 3 | 1 |
| Full listing | View HasData Instagram | View MCP Creator Profile Reader |
hasdata_instagram_comments_getInstagramCommentsFetches the comments on a public post or reel by its URL and returns the post itself with its caption, media, `likesCount`, `commentsCount` and `timestamp`, then each comment with its text, like count, timestamp and author. 10 credits a callhasdata_instagram_posts_getInstagramPostsFetches the latest posts of a public Instagram account by username (handle) and returns each post with its id, shortcode, caption, type, productType, permalink, media URLs and pixel size, like and comment counts, the posting time, plus hashtags, mentions, tagged users and carousel members. 10 credi…hasdata_instagram_profile_getInstagramProfileFetches a public Instagram profile by username (handle) and returns id, full name, biography, bio links, profile picture URL, followers and following counts, the verified flag and the twelve most recent posts. 10 credits a callread_influencer_profilesRead influencer profiles by handle across seven platforms: followers, engagement, bio, and bio link.Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"hasdata-instagram": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@hasdata/instagram-mcp"
],
"env": {
"HASDATA_API_KEY": "YOUR_HASDATA_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-creator-profile-reader": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mambalabsdev/mcp-creator-profile-reader"
],
"env": {
"APIFY_TOKEN": "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}