--- title: "Connect Instagram to CarsXE - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Comment\" fires in Instagram, your agent runs \"International VIN Decoder API\" in CarsXE." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/instagram-to-carsxe" --- # Connect Instagram to CarsXE When **New Comment** fires in [Instagram](https://apiant.ai/connections/instagram), your agent runs **International VIN Decoder API** in [CarsXE](https://apiant.ai/connections/carsxe). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Instagram **3** triggers Instagram **13** actions CarsXE **10** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Instagram and CarsXE to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Instagram can start in CarsXE - When **New Comment** in Instagram then **International VIN Decoder API** in CarsXE - When **New Media Posted** in Instagram then **Vehicle Images API** in CarsXE Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Instagram and CarsXE ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 23 actions - Trigger **New Comment** Triggered when someone comments on one of your Instagram posts - Trigger **New Media Posted** Triggered when a new post is published on your Instagram account - Trigger **New Message** Triggered when a new direct message arrives in your Instagram inbox - Action **Create Carousel Container** Create a draft carousel post with multiple images/videos before publishing. - Action **Create Media Container** Create a draft media container for photos/videos/reels before publishing. - Action **Create Post** Publish a draft media container to instagram (final publishing step). - Action **Get Conversation** Get details about a specific instagram dm conversation (participants, etc). - Action **Get Post Comments** Get comments on an instagram post. - Action **Get Post Insights** Get instagram post insights/analytics (impressions, reach, engagement, etc.). - Action **Get Post Status** Check the processing status of a draft post container. - Action **Get User Info** Get instagram user info including profile details and statistics. - Action **Get User Insights** Get instagram account-level insights/analytics (profile views, reach, impressions, etc.). - Action **Get User Media** Get instagram user's media (posts, photos, videos). - Action **List All Conversations** List all instagram dm conversations for the authenticated user. - Action **List All Messages** List all messages from a specific instagram dm conversation. - Action **Reply To Comment** Reply to a comment on instagram media. - Action **Get Lien & Theft** Checks a US vehicle's VIN for active lien and theft records, returning the vehicle's year, make, model and any reported events. - Action **Get Vehicle History** Returns a vehicle history report for a VIN, including title, brand, junk/salvage and insurance records. - Action **Get Vehicle Market Value** Returns the market value of a vehicle by VIN, including wholesale, retail, trade-in and auction values across condition tiers. - Action **Get Vehicle Specifications** Decodes a 17-character VIN and returns the vehicle's specifications, including attributes, colors, equipment and warranties. - Action **International VIN Decoder API** Decodes a non-US (international) VIN and returns the vehicle's attributes such as make and model. - Action **Search Vehicle by License Plate** Looks up a vehicle by its license plate (and country/state) and returns the decoded vehicle details such as make, model, year, trim and VIN. - Action **Vehicle Images API** Returns images of a vehicle by make and model, optionally filtered by year, trim, color, angle and size. - Action **Vehicle OBD Codes Decoder** Returns the plain-language diagnosis for an OBD-II diagnostic trouble code, such as P0115. - Action **Vehicle Recalls API** Returns the open safety recalls for a vehicle, looked up by its VIN. - Action **Year Make Model API** Returns vehicle data matched by year, make and model (and optionally trim), without needing a VIN. ## Each app on its own - [ **Instagram** Instagram is a social media platform for sharing photos, videos, and stories.](https://apiant.ai/connections/instagram) - [ **CarsXE** CarsXE is a vehicle data platform that provides automotive history, market value, specs, and more to support...](https://apiant.ai/connections/carsxe) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Instagram - [ **Instagram to Clerk** Clerk is a user authentication and management platform that lets developers add sign-in, profiles, and...](https://apiant.ai/connect/instagram-to-clerk) - [ **Instagram to Google Maps Platform** APIs and SDKs for maps, geocoding, routing, places search, and location-based data in apps.](https://apiant.ai/connect/instagram-to-google-maps-platform) - [ **Instagram to Pipedream** Pipedream is a workflow automation and integration platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/instagram-to-pipedream) - [ **Instagram to Pipefile** Pipefile streamlines the collection of personal, financial, and otherwise sensitive documents to keep your...](https://apiant.ai/connect/instagram-to-pipefile) - [ **Instagram to Shift4** Payment processing platform with a REST API for card and alternative payment transactions across e-commerce...](https://apiant.ai/connect/instagram-to-shift4) - [ **Instagram to Supernotes** Collaborative note-taking app for creating linked notecards with checklists, images, and tasks, with a REST...](https://apiant.ai/connect/instagram-to-supernotes) ## More into CarsXE - [ **HubSpot to CarsXE** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-carsxe) - [ **Salesforce to CarsXE** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-carsxe) - [ **Slack to CarsXE** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-carsxe) - [ **Google Sheets to CarsXE** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-carsxe) - [ **Gmail to CarsXE** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-carsxe) - [ **Google Calendar to CarsXE** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-carsxe) Questions ## Instagram and CarsXE, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Instagram? Any of Instagram's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Comment, New Media Posted and New Message. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in CarsXE when something happens in Instagram? Any of CarsXE's 10 actions, including Get Lien & Theft, Get Vehicle History, Get Vehicle Market Value and Get Vehicle Specifications. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from CarsXE to Instagram? CarsXE has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Instagram. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads CarsXE's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Instagram or CarsXE? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Instagram and CarsXE without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.