--- title: "Connect Instagram and Clerk - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Comment\" fires in Instagram, your agent runs \"Ban User\" in Clerk, or \"New User\" in Clerk to \"Get User Info\" in Instagram." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/instagram-to-clerk" --- # Connect Instagram and Clerk When **New Comment** fires in [Instagram](https://apiant.ai/connections/instagram), your agent runs **Ban User** in [Clerk](https://apiant.ai/connections/clerk), or **New User** in Clerk to **Get User Info** in Instagram. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Instagram **3** triggers Instagram **13** actions Clerk **1** trigger Clerk **6** 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 Clerk 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) Instagram and Clerk sit on either side of the same funnel: people discover you on Instagram, then need an account in your product. Connecting them means comments and direct messages on Instagram can turn into Clerk invitations, bans or profile updates, and new Clerk sign-ups can pull the Instagram profile or account insights your team wants alongside them. Example flows ## What Instagram and Clerk can do together ### From Instagram to Clerk - When **New Comment** in Instagram then **Ban User** in Clerk - When **New Message** in Instagram then **Create User** in Clerk ### From Clerk to Instagram - When **New User** in Clerk then **Get User Info** in Instagram - When **New User** in Clerk then **Get User Insights** in Instagram 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 Clerk ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers ยท 19 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. - Trigger **New User** Triggers when a new user is created in Clerk. - Action **Ban User** Ban a user, preventing them from signing in. - Action **Create Invitation** Invite a new user to the Clerk instance by email; they receive a sign-up link. - Action **Create User** Creates a new user in Clerk. - Action **Delete User** Deletes a user from Clerk. - Action **Unban User** Remove a ban on a user, restoring their ability to sign in. - Action **Update User** Updates an existing user in Clerk. ## Each app on its own - [ **Instagram** Instagram is a social media platform for sharing photos, videos, and stories.](https://apiant.ai/connections/instagram) - [ **Clerk** Clerk is a user authentication and management platform that lets developers add sign-in, profiles, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/clerk) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Instagram - [ **Instagram to Elastic Security** SIEM and XDR platform for detecting, investigating, and automating response to security threats across...](https://apiant.ai/connect/instagram-to-elastic-security) - [ **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 Clerk - [ **Brevo to Clerk** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-clerk) - [ **Kit to Clerk** Kit is an email marketing platform for professional bloggers.](https://apiant.ai/connect/kit-to-clerk) - [ **Postman to Clerk** Postman is a platform for building and testing APIs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/postman-to-clerk) - [ **Telegram to Clerk** Telegram is a cloud-based instant messaging and voice over IP service developed by Telegram Messenger LLP.](https://apiant.ai/connect/telegram-to-clerk) - [ **HubSpot to Clerk** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-clerk) - [ **Salesforce to Clerk** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-clerk) Questions ## Instagram and Clerk, answered ### ### Can a comment on Instagram create a working sign-up for someone? Yes, through Clerk's Create Invitation action, which emails the person a sign-up link. The agent can first use Instagram's Get User Info to pull profile details, and reply to the comment once the invitation has gone out. ### ### What can a new Clerk user trigger on the Instagram side? Any Instagram read action, such as Get User Info for a handle supplied at sign-up, or Get User Insights and Get User Media for account-level figures. The agent tests every scenario before it goes live and keeps it running afterwards. ### ### What can start an automation from Instagram? Any of Instagram's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Comment, New Message and New Media Posted. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Clerk when something happens in Instagram? Any of Clerk's 6 actions, including Ban User, Create Invitation, Create User and Update User. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Clerk to Instagram? Yes. When something happens in Clerk, your agent can act in Instagram too. This page covers both directions: Clerk's triggers and Instagram's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Instagram or Clerk? 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 Clerk 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.