--- title: "Connect Instagram and Microsoft Entra ID - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Comment\" fires in Instagram, your agent runs \"Add User to Group\" in Microsoft Entra ID." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/instagram-to-microsoft-entra-id" --- # Connect Instagram and Microsoft Entra ID When **New Comment** fires in [Instagram](https://apiant.ai/connections/instagram), your agent runs **Add User to Group** in [Microsoft Entra ID](https://apiant.ai/connections/microsoft-entra-id), or **New Group** in Microsoft Entra ID to **Create Post** in Instagram. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Instagram **3** triggers Instagram **13** actions Microsoft Entra ID **2** triggers Microsoft Entra ID **14** 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 Microsoft Entra ID 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 and Microsoft Entra ID can do together ### From Instagram to Microsoft Entra ID - When **New Comment** in Instagram then **Add User to Group** in Microsoft Entra ID - When **New Media Posted** in Instagram then **Create User** in Microsoft Entra ID ### From Microsoft Entra ID to Instagram - When **New Group** in Microsoft Entra ID then **Create Post** in Instagram - When **New User** in Microsoft Entra ID then **Reply To Comment** 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 Microsoft Entra ID ## Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 27 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 Group** Triggers when a new group is created in your Microsoft Entra ID directory. - Trigger **New User** Triggers when a new user is created in your Microsoft Entra ID directory. - Action **Add User to Group** Adds a user as a member of a group in your Microsoft Entra ID directory. - Action **Create Group** Creates a new security group or Microsoft 365 group in your Microsoft Entra ID directory. - Action **Create User** Creates a new user in your Microsoft Entra ID directory with a starting password. - Action **Delete Group** Deletes a group from your Microsoft Entra ID directory. - Action **Delete User** Deletes a user from your Microsoft Entra ID directory. Deleted users can be restored for 30 days. - Action **Disable User** Disables an existing user's account so they can no longer sign in. The user and their data are kept. - Action **Find Group** Returns the groups whose name matches the name you give, either exactly or by how it starts, plus the first match on its own. - Action **Find User** Finds a user in your Microsoft Entra ID directory whose email address or sign-in name matches the one you give. Returns nothing when no user matches. - Action **Get Group** Fetches a group by ID. An error occurs if the group is not found. - Action **Get User** Returns a user's profile from your Microsoft Entra ID directory by object ID or sign-in name. - Action **List Group Members** Returns all direct members of a group: users, nested groups, devices and service principals. - Action **Remove User from Group** Removes a user from a group in your Microsoft Entra ID directory. - Action **Update Group** Updates the name, description or settings of a group in your Microsoft Entra ID directory. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update User** Updates the profile details of an existing user in your Microsoft Entra ID directory. Fields left blank are not changed. ## Each app on its own - [ **Instagram** Instagram is a social media platform for sharing photos, videos, and stories.](https://apiant.ai/connections/instagram) - [ **Microsoft Entra ID** Microsoft Entra ID is a cloud-based identity and access management service that lets employees access...](https://apiant.ai/connections/microsoft-entra-id) 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 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) ## More into Microsoft Entra ID - [ **HubSpot to Microsoft Entra ID** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-microsoft-entra-id) - [ **Google Sheets to Microsoft Entra ID** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-microsoft-entra-id) - [ **Gmail to Microsoft Entra ID** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-microsoft-entra-id) - [ **Google Calendar to Microsoft Entra ID** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-microsoft-entra-id) - [ **Google Drive to Microsoft Entra ID** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-microsoft-entra-id) - [ **Mailchimp to Microsoft Entra ID** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-microsoft-entra-id) Questions ## Instagram and Microsoft Entra ID, 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 Microsoft Entra ID when something happens in Instagram? Any of Microsoft Entra ID's 14 actions, including Create Group, Create User, Update Group and Update User. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Microsoft Entra ID to Instagram? Yes. When something happens in Microsoft Entra ID, your agent can act in Instagram too. This page covers both directions: Microsoft Entra ID's triggers and Instagram's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Instagram or Microsoft Entra ID? 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 Microsoft Entra ID 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.