Get a list of accounts your Instagram account is following. Returns paginated results. Use this to audit your following list and manage your network.
AI agents call get_following to retrieve information from Instagram Complete MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves data about the accounts that the Instagram Business account follows. It performs no modifications, deletions, or external actions—it only fetches and returns information. The stated purpose is to 'audit your following list,' which is a passive read operation. No data is created, modified, deleted, or financial transaction is involved.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_following' and description 'Get a list of accounts your Instagram account is following. Returns paginated results.' indicates a retrieval operation with no side effects.
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Get a list of accounts your Instagram account is following. Returns paginated results. Use this to audit your following list and manage your network. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Instagram Complete MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Instagram Complete MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_following: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Instagram Complete MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_following is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_following rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_following. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
get_following is provided by the Instagram Complete MCP Server MCP server (josephtandle/instagram-complete). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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