Get information about multiple hashtags at once to compare their reach and find the best ones for your content strategy. Returns media count and recent activity for each hashtag.
AI agents call get_trending_hashtags 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.
The tool performs a pure query operation to fetch hashtag metadata (reach, media count, activity) for analysis and content strategy planning. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations—only retrieves public information. No side effects or irreversible actions are possible.
From the tool's definition Tool is named 'get_trending_hashtags' and described as retrieving 'information about multiple hashtags' that 'returns media count and recent activity'. This is a data retrieval operation with no modification, execution, or destructive capability.
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Get information about multiple hashtags at once to compare their reach and find the best ones for your content strategy. Returns media count and recent activity for each hashtag. 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_trending_hashtags: 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_trending_hashtags 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_trending_hashtags 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_trending_hashtags. 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_trending_hashtags 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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