Search for Instagram creators using advanced filters. Supports filtering by displayName, follower count, engagement rate, country, language, niches, and more. Max 10 filters per request.
AI agents call instagram_search to retrieve information from CreatorDB MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and searches publicly available creator profile information from Instagram via the CreatorDB API. It has no side effects, does not modify data, does not execute code or commands, and does not involve financial transactions. The maximum filter limit (10 per request) and filter types confirm this is a constrained read operation for discovery and analysis purposes.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'instagram_search' and description 'Search for Instagram creators using advanced filters' indicates a query operation that retrieves data.
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Search for Instagram creators using advanced filters. Supports filtering by displayName, follower count, engagement rate, country, language, niches, and more. Max 10 filters per request. It is categorised as a Read tool in the CreatorDB MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the CreatorDB MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for instagram_search: 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 CreatorDB MCP Server. Nothing to install.
instagram_search 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 instagram_search 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 instagram_search. 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.
instagram_search is provided by the CreatorDB MCP Server MCP server (saiyamvora13/creatordb-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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