Get the list of accounts an Instagram user follows as JSON. Each entry includes user ID, username, full name, and verified flag. Provide username or user_id. Use data.next_max_id as the next cursor; stop when it is absent.
AI agents call get_instagram_user_followings to retrieve information from Scavio without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a read-only query of publicly available Instagram data. It retrieves information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. The pagination mechanism (next_max_id cursor) is a standard read pattern. No financial transactions, code execution, or destructive operations are involved.
From the tool's definition Tool 'get_instagram_user_followings' retrieves ('Get the list of accounts') a public Instagram user's following list as JSON with no modification or deletion capability.
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Get the list of accounts an Instagram user follows as JSON. Each entry includes user ID, username, full name, and verified flag. Provide username or user_id. Use data.next_max_id as the next cursor; stop when it is absent. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Scavio MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Scavio MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_instagram_user_followings: 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 Scavio. Nothing to install.
get_instagram_user_followings 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_instagram_user_followings 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_instagram_user_followings. 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_instagram_user_followings is provided by the Scavio MCP server (@scavio/mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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