Instacart MCP server

Connect Instacart to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, GitHub Copilot and any other MCP client, for your whole team. Metorial adds security, governance, and tracing, and gives everyone one Magic MCP URL to connect.

What you can do with the Instacart MCP server

Ask your agent in plain language. Each of these maps to a real tool on the server.

  • Use the create recipe page tool in Instacart
  • Use the sandbox: advance order tool in Instacart
  • Use the create connect user tool in Instacart
  • Use the get order tool in Instacart
  • Use the find stores tool in Instacart
  • Use the list cart service options tool in Instacart

Supported Tools

create_recipe_page

Create Recipe Page

Create a shoppable recipe page on Instacart Marketplace. Provide recipe details (title, ingredients, instructions) and receive a hosted URL where users can match ingredients to available products at nearby retailers and add them to their cart for delivery or pickup. Requires **Developer Platform API key** authentication.

sandbox_advance_order

Sandbox: Advance Order

Simulate order lifecycle progression in the sandbox/development environment. Creates a test shopper, assigns a batch, and advances the order status. Each call to advance moves the batch through its status progression. **Delivery progression:** acknowledged → picking → verifying_replacements → checkout → receipt_sanity_check → delivering → completed **Pickup progression:** acknowledged → picking → verifying_replacements → checkout → receipt_sanity_check → bags_check → staged Only available in the **development** environment.

create_user

Create Connect User

Create a Connect user account with an associated delivery address. Connect users are required before placing orders. The user ID you provide must be unique across all retailer customers. Requires **Connect OAuth** authentication with the `connect:fulfillment` scope.

get_order

Get Order

Retrieve details for a specific order or list all orders for a Connect user. Includes order status, fulfillment details, item information, and delivery tracking. Requires **Connect OAuth** authentication with the `connect:fulfillment` scope.

find_stores

Find Stores

Find stores offering delivery, pickup, or last mile delivery near a location. Search by geographic coordinates, address, or postal code. Returns store names, location codes, and availability details. Requires **Connect OAuth** authentication with the `connect:fulfillment` scope.

list_cart_service_options

List Cart Service Options

List available delivery or pickup time slots for a specific user and cart. Unlike preview service options, this uses the customer's actual cart items and store location to provide accurate availability, including item-specific restrictions (e.g., alcohol delivery windows). Requires **Connect OAuth** authentication with the `connect:fulfillment` scope.

create_order

Create Order

Create a delivery or pickup order for a Connect user. Provide the store location, items, and fulfillment preferences. For delivery orders, you can specify address, tip, and delivery instructions. Orders are fulfilled by Instacart shoppers who pick items from the selected store. Requires **Connect OAuth** authentication with the `connect:fulfillment` scope.

create_shopping_list_page

Create Shopping List Page

Create a smart shopping list page on Instacart Marketplace. Provide a list of products and receive a hosted URL where users can view matched products at nearby retailers and add them to their cart. Requires **Developer Platform API key** authentication.

cancel_order

Cancel Order

Cancel an existing order. Orders can only be cancelled before a shopper is assigned (i.e., before the order status moves to "acknowledged"). Requires **Connect OAuth** authentication with the `connect:fulfillment` scope.

get_nearby_retailers

Get Nearby Retailers

Look up retailers available on Instacart Marketplace near a given postal code. Returns retailer names, keys, and logos. Retailer keys identify retailer organizations rather than individual store locations. Requires **Developer Platform API key** authentication.

preview_service_options

Preview Service Options

Preview available delivery or pickup time slots before a customer has signed in or started shopping. Provides a preview of time windows based on postal code and anticipated shopper availability. Requires **Connect OAuth** authentication with the `connect:fulfillment` scope.

reserve_service_option

Reserve Service Option

DEPRECATED — use `reserve_time_slot` instead. Reserve a delivery or pickup time slot for a Connect user. The reservation holds the time slot for 10 minutes. Use the returned serviceOptionHoldId when creating an order. A user can only have one active reservation at a time. Requires **Connect OAuth** authentication with the `connect:fulfillment` scope.

get_connect_user

Get Connect User

Retrieve a fulfillment customer by the user ID your retailer application provided when creating the user. Requires Connect OAuth with connect:fulfillment. This customer is not the owner of the API credentials.

reserve_time_slot

Reserve Time Slot

Reserve a time slot returned by List Cart Service Options using its ID or its desired-window reference. Requires Connect OAuth with connect:fulfillment. The provider returns the hold ID and actual expiration.

Connect Instacart to your AI client

Every client uses the same Magic MCP URL, and so does any other MCP client. Add it once and sign in with SSO.

  1. Enable Instacart in Metorial. In your Metorial portal, enable the Instacart MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.
  2. Add a custom connector. Open Customize, then Connectors. Select Add, then Custom, then Web.
  3. Paste your Metorial MCP URL. Name it Metorial, paste your Magic MCP URL (<your-magic-mcp-url>) and continue.
  4. Sign in. Select Add and sign in to load Instacart tools.

Run Instacart through the Metorial gateway

One governed layer for every app your agents reach, not a separate connector per tool.

  • Give Instacart and every other app to your whole team through one MCP gateway, behind your SSO.
  • Scope which teams and agents can use Instacart tools with role-based access control, and trace every call.
  • Prefer to run it yourself? Metorial is open source and self-hostable.

More integrations teams use with Instacart

Salesforce

Manage CRM data including Accounts, Contacts, Leads, Opportunities, Cases, and custom objects. Create, read, update, and delete records. Query data using SOQL and search across objects using SOSL. Perform bulk data operations for large-scale imports, exports, and migrations. Execute composite requests to batch multiple operations in a single API call. Access analytics, reports, and dashboards. Manage files and attachments associated with records. Interact with Chatter feeds, posts, and groups for social collaboration. Manage org metadata including custom objects, fields, layouts, and workflows. Query data using GraphQL for precise data retrieval across related objects.

Apolloio

Search and prospect B2B contacts and companies from a database of over 275 million people and 70 million organizations. Enrich people and company data with emails, phone numbers, and firmographic details. Create and manage contacts, accounts, deals, and tasks. Add contacts to email sequences and manage sequence statuses. Log and search call records. Perform bulk operations for contact creation, account creation, task creation, and data enrichment.

Hubspot

Create, read, update, and delete CRM objects including contacts, companies, deals, tickets, and custom objects. Manage associations between CRM records. Track engagements such as calls, emails, meetings, notes, and tasks. Send transactional and marketing emails, manage campaigns, and handle subscription preferences. Build and manage marketing workflows, sequences, and automation actions. Manage CMS content including blog posts, landing pages, and HubDB tables. Handle commerce data including products, orders, invoices, quotes, and payments. Create and manage contact lists for segmentation. Configure deal, ticket, and order pipelines with custom stages. Search and filter CRM records. Bulk import and export CRM data. Manage users, teams, and account settings.

Calendly

List, retrieve, and cancel scheduled events. Book meetings programmatically on behalf of invitees using available time slots. Retrieve event types and their configurations. Query user availability, available time slots, busy times, and availability schedules. Create single-use scheduling links with optional overrides. List and manage invitees, mark no-shows, and access custom question responses and UTM tracking data. Manage organization memberships, invite or remove users. Retrieve routing form configurations and submissions. Subscribe to webhooks for new bookings, cancellations, and routing form submissions.

Linkedin

Authenticate LinkedIn members with OpenID Connect, fetch the authenticated member profile, and create self-serve LinkedIn shares with text, article links, and uploaded images. Organization and Community Management workflows should move to a separate slate because LinkedIn restricts combining those products in one app.

Mailchimp

Manage email marketing audiences, campaigns, and automations. Create, send, schedule, and track email campaigns with detailed reporting on opens, clicks, and bounces. Add, update, and organize audience contacts with tags, segments, and interest groups. Set up and manage automation workflows triggered by subscriber activity or events. Connect e-commerce stores to manage customers, products, orders, and carts. Create and manage reusable email templates and landing pages. Upload and organize files for use in campaigns. Send transactional emails via the Mandrill API. Post custom events to trigger targeted automations. Configure webhooks to track subscribe, unsubscribe, profile updates, and email delivery events.

Technical notes for Instacart

Create shoppable recipe and shopping-list pages, discover nearby retailers, and manage retailer delivery and pickup fulfillment with Instacart Developer Platform and Connect.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about connecting Instacart to AI agents with Metorial.

  1. How many tools does the Instacart MCP server have?
    The Instacart MCP server exposes 14 tools, including Create Recipe Page, Sandbox: Advance Order, Create Connect User. Each one is governed and traced through Metorial.
  2. Instacart exposes tools your agents call on demand; it does not publish event triggers yet. Everything still runs through one governed MCP URL.
  3. Any MCP client, including VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, OpenCode and Grok. Each one reaches the Instacart MCP server through the same Metorial URL.
  4. Use role-based access control to decide which teams, users, and agents can use Instacart and which of its tools they can call.
  5. Yes. Metorial is open source, so you can run the Instacart MCP server yourself or use the hosted gateway.

Connect Instacart to production AI agents

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