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title: "Instacart"
description: "Find nearby retailers and create shopping links with the official Developer API. Checkout remains with the user. This does not connect order history or an Instacart consumer account."
---

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# Instacart

<p>Find nearby retailers and create shopping links with the official Developer API. Checkout remains with the user. This does not connect order history or an Instacart consumer account.</p>

<details data-command-index><summary>What you can do (2)</summary>
<h2>What you can do</h2>
<p>Available commands: 2 (1 read, 1 write). Enable only the commands your application needs.</p>
<div class="nb-table-scroll"><table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Command</th>
<th>Effect</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody><tr>
<td><a href="https://help.tooluse.net/integrations/instacart#command-instacart-retailers-list">Find nearby Instacart retailers</a> — <code>instacart.retailers.list</code></td>
<td>Read</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://help.tooluse.net/integrations/instacart#command-instacart-shopping-list-create">Create an Instacart shopping link</a> — <code>instacart.shopping-list.create</code></td>
<td>Write</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
</details>
<h2>Connect and use</h2>

<p><a href="https://www.tooluse.net/tools/integrations/instacart">Connect and use</a></p>
<p>Open the integration&#39;s connection form to check the available credential source. The source has not been resolved for this documentation export. The instructions below apply when using your own provider account.</p>
<h2>Get your provider credentials</h2>
<p>Follow these steps for Instacart, then enter the issued values in the connection form below.</p>
<ol>
<li>Apply for Instacart Developer Platform access, create an app and obtain a development or production API key. Enter the key and matching environment. Shopping-list link creation needs read-write mode; it does not place or pay for an order.</li>
</ol>
<p><a href="https://docs.instacart.com/developer_platform_api/">Official credential setup</a></p>
<h2>Where to enter credentials</h2>
<p>In the integration page, sign in, choose your workspace and open Connect. If a <strong>Credentials</strong> choice is shown, select <strong>Use my credentials</strong>. Fill the following connection fields and save. Provider credentials belong in this form, never in an MCP configuration or tool input.</p>
<div class="nb-table-scroll"><table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Connection field</th>
<th>Requirement</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Instacart Developer API key</td>
<td>Required</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Environment: production or development</td>
<td>Optional</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Access: read-only or read-write (each write requires human approval)</td>
<td>Optional</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</div><p>Open API keys and create a Tooluse.net key for the enabled commands.</p>
<p>Set TOOLUSE_API_KEY in your client and use the shared MCP configuration.</p>
<p><a href="https://help.tooluse.net/clients">Configure Claude Code, Codex or Cursor once</a></p>

<h2>Permissions and results</h2>

<p>If you have more than one workspace, check the selected workspace in the connection or API-key dialog before saving. Roles, enabled commands, expiry and revocation use Tooluse.net&#39;s existing permissions. Disabling a connection or revoking a key immediately prevents new calls.</p>

<p>Send one Claude tool_use block per request. Keep the same Idempotency-Key when retrying the same request; use a new key for a new call. The response includes the shared Tooluse.net receipt and Claude tool_result. Check both HTTP status and the returned tool result before treating a call as successful.</p>

<p>Your connection&#39;s daily allowance and key permissions also apply. Adding a connection does not make a provider request.</p>

<p>Calls return the shared execution receipt and a Claude tool_result. Provider output varies by operation; consult the provider documentation for its response fields. Unconfirmed calls should be checked before retrying.</p>

<h2>Call from your client</h2>

<p>Use the shared MCP configuration. Refresh your client&#39;s tool list after saving the connection or changing key permissions, then call the returned tool name with the example input below.</p>

<p><a href="https://help.tooluse.net/clients">Configure Claude Code, Codex or Cursor once</a></p>

<h2>Discover your enabled tools</h2>

<p>List permitted tools in Claude format. Read every page using page and size (maximum 100) until all results have been received. Use the returned name, not a catalog capability identifier, in the tool_use block.</p>

<pre><code class="language-bash">curl 'https://api.tooluse.net/v1/tools' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLUSE_API_KEY"
</code></pre>

<p>Find this command in the tool list permitted by your key. Replace svc_FROM_YOUR_TOOL_LIST with its returned name. Use a new Idempotency-Key for each new call and retain it when retrying that same call.</p>

<h2>HTTP call</h2>

<pre><code class="language-bash">curl 'https://api.tooluse.net/v1/tool-calls' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLUSE_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Idempotency-Key: replace-with-a-new-call-id' \
  --data '{
  "type": "tool_use",
  "id": "toolu_example",
  "name": "svc_FROM_YOUR_TOOL_LIST",
  "input": {
    "postalCode": "94103",
    "countryCode": "US"
  }
}'
</code></pre>

<p>Send one Claude tool_use block per request. Keep the same Idempotency-Key when retrying the same request; use a new key for a new call. The response includes the shared Tooluse.net receipt and Claude tool_result. Check both HTTP status and the returned tool result before treating a call as successful.</p>

<h2>Commands</h2>

<details id="command-instacart-retailers-list">
<summary><span>Find nearby Instacart retailers — <code>instacart.<wbr>retailers.<wbr>list</code></span></summary>
<p>Run <strong>Find nearby Instacart retailers</strong> with Instacart. This is a read command; it does not grant access beyond the connected account&#39;s permissions.</p>

<p>This is a read operation. Provider rate limits and data access rules still apply.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.tooluse.net/tools/integrations/instacart?command=instacart.retailers.list">Connect and use</a></p>

<p><strong>Parameters</strong></p>

<p>Requiredness is local to the containing object. A required child is required only when its parent object or array item is provided. Alternative schemas are identified in the Constraints column; the linked full JSON Schema is authoritative.</p>

<div class="nb-table-scroll"><table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Parameter</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Required in parent</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Constraints</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody><tr>
<td><code>postalCode</code></td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Required</td>
<td>Postal code</td>
<td><code>minLength: 1; maxLength: 20</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>countryCode</code></td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Required</td>
<td>Country code</td>
<td><code>enum: [&quot;US&quot;,&quot;CA&quot;]; minLength: 1; maxLength: 2</code></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<p><strong>Full JSON Schema</strong></p>

<p><a href="https://api.tooluse.net/v1/integrations/instacart/commands/instacart.retailers.list">Full JSON Schema</a></p>

<p><strong>Example input</strong></p>

<pre><code class="language-json">{
  "postalCode": "94103",
  "countryCode": "US"
}
</code></pre>

<p>At most 1 provider requests per invocation; timeout: 30 seconds.</p>

</details>
<details id="command-instacart-shopping-list-create">
<summary><span>Create an Instacart shopping link — <code>instacart.<wbr>shopping-<wbr>list.<wbr>create</code></span></summary>
<p>Run <strong>Create an Instacart shopping link</strong> with Instacart. This command can change provider data. Review the target and input before invoking it.</p>

<p>This operation can change provider data. Review the input before allowing an agent to call it.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.tooluse.net/tools/integrations/instacart?command=instacart.shopping-list.create">Connect and use</a></p>

<p><strong>Parameters</strong></p>

<p>Requiredness is local to the containing object. A required child is required only when its parent object or array item is provided. Alternative schemas are identified in the Constraints column; the linked full JSON Schema is authoritative.</p>

<div class="nb-table-scroll"><table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Parameter</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Required in parent</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Constraints</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody><tr>
<td><code>title</code></td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Required</td>
<td>List title</td>
<td><code>minLength: 1; maxLength: 200</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>items</code></td>
<td>array</td>
<td>Required</td>
<td>Shopping items</td>
<td><code>minItems: 1; maxItems: 50</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>items[]</code></td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>additionalProperties: false</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>items[].name</code></td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Required</td>
<td>Item name</td>
<td><code>minLength: 1; maxLength: 200</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>items[].quantity</code></td>
<td>number</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td>Quantity</td>
<td><code>maximum: 1000; exclusiveMinimum: 0</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>items[].unit</code></td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td>Unit</td>
<td><code>minLength: 1; maxLength: 40</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>items[].displayText</code></td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td>Item display text and notes</td>
<td><code>minLength: 1; maxLength: 400</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>items[].brands</code></td>
<td>array</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td>Exact brand matching filters</td>
<td><code>minItems: 0; maxItems: 10; uniqueItems: true</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>items[].brands[]</code></td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>minLength: 1; maxLength: 100</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>items[].healthFilters</code></td>
<td>array</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td>Dietary matching filters (not an allergy guarantee)</td>
<td><code>minItems: 0; maxItems: 7; uniqueItems: true</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>items[].healthFilters[]</code></td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>enum: [&quot;ORGANIC&quot;,&quot;GLUTEN_FREE&quot;,&quot;FAT_FREE&quot;,&quot;VEGAN&quot;,&quot;KOSHER&quot;,&quot;SUGAR_FREE&quot;,&quot;LOW_FAT&quot;]</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>expiresInDays</code></td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td>Link expiry in days</td>
<td><code>minimum: 1; maximum: 365</code></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<p><strong>Full JSON Schema</strong></p>

<p><a href="https://api.tooluse.net/v1/integrations/instacart/commands/instacart.shopping-list.create">Full JSON Schema</a></p>

<p><strong>Example input</strong></p>

<pre><code class="language-json">{
  "title": "Dinner",
  "items": [
    {
      "name": "Tomatoes",
      "quantity": 2,
      "unit": "each"
    }
  ]
}
</code></pre>

<p>At most 1 provider requests per invocation; timeout: 30 seconds.</p>

</details>
<h2>Errors</h2>

<p>Check the key&#39;s expiry, revocation, workspace and allowed operations.</p>

<p>Reuse the same idempotency key only for the same request.</p>

<p>The connection or provider limit has been reached. Check the receipt before retrying.</p>

<h2>Test the connection</h2>

<p>Open the integration&#39;s commands below to inspect parameters and examples. Start with a read command for an account or resource you can access. Refresh your client&#39;s tool list, use the returned tool name, and check the execution result and usage. Provider charges and permissions still apply. Never test a write against production data without reviewing it.</p>

<p><a href="https://docs.instacart.com/developer_platform_api/">Official provider documentation</a></p>

Source: https://help.tooluse.net/integrations/instacart/index.mdx