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# Instapaper API

> Every Instapaper endpoint on Cotlet: inputs, JSON Schema, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response for each call.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/instapaper

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12 endpoints for Instapaper, each at its own method and path, called with your API key. Open an endpoint for its inputs, examples and response.

- Base URL: `https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/instapaper`
- Connects with: Your own Instapaper account, free or Premium. You sign in once in your Cloud Browser and keep your own login method.
- Integration page: https://cotlet.dev/integrations/instapaper-api-mcp-server

## Read

Return data and change nothing in the account.

| Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|
| [`GET /bookmarks`](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/instapaper/list_bookmarks.md) | Articles in one list: Home, Archive, Liked, a folder or a tag, with reading progress. |
| [`GET /bookmarks/{bookmark_id}/article-text`](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/instapaper/get_article_text.md) | The cleaned text of one saved article, with title, author and word count. |
| [`GET /folders`](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/instapaper/list_folders.md) | Your folders with their IDs, in the order you set. |
| [`GET /tags`](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/instapaper/list_tags.md) | Your tags with their IDs and how many articles carry each. |
| [`GET /bookmarks/{bookmark_id}/highlights`](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/instapaper/list_highlights.md) | The highlighted passages of one article. |

## Write

Change the account. Calls marked Confirm wait for the user to approve them.

| Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|
| [`POST /bookmark/save`](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/instapaper/save_bookmark.md) | Save a web page to your reading list, optionally into a folder, with tags. |
| [`POST /bookmarks/{bookmark_id}/move`](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/instapaper/move_bookmark.md) | Move an article to the Archive, back to Home, or into a folder. |
| [`PUT /bookmarks/{bookmark_id}/liked`](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/instapaper/set_liked.md) | Add an article to your Liked list, or remove it. |
| [`POST /bookmarks/{bookmark_id}/tag`](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/instapaper/tag_bookmark.md) | Add tags to an article by name, or remove them by ID. |
| [`POST /folders`](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/instapaper/create_folder.md) | Create a new folder in your account. |
| [`POST /bookmarks/{bookmark_id}/highlights`](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/instapaper/create_highlight.md) | Highlight a passage of text in a saved article. |
| [`DELETE /bookmarks/{bookmark_id}`](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/instapaper/delete_bookmark.md) (Confirm) | Delete a saved article permanently. |

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## For AI agents: sign your user up

Is your user asking you to sign them up for Cotlet? You can do it for them, no account or key needed.

1. Read the fields and their allowed values: GET https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/access-requests
2. Ask the user for each value: email, apps, what you will do with them. If they leave the password to you, generate a strong one and show it to them.
3. Show the user what you will send, then POST it as JSON to https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/access-requests.

One call creates the account and sends the access request; we email the user when access is granted.