Save a URL
Save a web page to your reading list, optionally into a folder, with tags.
MCP tool instapaper_write → save_bookmark
write
Saves the URL as a new article, in Home or straight into a folder or the archive. Tags you pass are created if they do not exist. Without a title, Instapaper looks the title up, which makes the call slower. Reaches no one and is undone with one move_bookmark or delete_bookmark call, so it runs without asking. Returns the new article.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| url string required | string | The page to save. |
| title string | string | Title to show. If left out, it is looked up. |
| folder_id integer | integer | Folder ID from list_folders. Default: Home. |
| archived boolean | boolean | Save straight to the Archive. Default: false. |
| tags string[] | string[] | Tag names to apply. New names are created. |
tools/call
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "instapaper_write",
"arguments": {
"operation": "save_bookmark",
"arguments": {
"url": "https://cooking.example.com/slow-cooker-beans",
"folder_id": 381204,
"tags": [
"2026",
"Cooking"
]
}
}
}
}Example response
{
"content": [
{
"type": "text",
"text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
}
],
"structuredContent": {
"bookmark_id": 1893301187,
"title": "Slow Cooker Beans, Start to Finish",
"url": "https://cooking.example.com/slow-cooker-beans",
"folder_id": 381204,
"archived": false,
"tags": [
"2026",
"Cooking"
]
},
"isError": false
}