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Inoreader API and MCP server

Inoreader has no API for rules, so triggers, conditions and actions can only be set up in the app. Sign in to Inoreader once in your own Cloud Browser, and your AI agent does the work there for you. The same tools work over MCP for agents and as a REST API for scripts.

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Inoreader's own API, a GitHub MCP server and Cotlet compared
What you need Inoreader's APIGitHub MCP serverCotlet
Automation rules No Partly Yes, 13 tools
Acts as you, signed in 24/7 No No Yes, Cloud Browser
Fixed for you when Inoreader changes N/A No Yes, tested every 6h
Runs with your laptop off N/A No Yes, hosted

Checked Oct 17, 2026. Sources: Inoreader developers: API overview · Inoreader developers: Rate limiting · Inoreader developers: Edit tag · Inoreader blog: Save time with automations

Your own Cloud Browser, on 24/7. Sign in once. We keep it connected.

  1. 01Sign in to Inoreader in your own Cloud Browser

  2. 02Connect it for your agents

  3. 03Cotlet keeps it signed in and working

How do I connect Inoreader to Claude, ChatGPT or my code?

AI agents connect over MCP, scripts call the REST API. Both reach the same 13 tools with one API key.

For AI agents: MCP

Add Cotlet to your agent once. Inoreader and every other app you connect show up as its tools.

  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • OpenClaw
  • Hermes
  • GrokBot
  • Cursor
  • n8n
  • Any MCP client
  1. 1

    Add Cotlet to your agent

    Claude Code
    claude mcp add --transport http cotlet \
  https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1 \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY"
    Cursor
    {
  "mcpServers": {
    "cotlet": {
      "url": "https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${COTLET_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}
    Codex
    # ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.cotlet]
url = "https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1"
bearer_token_env_var = "COTLET_API_KEY"

    Paste the snippet for your client. The same server and key serve every app you connect, so you do this once.

For scripts: REST API

Every tool is an endpoint under /api/v1/inoreader with its own method and path, such as POST /api/v1/inoreader/article/star, with the same API key. Our open-source repo has ready scripts to start from.

REST API docs

What can the Inoreader API and MCP server do?

13 tools on your own Inoreader account. Agents call them as operations of the MCP tools inoreader_read and inoreader_write; scripts call each one at its own REST endpoint, with the same inputs and answers.

API reference
Inoreader tools in Cotlet's MCP server and REST API
Tool What it does Access
list_subscriptions Feeds you follow, with title, URL and the folders each one is in. read
list_folders Folders and tags in your account with their unread counts. read
get_unread_counts Unread articles per feed, folder and tag, and in total. read
list_articles Articles from your reading list, a folder, a tag, a feed or Starred, newest first. read
search_articles Search your own articles by words in the title, the content or both. read
list_rules Your automation rules with trigger, conditions, actions and how many articles each matched. read
mark_as_read Mark up to 50 articles as read, or as unread again. write
star_article Star articles, or remove the star. write
tag_article Add a tag to articles, or take one off. A new tag name creates the tag. write
add_feed Follow a feed by its URL, optionally in a folder. write
move_feed Add a feed to a folder, take it out of one, or rename it. write
unsubscribe_feed Stop following a feed. write
create_rule Create an automation rule: trigger, conditions and actions. Pro plan. writeasks first

Scroll the table for all 13 tools.

Ask in plain words. Your agent does the rest.

All Inoreader use cases

Is it safe to connect Inoreader?

You sign in yourself in your own Cloud Browser, we never save your password, and anything that reaches your readers waits for your OK. The browser profile is encrypted in the EU. Independent scanners grade cotlet.dev A+.

Security overview

How much do the Inoreader API and MCP server cost?

One price for both: a tool call costs the same over MCP or REST. Free 7-day trial with 2,000 credits, no card needed. Then one-time credit packs, no subscription, valid 12 months. Most calls use 25 credits, and your Cloud Browser uses 50 credits a day while Inoreader is enabled for agents, so 20 calls a day come to 550 credits.

See full pricing
Cotlet credit packs: price, credits and calls at 25 credits each
Credits Price, one time Calls at 25 credits Per 1,000 credits
5,000 $29 200 $5.80
15,000 $79 600 $5.27
32,000 $149 1,280 $4.66
60,000 $249 2,400 $4.15

Only successful calls use credits; failed calls and timeouts cost nothing. At a balance of 0 calls pause, never a surprise charge. Authenticate with the Authorization: Bearer header.

Questions

Does Inoreader have an API?

Inoreader has a full REST API with OAuth 2.0 but no official MCP server (checked 17 Oct 2026). The API is free only for public apps on platforms where Inoreader is not available; everyone else needs the Pro plan, and the default quota on Pro is 100 requests per day in each of two zones.

How do I get access?

Sign up free, open Inoreader under Integrations in the console and press Request access. Your free trial starts with your account, no card needed.

Is the MCP server different from the API?

No, only the way in. Cotlet builds each integration as a REST API and puts an MCP server on top, so both have the same 13 tools, the same inputs and answers, one API key and one price. AI agents such as Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor use MCP; scripts, cron jobs and HTTP steps in n8n, Make or Zapier use the REST API.

What is the Cloud Browser?

Your own Chrome that Cotlet runs for you in the EU, around the clock. You open it from the console, sign in to Inoreader yourself and press Enable for agents. Your agent's calls go through it, from its IP with its cookies, so Inoreader sees the browser you signed in with. Password saving is off and the profile is stored encrypted with AES-256-GCM.

Can my agent act without asking me?

Not on anything that reaches other people: create_rule wait for your OK by default. You can switch that off per tool for scheduled runs.

Do I need the Pro plan?

For rules, yes: Inoreader lists rules, filters and monitoring feeds under Pro (30 rules, 50 filters, 30 monitoring feeds). Reading articles, starring, tagging and managing feeds work on any plan, within its feed cap of 150 on Free and 2500 on Pro. Inoreader's own API also needs Pro, which Cotlet does not use.

Should I use a Inoreader MCP server from GitHub instead?

Pick one if you want the code on your own computer and do not mind the upkeep: you install it, sign it in and fix it when Inoreader changes. Pick Cotlet if you want it hosted and kept working for you.

Can I use it in n8n, Make or Zapier?

Yes. Add https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1 in n8n's MCP Client node, or call the REST endpoints from an HTTP step in Make or Zapier.

Who runs Cotlet?

Cotlet is run by Take Group, a Polish software company working since 2019. Take Group runs about 3,200 websites on its own systems and has its own DevOps team for infrastructure security. We built and used integrations like this inside the company for years before opening them as Cotlet.

Is Cotlet affiliated with Inoreader?

No. Cotlet is independent and not affiliated with Inoreader.

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