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title: "Instapaper"
description: "Read your bookmark library with current API v2 authorization."
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# Instapaper

<p>Read your bookmark library with current API v2 authorization.</p>

<details data-command-index><summary>What you can do (2)</summary>
<h2>What you can do</h2>
<p>Available commands: 2 (2 read, 0 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/instapaper#command-instapaper-bookmarks-list">List bookmark summaries</a> — <code>instapaper.bookmarks.list</code></td>
<td>Read</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://help.tooluse.net/integrations/instapaper#command-instapaper-bookmarks-get">Get bookmark summary</a> — <code>instapaper.bookmarks.get</code></td>
<td>Read</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
</details>
<h2>Connect and use</h2>

<p><a href="https://www.tooluse.net/tools/integrations/instapaper">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 Instapaper, then enter the issued values in the connection form below.</p>
<ol>
<li>Use the current Instapaper API v2. For your own account, open <a href="https://www.instapaper.com/developers/applications">https://www.instapaper.com/developers/applications</a>, create or select your application and choose Generate access token. It is shown once; copy it. In My tools &gt; Instapaper &gt; Use my provider credentials paste it into Instapaper v2 bearer token, select reads and save. Alternatively, for managed OAuth create an application there, register <a href="https://api.tooluse.net/v1/oauth/callback">https://api.tooluse.net/v1/oauth/callback</a> exactly, enter its OAuth client ID and secret in the same connection form, save, then Sign in to provider. Development/unapproved applications are limited to their owner’s account; access for other users requires Instapaper approval. The published OAuth flow uses a one-time code and state without scopes or PKCE. Its access token does not expire, so no refresh or revocation endpoint is invented. The source token can have broader capabilities; Tooluse.net exposes only the selected read commands. Tokens and client secrets are encrypted and cleared from the form. List one page using section=home, limit=25, offset=0; explicitly increase offset to continue or use a returned bookmark ID for a summary. Titles and URLs may be null for private bookmarks. No article content, descriptions, private_source or paid parsing is returned. Disconnect locally and regenerate/revoke the token or app authorization in Instapaper when finished. This connection never collects an Instapaper password or uses deprecated xAuth.</li>
</ol>
<p><a href="https://www.instapaper.com/developers/applications">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>
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<th>Connection field</th>
<th>Requirement</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Instapaper v2 bearer token (optional)</td>
<td>Optional</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Instapaper OAuth client ID</td>
<td>Optional</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Instapaper OAuth client secret</td>
<td>Optional</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Registered OAuth redirect URI (optional)</td>
<td>Optional</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Return URL after authorization</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": {
    "query": {
      "section": "home",
      "limit": 25,
      "offset": 0
    }
  }
}'
</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-instapaper-bookmarks-list">
<summary><span>List bookmark summaries — <code>instapaper.<wbr>bookmarks.<wbr>list</code></span></summary>
<p>Read one explicit offset page from home, archive or liked. Returns selected bookmark metadata, excluding descriptions, parsed article content, tags, reading progress and private_source. No automatic pagination, syncing or writes.</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/instapaper?command=instapaper.bookmarks.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>

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<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>query</code></td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Required</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>additionalProperties: false</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>query.section</code></td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Required</td>
<td>Built-in section to read. Folder and tag filtering are outside this initial subset.</td>
<td><code>enum: [&quot;home&quot;,&quot;archive&quot;,&quot;liked&quot;]</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>query.limit</code></td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>Required</td>
<td>Bookmarks requested on this explicit page, using the provider’s documented range.</td>
<td><code>minimum: 1; maximum: 500</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>query.offset</code></td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>Required</td>
<td>Number of bookmarks to skip explicitly.</td>
<td><code>minimum: 0; maximum: 9007199254740991</code></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<p><strong>Full JSON Schema</strong></p>

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

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

<pre><code class="language-json">{
  "query": {
    "section": "home",
    "limit": 25,
    "offset": 0
  }
}
</code></pre>

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

</details>
<details id="command-instapaper-bookmarks-get">
<summary><span>Get bookmark summary — <code>instapaper.<wbr>bookmarks.<wbr>get</code></span></summary>
<p>Read a known bookmark’s selected metadata. The title and URL may be null for private content. Excludes descriptions, parsed article text, private_source, tags and writes.</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/instapaper?command=instapaper.bookmarks.get">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>

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<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>path</code></td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Required</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>additionalProperties: false</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>path.bookmark_id</code></td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>Required</td>
<td>Existing bookmark ID obtained from a list response.</td>
<td><code>minimum: 1; maximum: 9007199254740991</code></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<p><strong>Full JSON Schema</strong></p>

<p><a href="https://api.tooluse.net/v1/integrations/instapaper/commands/instapaper.bookmarks.get">Full JSON Schema</a></p>

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

<pre><code class="language-json">{
  "path": {
    "bookmark_id": 45
  }
}
</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://www.instapaper.com/api/2/openapi.json">Official provider documentation</a></p>

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