Import Instapaper articles

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Jeff Holmes

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Oct 12, 2022, 11:07:16 PM10/12/22
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I would like to import a lot of web articles from Instapaper to Zotero.

Since Zotero does not support CSV or HTML, I assume that I will need to do this with code using the REST API.

I am able to generate a list of URLs for articles.

I am able to post/write an article to my Zotero library using the URL. However, the fields (author, title, dates, etc.) are not populated like when using the Zotero browser extension.

Any suggestions would be appreciated, especially links to code examples.


Dan Stillman

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Oct 12, 2022, 11:17:44 PM10/12/22
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On 10/12/22 10:24 PM, Jeff Holmes wrote:
> Since Zotero does not support CSV or HTML

Zotero doesn't "support" those formats because they're not bibliographic
data exchange formats. There's nothing to import.

> I am able to generate a list of URLs for articles.
>
> I am able to post/write an article to my Zotero library using the URL.
> However, the fields (author, title, dates, etc.) are not populated
> like when using the Zotero browser extension.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated, especially links to code examples.

See this thread:
https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/78638/unable-to-bulk-import-a-list-of-urls/p1

Jeff Holmes

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Oct 13, 2022, 12:55:52 AM10/13/22
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Okay, what is the Zotero browser extension doing when you click on it? It saves all the info about the web article automatically.
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