Public API to access your highlights

Open for voting Requested

A documented API to read your highlights and notes programmatically — build your own scripts, plugins, and integrations on top.

What this would unlock

  • A documented REST API for your highlights, notes, tags, and bookmarks
  • Build your own integrations — Readwise-style pipelines, Telegram bots, CLI tools, editor plugins
  • API keys with read access to your own library
  • Webhooks for new highlights so your tools stay in sync automatically

What users are saying

Real requests from our surveys and support inbox — quoted anonymously.

Web Highlights user · Upgrade survey
“Do you have plans on developing a backend API? i really like convenience, so if there is a backend api i can search my notes everywhere, on telegram, in a terminal, visual studio code...”
Web Highlights user · Upgrade survey
“This would make an INCREDIBLE API integration with the Readwise tool”