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.
“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...”
“This would make an INCREDIBLE API integration with the Readwise tool”