This project has an example InstapaperApiClient that handles OAuth1.0a authentication, and implements /api/1.1/bookmarks/list functionality.
Before starting, register your Instapaper API consumer.
python -m venv venv/
pip install -r requirements.txt
Using your API consumer key and secret, set the required environment variables:
export INSTAPAPER_CLIENT_KEY=<your key>
export INSTAPAPER_CLIENT_SECRET=<your secret>
Run the following command to list your bookmarks:
python ./auth_and_fetch_bookmarks.py <login-email>
Enter Password: <enter your password>
You should see as output the JSON response.
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