stonesbg / instapaper-to-omnivore-import

📖 Import Instapaper content to Omnivore

instapaper-to-omnivore-import

A little script that I made to import my huge collection of links from Instapaper to Omnivore. Hopefully someone else finds it useful!

Requirements

• Node.js >= version 16.
• A exported .CSV from Instapaper
• Auth token from Omnivore (discount version auth, sorry)

Usage

1. Clone the repository and install dependencies:

   $ npm install

2. Go to https://instapaper.com/user. Scroll down to Export and click Download .CSV file. Save the CSV-file in the root directory of this repository.

   ⚠️ The filename must be instapaper-export.csv

3. Go to https://omnivore.app, login, and copy the value of the auth cookie. How to do this differs for every browser I guess, but if you're using Chrome:

   • Open Developer Tools (Option + Cmd + I)
   • Go the Application tab
   • Find the auth cookie in the list. Copy the value. It should look something like this: eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiI ...

4. Add the auth cookie value to the .env file:

   OMNIVORE_AUTH_COOKIE=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiI ...
   

5. Run the script. It might take a few minutes.

   $ npm run import
   

6. Refresh Omnivore and browse your imported content!