Inoreader Reader API

The Reader API from Inoreader — 8 operation(s) for reader.

Operations 8

POST /reader/api/0/active_search/create Create Active Search #
GET /reader/api/0/active_search/delete Delete active search #
POST /reader/api/0/disable-tag Delete tag #
POST /reader/api/0/edit-tag This method is a lot more complex than Rename tag and Delete tag #
POST /reader/api/0/preference/stream/set Set stream preferences #
POST /reader/api/0/rename-tag This method is used to rename tags and folders #
POST /reader/api/0/subscription/list App authentication #
GET /reader/api/0/user-info Get information about the current user #

Work with this as data

Every API here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.

MCP server

One button, every client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest.

https://apis.io/mcp

Tools for apis

7 MCP tools reach this
  • find_apisBrowse and filter every API in the catalog.
  • get_api_artifactsOne API's artifacts, grouped by type.
  • get_openapiThe primary OpenAPI for this API.
  • find_similar_apisAPIs that look like this one.
  • apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
  • resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
  • find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.
All 92 tools →

Call it yourself

curl for this page
This API
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/apis/inoreader:inoreader-reader-api"
All apis
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/apis?limit=25"

Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no form to fill in. Signing in shares your email address with us — we store it to create your key and to recognise you if you sign in with another provider. See our Privacy Policy and Terms.

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have.

OpenAPI Specification

inoreader-reader-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Inoreader Reader API
  version: '2026-09-22'
  description: 'GENERATED FROM DOCUMENTATION by API Evangelist on 2026-09-22: 10 operation(s) read from 9 public documentation page(s) (each operation names its page in x-source). This is not the provider''s published contract; Inoreader has published no machine-readable contract that the pipeline could find. Engine: local.'
  x-generated-from: documentation
  x-provenance: generated
  x-authored-by: API Evangelist
  x-generated: '2026-09-22'
  x-generator: generate-contract-from-docs.py
  x-engine: local
  x-sources:
  - https://www.inoreader.com/developers/preference-set
  - https://www.inoreader.com/developers/auth
  - https://www.inoreader.com/developers/oauth
  - https://www.inoreader.com/developers/app-auth
  - https://www.inoreader.com/developers/edit-tag
  - https://www.inoreader.com/developers/delete-tag
  - https://www.inoreader.com/developers/rename-tag
  - https://www.inoreader.com/developers/active-search-create
  - https://www.inoreader.com/developers/active-search-delete
tags:
- name: Reader
paths:
  /reader/api/0/active_search/create:
    post:
      operationId: post_reader_api_0_active_search_create
      tags:
      - Reader
      summary: Create Active Search
      description: This method creates new active search for current user. Creating of a new active search follows user account limitations.
      x-source: https://www.inoreader.com/developers/active-search-create
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PostReaderApi0ActiveSearchCreateRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Success (status as documented)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PostReaderApi0ActiveSearchCreateResponse'
  /reader/api/0/active_search/delete:
    get:
      operationId: get_reader_api_0_active_search_delete
      tags:
      - Reader
      summary: Delete active search
      description: This method is used to delete an active search.
      x-source: https://www.inoreader.com/developers/active-search-delete
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Mandatory parameter
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success (status as documented)
  /reader/api/0/disable-tag:
    post:
      operationId: post_reader_api_0_disable_tag
      tags:
      - Reader
      summary: Delete tag
      description: This method is used to delete tags and folders
      x-source: https://www.inoreader.com/developers/delete-tag
      parameters:
      - name: s
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: full tag name, like user/-/label/Tech
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success (status as documented)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PostReaderApi0DisableTagResponse'
  /reader/api/0/edit-tag:
    post:
      operationId: post_reader_api_0_edit_tag
      tags:
      - Reader
      summary: This method is a lot more complex than Rename tag and Delete tag
      description: It is used to assign tags to articles. Not only user-created tags, but also system ones. For example it is used to mark articles as read, or to star them.
      x-source: https://www.inoreader.com/developers/edit-tag
      parameters:
      - name: a
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: tag to add
      - name: r
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: tag to remove
      - name: i
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: 'item ID. Can accept two types of values (see Article ID formats ), whichever you prefer: tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/1234567890 or 1234567890 (shortened ID, preferred as it saves bandwidth). Additionally i can be an array of IDs instead of a scalar value, so you can tag multiple items at once'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Success (status as documented)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PostReaderApi0EditTagResponse'
  /reader/api/0/preference/stream/set:
    post:
      operationId: post_reader_api_0_preference_stream_set
      tags:
      - Reader
      summary: Set stream preferences
      description: This method is mainly used to save custom feed ordering if such functionality is incorporated in the client.
      x-source: https://www.inoreader.com/developers/preference-set
      parameters:
      - name: s
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Stream ID (e.g., user/-/state/com.google/root or user/-/label/MIT)
      - name: k
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Key. Only accepted is subscription-ordering
      - name: v
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Value. For subscription-ordering this is concatenated string from subscriptions and folders Sort IDs in the desired order
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Success (status as documented)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PostReaderApi0PreferenceStreamSetResponse'
  /reader/api/0/rename-tag:
    post:
      operationId: post_reader_api_0_rename_tag
      tags:
      - Reader
      summary: This method is used to rename tags and folders
      description: Rename tag
      x-source: https://www.inoreader.com/developers/rename-tag
      parameters:
      - name: s
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Source name (full tag name, e.g., user/-/label/Tech)
      - name: dest
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Target name (cannot contain forward slashes)
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success (status as documented)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PostReaderApi0RenameTagResponse'
  /reader/api/0/subscription/list:
    post:
      operationId: post_reader_api_0_subscription_list
      tags:
      - Reader
      summary: App authentication
      x-source: https://www.inoreader.com/developers/app-auth
      parameters:
      - name: AppId
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: AppKey
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Authorization
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Success (status as documented)
  /reader/api/0/user-info:
    get:
      operationId: get_reader_api_0_user_info
      tags:
      - Reader
      summary: Get information about the current user
      description: Returns a JSON object containing information about the current user. Requires Authorization header with Bearer token.
      x-source: https://www.inoreader.com/developers/oauth
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success (status as documented)
components:
  schemas:
    PostReaderApi0ActiveSearchCreateRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        term:
          type: string
          description: keyword or phrase to search for. It becomes title of active search
        filter_type:
          type: string
          description: expects one of values from ["folder", "subscription", "public"]
        filter_id:
          type: string
          description: long format ID of filter_type (mandatory if filter_type != "public")
        article_ids:
          type: array
          description: Array of articles ids. Accepts empty arrays.
        search_filters:
          type: string
          description: expects one of values from ["all", "titles", "contents"]. Default = "all"
        search_match:
          type: string
          description: expects one of values from ["all_words", "any_word", "full_phrase", "advanced"]. Default = "all_words"
        search_feed_popularity:
          type: string
          description: expects one of values from ["all_sites", "popular_sites", "most_popular_sites"]. Default = "all_sites". Property is in effect only if filter_type = "public"
      required:
      - term
      - filter_type
    PostReaderApi0PreferenceStreamSetResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        body:
          type: string
          description: OK
    PostReaderApi0DisableTagResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        OK:
          type: string
          description: Successful deletion
    PostReaderApi0EditTagResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        body:
          type: string
          description: OK
    PostReaderApi0ActiveSearchCreateResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        '200':
          type: string
          description: '{"id":"feed\/keyword-monitoring-AbCdEf","title":"amazing"}. id is the stream id of the created active search.'
        '400':
          type: string
          description: Typical API errors.
        '202':
          type: string
          description: 'JSON response with "error", full detailed object with errors during process of validation. May include additional keys: "accountLimit" (integer), "userOutput" ("1"), "needUpgrade" ("1").'
    PostReaderApi0RenameTagResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        OK:
          type: string
          description: Successful rename operation