--- title: "Connect Instapaper to Bright Data - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New bookmark\" fires in Instapaper, your agent runs \"Download Snapshot Content (Web Scraper API)\" in Bright Data." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/instapaper-to-bright-data" --- # Connect Instapaper to Bright Data When **New bookmark** fires in [Instapaper](https://apiant.ai/connections/instapaper), your agent runs **Download Snapshot Content (Web Scraper API)** in [Bright Data](https://apiant.ai/connections/bright-data). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Instapaper **1** trigger Instapaper **14** actions Bright Data **4** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Instapaper and Bright Data to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Instapaper can start in Bright Data - When **New bookmark** in Instapaper then **Download Snapshot Content (Web Scraper API)** in Bright Data - When **New bookmark** in Instapaper then **Scrape data synchronously** in Bright Data Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Instapaper and Bright Data ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 18 actions - Trigger **New bookmark** Triggers when a new bookmark is saved to your Instapaper account. - Action **Add folder** Creates a new folder in the user's Instapaper account for organizing bookmarks. - Action **Add highlight** Creates a highlight on an Instapaper bookmark, optionally with a note attached, and returns the new highlight. - Action **Add Page** Saves a web page (or private content) to the user's Instapaper library and returns the saved bookmark. - Action **Add tag** Creates a new tag in the Instapaper account that bookmarks can be labelled with. - Action **Add tags to bookmark** Adds tags to and/or removes tags from an Instapaper bookmark, and returns the bookmark's tags afterwards. Tag names that don't exist yet are created. - Action **Delete bookmark** Permanently deletes a bookmark from the user's Instapaper library. This is not the same as archiving it. - Action **Delete folder** Deletes a folder from the user's Instapaper account. The bookmarks in it are kept and move back to the home list. - Action **List bookmarks** Returns the bookmarks in a user's Instapaper home, archive, liked list, a folder or a tag, optionally only those changed since a given time. - Action **List folders** Returns the folders in the connected Instapaper account. - Action **List highlights** Returns every highlight (and its note) on one Instapaper bookmark. - Action **List tags** Returns the tags in the connected Instapaper account. - Action **Update bookmark** Updates a bookmark's title, description or reading progress. Fields left blank stay unchanged. - Action **Update bookmark folder** Moves a bookmark to the archive, back to the home list, or into one of the user's folders, and returns the moved bookmark. - Action **Update tag** Renames an existing tag in the connected Instapaper account. - Action **Download Snapshot Content (Web Scraper API)** Download the results of a completed Web Scraper API collection by snapshot ID, as a list of records. The snapshot must be ready (check with Get snapshot progress). - Action **Get snapshot progress** Check status of a collection snapshot. - Action **Scrape data synchronously** Synchronous Web Scraper API call returning data immediately. - Action **Trigger data collection** Start an asynchronous Web Scraper API collection. ## Each app on its own - [ **Instapaper** Instapaper saves web pages to read later on your iPhone, iPad, Android, computer, or Kindle.](https://apiant.ai/connections/instapaper) - [ **Bright Data** Bright Data is a web data platform that provides businesses, researchers, and developers with tools to...](https://apiant.ai/connections/bright-data) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Instapaper - [ **Instapaper to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/instapaper-to-salesforce) - [ **Instapaper to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/instapaper-to-slack) - [ **Instapaper to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/instapaper-to-mailchimp) - [ **Instapaper to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/instapaper-to-stripe) - [ **Instapaper to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/instapaper-to-shopify) - [ **Instapaper to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/instapaper-to-quickbooks-online) ## More into Bright Data - [ **HubSpot to Bright Data** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-bright-data) - [ **Salesforce to Bright Data** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-bright-data) - [ **Slack to Bright Data** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-bright-data) - [ **Google Sheets to Bright Data** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-bright-data) - [ **Gmail to Bright Data** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-bright-data) - [ **Google Calendar to Bright Data** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-bright-data) Questions ## Instapaper and Bright Data, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Instapaper? Any of Instapaper's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New bookmark. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Bright Data when something happens in Instapaper? Any of Bright Data's 4 actions, including Download Snapshot Content (Web Scraper API), Get snapshot progress, Scrape data synchronously and Trigger data collection. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Bright Data to Instapaper? Bright Data has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Instapaper. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Bright Data's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Instapaper or Bright Data? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Instapaper and Bright Data without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.