Miniflux integration with Shaarli

I’ve recently installed Shaarli and Miniflux. Within the Miniflux->Settings->Intergrations, there is a Shaarli integration listed.

There’s a “Save articles to Shaarli” checkbox, and then “Shaarli URL” and “Shaarli API Secret” fields.

I can’t seem to find any more info on what the “intergration” can do. I don’t want to save all articles from Miniflux to Shaarli.

Can anyone point me to info regarding Miniflux intergrations?

Thx,
rickbol

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I haven’t used Miniflux integrations, but from this blog post it sounds like it will automatically send articles you mark with a star to Shaarli.

Miniflux calls this feature “bookmarking”, and it does just what “starring” does in other readers, but calling it “bookmarking” makes its purpose a little easier (for this grumpy oldtimer) to appreciate.

What’s interesting is what you can do with bookmarked articles. Miniflux can automatically send your bookmarks to Pinboard or Instapaper, plus ol’ familiar self-hosted tools Shaarli and Wallabag.

Shaarli is a bookmark application so you can get to your bookmarks from different devices. This function isn’t documented yet by miniflux. You could try searching their GitHub repository for information about shaarli integration - but I couldn’t find anything. I’m not expert at navigating github.

I’m going to suggest you try it and report back :slight_smile:
It sounds like you generate an API key from Shaarli and copy and paste that into your miniflux configuration. I bet it is “one-click” bookmark creation on your Shaarli to save an artical you want to refer to later.

In Miniflux, I tried using the “Star” option, but it didn’t seem to have an effect within Shaarli. So I went to “Miniflux->Settings->Integrations->Shaarli” and enabled the “Save articles to Shaarli” checkbox (I had already filled in the “Shaarli URL” & “Shaarli API Secret” fields). Once the “Save articles to Shaarli” was enabled and the “Update” button pushed, a “Save” option appears in the Miniflux WebUI for RSS entries. Pressing the “Save” button creates a private entry in Shaarli. Very cool!

The “Shaarli URL” is simply:
https://<your-fbx-domain-name>/shaarli/

The “Shaarli API Secret” can be found in:
Shaarli->Tools->Settings->Configure your Shaarli->REST API secret

I presume “REST API secret” is generated during install and unique?

rickbol

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I believe this is an interesting integration that may be of use to others.
Moving the subject to “Tips and Tricks”.