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[GH-ISSUE #570] Import from Pocket: Pocket now mails you zipped CSV files #364

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opened 2026-03-02 11:49:14 +03:00 by kerem · 7 comments

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Originally created by @daniel-l on GitHub (Oct 19, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/karakeep-app/karakeep/issues/570

After being unable to export my pocket saves with their export tool (way more than the tool's limit of 5000 saves) I contacted the Pocket support. They then revamped the export tool: upon requesting an export they now mail you a zip file which contains csv files, each containing 10.000 pocket saves + the first row containing the column's titles.

Hoarder's import tool still expects Pocket's old html format; this needs to be updated.

The csv files are comma separated and formatted like this:

title,url,time_added,cursor,tags,status
Hoarder App,https://github.com/hoarder-app,1728576752,7187623980,,unread
"hoarder-app/hoarder: A self-hostable bookmark-everything app (links, notes and images) with AI-based automatic tagging and full text search",https://github.com/hoarder-app/hoarder,1728576752,7187623980,opensource|withÄumlaut|with space,unread
Some Website Title,"https://somewebsite.com/with,commas,in,the,url",1728576752,7187623980,,unread

Multiple tags are separated by the pipe symbol "|". Tags can contain german umlauts (e.g. äÄöÖüÜ) and spaces (see example above). If some part of the saved item (e.g. title, url) contains a comma, the whole part is enclosed in quotation marks (again, see examples above).

Originally created by @daniel-l on GitHub (Oct 19, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/karakeep-app/karakeep/issues/570 After being unable to export my pocket saves with their export tool (way more than the tool's limit of 5000 saves) I contacted the Pocket support. They then revamped the export tool: upon requesting an export they now mail you a zip file which contains csv files, each containing 10.000 pocket saves + the first row containing the column's titles. Hoarder's import tool still expects Pocket's old html format; this needs to be updated. The csv files are comma separated and formatted like this: ``` title,url,time_added,cursor,tags,status Hoarder App,https://github.com/hoarder-app,1728576752,7187623980,,unread "hoarder-app/hoarder: A self-hostable bookmark-everything app (links, notes and images) with AI-based automatic tagging and full text search",https://github.com/hoarder-app/hoarder,1728576752,7187623980,opensource|withÄumlaut|with space,unread Some Website Title,"https://somewebsite.com/with,commas,in,the,url",1728576752,7187623980,,unread ``` Multiple tags are separated by the pipe symbol "|". Tags can contain german umlauts (e.g. äÄöÖüÜ) and spaces (see example above). If some part of the saved item (e.g. title, url) contains a comma, the whole part is enclosed in quotation marks (again, see examples above).

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@jacobslusser commented on GitHub (Oct 31, 2024):

I'll note that the Pocket website still says the export will be in HTML format, but the file you actually receive is a .csv in a .zip as described by @daniel-l. It took me a while to figure out that I wasn't doing something wrong -- it was Pocket that changed.

@jacobslusser commented on GitHub (Oct 31, 2024): I'll note that the Pocket website still says the export will be in HTML format, but the file you actually receive is a .csv in a .zip as described by @daniel-l. It took me a while to figure out that I wasn't doing something wrong -- it was Pocket that changed.

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@daniel-l commented on GitHub (Oct 31, 2024):

Thanks for the clarification. I wasn't quite sure whether there was a threshold of saved websites below which Pocket still generates the old HTML format or now always sends out zipped csv files vie e-mail. I guess it's latter. Here's a full quote of the mentioned support ticket which explains the new process:

I’m happy to let you know that our developers have updated the export tool! You can now export your Pocket data without any size limitations here: https://getpocket.com/export

When you initiate the export, a zip archive will be sent to your Pocket email. If you’ve previously requested an export for your lists, please try again now.

During the export, you will be provided with a tracking ID. If you don’t receive the export after 30 days, please share this ID with us, and we'll be happy to assist you further.

@daniel-l commented on GitHub (Oct 31, 2024): Thanks for the clarification. I wasn't quite sure whether there was a threshold of saved websites below which Pocket still generates the old HTML format or now always sends out zipped csv files vie e-mail. I guess it's latter. Here's a full quote of the mentioned support ticket which explains the new process: > I’m happy to let you know that our developers have updated the export tool! You can now export your Pocket data without any size limitations here: https://getpocket.com/export > > When you initiate the export, a zip archive will be sent to your Pocket email. If you’ve previously requested an export for your lists, please try again now. > > During the export, you will be provided with a tracking ID. If you don’t receive the export after 30 days, please share this ID with us, and we'll be happy to assist you further.

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@Austinzveare commented on GitHub (Nov 2, 2024):

I just set up Hoarder with the intention of importing from Pocket and just found this issue. Is there a way to import the CSV Pocket sends?

@Austinzveare commented on GitHub (Nov 2, 2024): I just set up Hoarder with the intention of importing from Pocket and just found this issue. Is there a way to import the CSV Pocket sends?

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@fingon commented on GitHub (Nov 3, 2024):

Not officially. I ran a shell command to add links and then produced sql with Python which updates create time and archive flag. Tags I do not use much so I left them for later.

@fingon commented on GitHub (Nov 3, 2024): Not officially. I ran a shell command to add links and then produced sql with Python which updates create time and archive flag. Tags I do not use much so I left them for later.

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@MohamedBassem commented on GitHub (Nov 3, 2024):

I can't seem to export an export with multiple tags, can someone show me how they export a bookmark with multiple tags? What's the delimiter used between the tags?

@MohamedBassem commented on GitHub (Nov 3, 2024): I can't seem to export an export with multiple tags, can someone show me how they export a bookmark with multiple tags? What's the delimiter used between the tags?

kerem commented

2026-03-02 11:49:16 +03:00

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@daniel-l commented on GitHub (Nov 3, 2024):

See the example in my initial post. The delimiter is the pipe symbol ("|"):
tag1|tag with spaces|another tag

Edit: sorry, just saw that you found that yourself and already implemented it 🙂

@daniel-l commented on GitHub (Nov 3, 2024): See the example in my initial post. The delimiter is the pipe symbol ("|"): `tag1|tag with spaces|another tag` Edit: sorry, just saw that you found that yourself and already implemented it 🙂

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@kavlito commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2025):

I just set up Hoarder with the intention of importing from Pocket and just found this issue. Is there a way to import the CSV Pocket sends?

I found 2 references to convert the .csv to .html - I used the PowerShell code and it worked. Hope this helps...

Example PowerShell Code:

$csvData = Import-Csv -Path "C:\Path\To\Your\Pocket\CSV\File.csv"
$htmlTable = $csvData | ConvertTo-Html -AsTable
$htmlTable | Out-File -FilePath "C:\Path\To\Output\File.html"

Example Python Code:

import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_csv("C:/Path/To/Your/Pocket/CSV/File.csv")
html_table = df.to_html(table_id="my-table")
with open("C:/Path/To/Output/File.html", "w") as f:
f.write(html_table)

https://www.google.com/search?q=convert+pocket+.csv+to+html

@kavlito commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2025): > I just set up Hoarder with the intention of importing from Pocket and just found this issue. Is there a way to import the CSV Pocket sends? I found 2 references to convert the .csv to .html - I used the PowerShell code and it worked. Hope this helps... Example PowerShell Code: $csvData = Import-Csv -Path "C:\Path\To\Your\Pocket\CSV\File.csv" $htmlTable = $csvData | ConvertTo-Html -AsTable $htmlTable | Out-File -FilePath "C:\Path\To\Output\File.html" Example Python Code: import pandas as pd df = pd.read_csv("C:/Path/To/Your/Pocket/CSV/File.csv") html_table = df.to_html(table_id="my-table") with open("C:/Path/To/Output/File.html", "w") as f: f.write(html_table) https://www.google.com/search?q=convert+pocket+.csv+to+html

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[PR #488] [CLOSED] Non-webpage bookmarks duplication problem #364 #1637

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