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New highlight created

This trigger fires when a new highlight is added to your Readwise account.

Developer info

API endpoint slug
readwise.new_highlight_created

Trigger fields

Book Dropdown list

Label
Source
Helper text
Pick a book or article to monitor, or choose "Any source" to fire for highlights from any source.
Slug
book_id
Required
true
Can have default value
false

Tag filter Text input > Other

Label
Tag (optional)
Helper text
Only fire for highlights tagged with this name. Leave blank to fire for all highlights. Comma-separated to match any of multiple tags.
Slug
tag_filter
Required
true
Can have default value
true

Ingredients

Highlight The unique ID of the highlight.

Slug
highlight_id
Filter code
Readwise.newHighlightCreated.HighlightId
Type
String
Example
987654321

Highlight text The text of the highlight.

Slug
highlight_text
Filter code
Readwise.newHighlightCreated.HighlightText
Type
String
Example
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

Source title The title of the book, article, or other source.

Slug
source_title
Filter code
Readwise.newHighlightCreated.SourceTitle
Type
String
Example
The Mythical Man-Month

Source author The author of the source.

Slug
source_author
Filter code
Readwise.newHighlightCreated.SourceAuthor
Type
String
Example
Frederick P. Brooks Jr.

Highlighted at The date and time the highlight was made.

Slug
highlighted_at
Filter code
Readwise.newHighlightCreated.HighlightedAt
Type
Date with time (ISO8601)
Example
2020-07-08T04:17:06+05:00

Tag list Comma-separated list of tags applied to the highlight.

Slug
tag_list
Filter code
Readwise.newHighlightCreated.TagList
Type
String
Example
engineering, planning

Highlight url Deep link to view this highlight in Readwise.

Slug
highlight_url
Filter code
Readwise.newHighlightCreated.HighlightUrl
Type
Web URL
Example
https://readwise.io/open/987654321

Location in source Where in the source the highlight is located.

Slug
location_in_source
Filter code
Readwise.newHighlightCreated.LocationInSource
Type
String
Example
page 45