Example using CURL to access https://www.newsblur.com/api

Makefile

#
# To use this Makefile:
#   1. Change USER, PASSWORD
#
#   2. Login
#      $ make login
#      This creates a session file holding an API cookie (tmp/session.newsblur)
#
#   3. Downloads your feeds
#      $ make feeds
#
#   4. Read the newsblur API: https://www.newsblur.com/api
 
# Working with JSON responses
#   - most of the reponses are stored in the 'tmp' folder
#   - use jshon to pretty print them
#     e.g. $ cat tmp/feeds.json | jshon | vim -
 
# Change to your http://www.newsblur.com
# username and password
USER=newsblurUsername
PASSWORD=newsblurPassword
 
#
# Read the API
#   https://www.newsblur.com/api
#
clean:
	rm -fr tmp
 
login: clean
  	mkdir -p tmp
	curl -X POST \
		-c tmp/session.newsblur \
		-d 'username=$(USER)&password=$(PASSWORD)' \
		https://www.newsblur.com/api/login
	@echo
 
feeds:
	curl -X GET \
		-b tmp/session.newsblur \
		https://www.newsblur.com/reader/feeds > tmp/feeds.json
	cat tmp/feeds.json
	@echo
 
# This is dependent on the output from tmp/feeds.json
#   e.g. I selected feed id 847 from my own feeds.
#
#   Then to see a story content
#     $ cat tmp/stories.json | jshon -e stories -e 0 -e story_content -u
stories:
	curl -X GET \
		-b tmp/session.newsblur \
		https://www.newsblur.com/reader/feed/847 > tmp/stories.json
	cat tmp/stories.json
	@echo
 
.PHONY: login feeds stories