Import Pocket annotations (.json)

If your Pocket export includes a JSON file with annotations, you can import those highlights into Web Highlights and attach them to the matching saved pages.

Pocket has shut down

Pocket shut down on July 8, 2025, and its data export closed on November 12, 2025, so you can no longer request a new export. These steps work with an export file you downloaded before then.

How it works

1. Find your Pocket export — Extract the zip you downloaded from Pocket. If you added annotations in Pocket, the folder may contain a .json file with them.
2. Upload the JSON — In Web Highlights: Settings → Integrations → Pocket Annotations Import (.json) → Upload Pocket JSON File, then select that file.
3. Import — Confirm the import to merge annotations into your library.

If you only have CSV

If you did not use Pocket annotations, use Pocket Import (.csv) instead.

Detailed guide

Pocket export and import walkthrough

Requirements

• Pocket export containing the annotations JSON
• Web Highlights web app (logged in)