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Import from Links

Use Import from links when the material you want to add is already available through a URL.

You can add web pages, articles, public media pages, and other HTTP or HTTPS URLs. Second Me first reads link metadata for preview, then tries to fetch readable content when you confirm the import.

Some sites block automated reading, require login, or render most content dynamically. In those cases, Second Me may fail to read the body.

  1. Open Second Me on the web.
  2. Go to Materials and choose Import Existing.
  3. Select Import from links.
  4. Paste one or more links. You can paste one link per line, or paste text that contains links.
  5. Remove invalid or duplicate links if needed.
  6. Add memory time and an optional remark to explain when the link became relevant and why it matters to you.
  7. Confirm the import and wait for the progress card to finish processing.

Add Memory Time and Remarks​

Before confirming the import, you can open each link's detail panel and add:

  • Memory time: when the linked material was published, when the event happened, when you read it, or when it became important to you.
  • Remark: why this link is related to you, what you agree or disagree with, or what Second Me should focus on.

Links often contain public content that is not automatically personal. A remark helps Second Me understand the relationship between the page and you. For example, you can note that an article reflects your current product thinking, that a talk influenced a Second Me feature decision, or that a resource is part of an ongoing research direction.

What Gets Created​

Each link becomes a separate material. Second Me uses the page title when it can read one, and falls back to the URL when it cannot.

If readable content is found, the content becomes the material body. The original URL is kept as the source.

If you add a remark, it is added as context before the parsed body.

Limits​

  • You can add up to 100 links in one import batch.
  • A single imported material can contain up to 1 MB of parsed UTF-8 text.
  • Links must use http:// or https://.

Common Failures​

  • Invalid link: the pasted text is not a valid URL.
  • Duplicate link: the same URL was already included in this batch.
  • No readable content: the page did not provide content that Second Me can import.
  • Content too large: the parsed body is larger than the material limit.

If a link cannot be read, try a public URL, a simpler page, or manually add the content as a note.