Can you access a client's bookmarks using javascript with their permission?

Question

I want to make it easier for a user to import bookmarks to my server. Is there anyway to automate this process using javascript to obtain the user\'s bookmarks? I\'m assumin

Answer 1

As yourself and others have noted, it's not possible because of privacy and security implications.

What you can do however is to import bookmarks from a source (XML, JSON, HTML...). Most browsers have an export bookmarks feature that generates a file. You can parse that to get what you want.