@360fun Documentation PR welcomed!

Or at least, could you describe the step by step process you've followed. Thank you

After @Alkarex suggestion is very easy:

ADD A FRESHRSS ACCOUNT ON READROPS
Account name: Whaterver You Like (default is "FreshRSS")
Account url: root URL of your FreshRSS instance (ex. https://freshrss.example.net or https://example.net/FreshRSS/ without the API path)
Login: username
Password: API password (not the account password!)

Hope this is enough! 🙏

Thank you! I used part of this to solve my authentication issue, but wanted to make a documentation addition:

For this to work, you need to 1) set an API password for the account and 2) Allow API access

Quick instructions
1. Set an API Password

• login to FreshRSS on your browser
• navigate to your Profile page: Gear icon in upper-right -> Profile
• navigate to the bottom of this screen to the API management section
• type in your desired API password into the API password box
• click Submit

Once you do this, the API password will be recorded to your profile. However, the API password box will always be blank. This is what threw me, as I thought there was a FreshRSS error which was losing my password every time I clicked Submit.

It is just a way to type in and submit a password. Just because it is blank doesn't mean there isn't an API password present.

2. Allow API Access

• login to FreshRSS on your browser
• navigate to the Authentication page: Gear icon in upper-right -> Authentication
• click the box next to Allow API Access
• click Submit