Python requests: create and fetch a paste, no auth

by admin · Sep 29nd, 2026 · python · 20 lines · 564 bytes · never expires

import requests

BASE = "https://pasteguru.com"

r = requests.post(f"{BASE}/api/create",
                  json={"content": "print('hi')", "title": "demo", "syntax": "python"},
                  timeout=10)
r.raise_for_status()
paste = r.json()
print(paste["url"])          # https://pasteguru.com/<id>

# keep this if you may want to delete the paste later
token = paste["edit_token"]

raw = requests.get(paste["raw"], timeout=10).text
assert raw == "print('hi')"

# delete it
requests.post(f"{BASE}/delete/{paste['id']}", data={"edit_token": token}, timeout=10)


1	import requests
2
3	BASE = "https://pasteguru.com"
4
5	r = requests.post(f"{BASE}/api/create",
6	json={"content": "print('hi')", "title": "demo", "syntax": "python"},
7	timeout=10)
8	r.raise_for_status()
9	paste = r.json()
10	print(paste["url"]) # https://pasteguru.com/<id>
11
12	# keep this if you may want to delete the paste later
13	token = paste["edit_token"]
14
15	raw = requests.get(paste["raw"], timeout=10).text
16	assert raw == "print('hi')"
17
18	# delete it
19	requests.post(f"{BASE}/delete/{paste['id']}", data={"edit_token": token}, timeout=10)
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