From 739c5aab22ad9f02b93b9a3a7a66abac68bf7665 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ma00 <32194462+ma00@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 13:02:50 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md

how to find USER_ID
---
 README.md | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 24c01d0..a3e8c75 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ Set the following environment variables by creating a **.env** file:
     PASSWORD=
     USER_ID=
 
-The only way I found to discover the USER_ID is to inspect
-the payload to a **/drafts** request. Under the fields **draftBylines**
-or **postBylines** there is a subfield **user_id** or **id**
+To discover the USER_ID go to your public profile page,
+in the URL bar of the browser you find the substack address 
+followed by your USER_ID and your username:
+https://substack.com/profile/[USER_ID]-[username]
 
-The .env file will be ignored by git but always be careful.
\ No newline at end of file
+
+The .env file will be ignored by git but always be careful.