# How to Bypass Medium.com Paywall (Upgrade) and Read Full Article?

We loved medium, for its simplicity. But no more. They have added a paywall to read their articles. Once you read few articles, they will ask you to upgrade.

We Only able to see the first paragraph, like this:

![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1603971859946/xsQaEkBRm.png)

## The Solution?

**1. Log out**
Log out from Medium.com and refresh the page.
Yes. Just logout from your medium account.

**2. Delete Cache**
Sometimes, it won't still work because they store the data. For that you can just delete their site cache by opening Inspect Element => Application => Clear Site Data

**3. Incognito Mode**
Sometimes its easier to open the URL in an incognito mode which makes sure there is no cache involved. Also you don't need to sign-out.

**3. Outline to the Rescue**
Outline is a simple service which converts normal webpages to a readable format. Since this website caches content before reaching browser, Medium doesn't know if it came from human or search engine. Hence they allow full article.

**Example**

Medium Article: https://medium.com/..../78a0797259a6

Outline Link: https://outline.com/Ce4fv6