raindrop-api

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name: raindrop-api description: > This skill provides comprehensive instructions for interacting with the Raindrop.io bookmarks service via its REST API using curl and jq. It covers authentication, CRUD operations for collections, raindrops (bookmarks), tags, highlights, filters, import/export, and backups. Use this skill whenever the user asks to work with their bookmarks from Raindrop.io, including reading, creating, updating, deleting, searching, or organising bookmarks and collections.

tags: [productivity, agent-skills, raindrop-api, api] --------|--------|----------| | Get raindrop | GET | /raindrop/{id} | | Create raindrop | POST | /raindrop | | Update raindrop | PUT | /raindrop/{id} | | Remove raindrop | DELETE | /raindrop/{id} | | Upload file | PUT | /raindrop/file | | Upload cover | PUT | /raindrop/{id}/cover | | Get permanent copy | GET | /raindrop/{id}/cache | | Suggest (new URL) | POST | /raindrop/suggest | | Suggest (existing) | GET | /raindrop/{id}/suggest |

Docs: https://developer.raindrop.io/v1/raindrops/single

Raindrop creation/update fields:

• link (string, required for creation) - Bookmark URL
• title (string) - Bookmark title
• excerpt (string) - Short description
• note (string) - User notes (supports Markdown)
• tags (array of strings) - Tag names
• collection (object) - {"$id": collectionId}
• type (string) - link, article, image, video, document, audio
• important (boolean) - Mark as favourite
• order (number) - Sort order (ascending)
• media (array) - Media/thumbnail info
• highlights (array) - Text highlights
• cover (string) - Cover image URL, or <screenshot> for auto-capture
• pleaseParse (object) - {} to trigger background metadata parsing
• created (string) - ISO 8601 creation date
• lastUpdate (string) - ISO 8601 last update date
• reminder (object) - Reminder settings

Deletion behaviour: Removing a raindrop moves it to Trash (collection ID -99). Removing from Trash deletes permanently.

Multiple Raindrop Operations

Docs: https://developer.raindrop.io/v1/raindrops/multiple

collectionId values:

• 0 - All raindrops
• -1 - Unsorted
• -99 - Trash
• Any positive integer - Specific collection

Query parameters for GET /raindrops/{collectionId}:

• sort - Sort order: -created (default), created, score, -sort, title, -title, domain, -domain
• perpage - Results per page (max 50)
• page - Page number (0-indexed)
• search - Search query (see references/search-operators.md)
• nested - Boolean, include child collection bookmarks

Bulk update fields (PUT with ids array or search query):

• important (boolean)
• tags (array) - Appends tags; empty array clears all
• media (array) - Appends; empty array clears
• cover (string) - URL or <screenshot>
• collection (object) - {"$id": collectionId} to move

Export formats: csv, html, zip

Collections

Docs: https://developer.raindrop.io/v1/collections

Docs: https://developer.raindrop.io/v1/collections/methods

Collection fields:

• title (string) - Collection name
• view (string) - Display style: list, simple, grid, masonry
• public (boolean) - Public accessibility
• parent (object) - {"$id": parentCollectionId} for nesting
• sort (number) - Sort position
• cover (array) - Cover image URLs
• expanded (boolean) - Whether subcollections are expanded
• color (string) - Collection colour

System collections (non-removable):

• ID -1 - "Unsorted"
• ID -99 - "Trash"

Access levels (access.level):

• 1 - Read only
• 2 - Collaborator (write)
• 3 - Collaborator (write + manage)
• 4 - Owner

For sharing/collaborators, see references/collections-sharing.md.

Tags

Docs: https://developer.raindrop.io/v1/tags

collectionId: Omit or use 0 for tags from all collections.

Get tags response:

{
  "result": true,
  "items": [{"_id": "tagname", "count": 42}]
}

Rename tag:

curl -s -X PUT \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAINDROP_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"replace": "new-name", "tags": ["old-name"]}' \
  "https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/tags/0"

Merge tags (same endpoint, multiple tags in array):

curl -s -X PUT \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAINDROP_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"replace": "merged-name", "tags": ["tag1", "tag2", "tag3"]}' \
  "https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/tags/0"

Remove tags:

curl -s -X DELETE \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAINDROP_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"tags": ["tag-to-remove"]}' \
  "https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/tags/0"

Highlights

Docs: https://developer.raindrop.io/v1/highlights

For details, see references/highlights.md.

Filters

Docs: https://developer.raindrop.io/v1/filters

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAINDROP_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/filters/{collectionId}" | jq '.'

Use 0 for all collections. Returns aggregated counts for broken links, duplicates, favourites, untagged items, tags, and content types.

Query parameters:

• tagsSort - -count (default) or _id (alphabetical)
• search - Additional search filter

User

Docs: https://developer.raindrop.io/v1/user

Import

Docs: https://developer.raindrop.io/v1/import

Backups

Docs: https://developer.raindrop.io/v1/backups

Formats: html or csv

Authentication: OAuth2 Flow

Docs: https://developer.raindrop.io/v1/authentication/token

For apps accessing other users' data (not personal use), use the full OAuth2 flow:

Step 1: Authorise

Direct users to:

https://raindrop.io/oauth/authorize?client_id=YOUR_CLIENT_ID&redirect_uri=YOUR_REDIRECT_URI&response_type=code

Step 2: Exchange Code for Token

curl -s -X POST "https://raindrop.io/oauth/access_token" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "code": "AUTH_CODE",
    "client_id": "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
    "client_secret": "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET",
    "redirect_uri": "YOUR_REDIRECT_URI",
    "grant_type": "authorization_code"
  }' | jq '.'

Response:

{
  "access_token": "...",
  "refresh_token": "...",
  "expires_in": 1209599,
  "token_type": "Bearer"
}

Step 3: Refresh Token

Access tokens expire after two weeks. Refresh with:

curl -s -X POST "https://raindrop.io/oauth/access_token" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "client_id": "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
    "client_secret": "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET",
    "refresh_token": "YOUR_REFRESH_TOKEN",
    "grant_type": "refresh_token"
  }' | jq '.'

Error Handling

Check HTTP status codes:

• 200 - Success
• 204 - Success, no content
• 400 - Bad request
• 401 - Authentication failed (check token)
• 403 - Forbidden (insufficient permissions)
• 404 - Resource not found
• 429 - Rate limited (120 req/min exceeded)
• 5xx - Server error

Example with Error Handling

response=$(curl -s -w "\n%{http_code}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAINDROP_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/raindrops/0")

http_code=$(echo "$response" | tail -1)
body=$(echo "$response" | sed '$d')

if [ "$http_code" -ge 200 ] && [ "$http_code" -lt 300 ]; then
  echo "$body" | jq '.'
else
  echo "Error: HTTP $http_code"
  echo "$body"
fi

Common Patterns

List All Bookmarks in a Collection

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAINDROP_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/raindrops/COLLECTION_ID?perpage=50" | jq '.items[] | {title, link}'

Create a Bookmark

curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAINDROP_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "link": "https://example.com",
    "title": "Example Site",
    "tags": ["reference", "example"],
    "collection": {"$id": COLLECTION_ID},
    "pleaseParse": {}
  }' \
  "https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/raindrop" | jq '.'

Search Bookmarks

# Search across all collections
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAINDROP_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/raindrops/0?search=YOUR_QUERY" | jq '.items[] | {title, link}'

# Search with tag filter
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAINDROP_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/raindrops/0?search=%23tagname" | jq '.items[] | {title, link}'

See references/search-operators.md for the complete search query syntax.

Move Bookmark to a Collection

curl -s -X PUT \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAINDROP_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"collection": {"$id": TARGET_COLLECTION_ID}}' \
  "https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/raindrop/RAINDROP_ID" | jq '.'

Get All Tags

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAINDROP_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/tags/0" | jq '.items[] | {tag: ._id, count}'

Create a Collection

curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAINDROP_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"title": "My Collection", "view": "list"}' \
  "https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/collection" | jq '.'

List All Collections (Root + Children)

# Root collections
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAINDROP_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/collections" | jq '.items[] | {id: ._id, title}'

# Child collections
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAINDROP_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/collections/childrens" | jq '.items[] | {id: ._id, title, parent: .parent."$id"}'

Paginate Through All Bookmarks

page=0
while true; do
  response=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAINDROP_TOKEN" \
    "https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/raindrops/0?perpage=50&page=$page")

  count=$(echo "$response" | jq '.items | length')
  echo "$response" | jq '.items[] | {title, link}'

  if [ "$count" -lt 50 ]; then
    break
  fi
  page=$((page + 1))
done

Export Bookmarks

# Export all bookmarks as CSV
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAINDROP_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/raindrops/0/export.csv" -o bookmarks.csv

# Export as HTML
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAINDROP_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/raindrops/0/export.html" -o bookmarks.html

Check if URL Already Saved

curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAINDROP_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"urls": ["https://example.com"]}' \
  "https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/import/url/exists" | jq '.'

Pagination

Raindrop uses page-based pagination (not cursor-based):

• page - Page number (0-indexed)
• perpage - Items per page (max 50, default 25 for highlights)

When the number of items returned is less than perpage, you have reached the last page.

Nested Collection Structure

Collections are organised hierarchically. Reconstructing the full sidebar requires:

1. GET /user - Returns groups array with collection ordering
2. GET /collections - Root collections
3. GET /collections/childrens - Nested collections

Root collection sort order is persisted in the user's groups[].collections array. Child collection sort order is stored in the collection's sort field.

Additional Reference

For detailed documentation on specific topics, consult:

• references/search-operators.md - Search query syntax and operators
• references/collections-sharing.md - Collection sharing and collaborators
• references/highlights.md - Highlight management

Workflow Summary

1. Resolve token - Environment, context, or ask user
2. Verify authentication - Test with GET /user
3. Read operations - Execute directly without confirmation
4. Write operations - Ask for confirmation before executing
5. Handle pagination - Loop with page number until items < perpage
6. Parse responses - Use jq to extract and format data