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Manage Raindrop.io bookmarks, collections, tags, and highlights via API. Use when user mentions raindrop, bookmarks, saving links, organizing URLs, bookmark collections, or web highlights.

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Manage Raindrop.io bookmarks, collections, tags, and highlights via API. Use when user mentions raindrop, bookmarks, saving links, organizing URLs, bookmark collections, or web highlights.
# Raindrop.io API Skill Manage bookmarks via Raindrop.io REST API. ## Prerequisites User must have `RAINDROP_TOKEN` env var set. If not configured, instruct them to: 1. Create app at https://app.raindrop.io/settings/integrations 2. Generate test token 3. Add `export RAINDROP_TOKEN="..."` to `~/.zshrc.local` ## Authentication All requests require: ``` Authorization: Bearer $RAINDROP_TOKEN ``` ## Base URL ``` https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/ ``` ## Helper Script Use `scripts/raindrop.sh` for API calls: ```bash ./scripts/raindrop.sh GET /collections ./scripts/raindrop.sh POST /raindrop '{"link":"https://example.com","pleaseParse":{}}' ./scripts/raindrop.sh PUT /raindrop/123 '{"tags":["new-tag"]}' ./scripts/raindrop.sh DELETE /raindrop/123 ``` ## Quick Reference ### Collections | Action | Method | Endpoint | |--------|--------|----------| | List root | GET | `/collections` | | List children | GET | `/collections/childrens` | | Get one | GET | `/collection/{id}` | | Create | POST | `/collection` | | Update | PUT | `/collection/{id}` | | Delete | DELETE | `/collection/{id}` | ### Raindrops (Bookmarks) | Action | Method | Endpoint | |--------|--------|----------| | List | GET | `/raindrops/{collectionId}` | | Get one | GET | `/raindrop/{id}` | | Create | POST | `/raindrop` | | Update | PUT | `/raindrop/{id}` | | Delete | DELETE | `/raindrop/{id}` | | Search | GET | `/raindrops/0?search=...` | Special collection IDs: `0` = all, `-1` = unsorted, `-99` = trash ### Tags | Action | Method | Endpoint | |--------|--------|----------| | List all | GET | `/tags` | | List in collection | GET | `/tags/{collectionId}` | | Rename | PUT | `/tags/{collectionId}` | | Delete | DELETE | `/tags/{collectionId}` | ### Highlights | Action | Method | Endpoint | |--------|--------|----------| | List all | GET | `/highlights` | | In collection | GET | `/highlights/{collectionId}` | | Add/Update/Remove | PUT | `/raindrop/{id}` | Colors: blue, brown, cyan, gray, green, indigo, orange, pink, purple, red, teal, yellow ## Common Operations ### Create bookmark with auto-parse ```bash ./scripts/raindrop.sh POST /raindrop '{ "link": "https://example.com", "collection": {"$id": 12345}, "tags": ["tag1", "tag2"], "pleaseParse": {} }' ``` ### Search bookmarks ```bash ./scripts/raindrop.sh GET '/raindrops/0?search=keyword&sort=-created' ``` Search operators: - `#tag` - by tag - `type:article` - by type (link, article, image, video, document, audio) - `domain:example.com` - by domain - `created:>2024-01-01` - by date - `important:true` - favorites only ### Create collection ```bash ./scripts/raindrop.sh POST /collection '{ "title": "My Collection", "public": false }' ``` ### Add highlight to bookmark ```bash ./scripts/raindrop.sh PUT /raindrop/123 '{ "highlights": [{"text": "highlighted text", "color": "yellow", "note": "my note"}] }' ``` ### Bulk tag bookmarks ```bash ./scripts/raindrop.sh PUT /raindrops/0 '{ "ids": [1, 2, 3], "tags": ["new-tag"] }' ``` ### Export collection ```bash curl -s "https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/raindrops/{collectionId}/export.csv" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAINDROP_TOKEN" > bookmarks.csv ``` Formats: csv, html, zip ## Rate Limits 120 requests/minute. Check headers: `X-RateLimit-Limit`, `RateLimit-Remaining`, `X-RateLimit-Reset` ## Detailed Reference See [references/API-REFERENCE.md](references/API-REFERENCE.md) for complete endpoint documentation.
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