raindrop-cli

name	raindrop-cli
description	> Use when this capability is needed.

raindrop-cli

Command-line interface for Raindrop.io bookmark management. Add, search, organize, and export bookmarks.

Quick Start

# Verify auth
raindrop auth status

# Add a bookmark
raindrop add https://example.com --tags "reference"

# List bookmarks
raindrop list --json

# Search
raindrop search "golang" --json

Authentication

Test Token (personal use)

Get a test token from raindrop.io/settings/integrations:

raindrop auth token <your-token>
raindrop auth status

Or use environment variable:

export RAINDROP_TOKEN=<your-token>

OAuth2 (apps/shared use)

Requires browser-based OAuth flow. User must run raindrop auth login interactively. Do not attempt OAuth setup on behalf of the user.

Core Rules

1. Always use --json when parsing output. Table format is for display only.
2. Read before write -- fetch bookmark/collection before modifying.
3. Collection names are case-insensitive -- Work and work are equivalent.
4. Use --force to skip confirmations in scripts.
5. Pipe with jq -- extract IDs: raindrop list --json | jq -r '.[].id'

Output Formats

Flag	Format	Use case
(default)	Table	User-facing display
--json	JSON	Agent parsing, scripting

System Collections

Name	ID	Description
all	0	All bookmarks
unsorted	-1	Unsorted bookmarks
trash	-99	Trash

Workflows

Add Bookmarks

# Basic add
raindrop add https://example.com

# With metadata
raindrop add https://example.com --collection Work --tags "docs,reference"

# Bulk add from stdin
echo -e "https://a.com\nhttps://b.com" | raindrop add -

List and Search

# List all bookmarks
raindrop list --json

# List from collection
raindrop list Work --json
raindrop list Work --all --json  # include nested

# Favorites only
raindrop list --favorites --json

# Search by text
raindrop search "golang tutorial" --json

# Search with filters
raindrop search --tag programming --type article --json

Get and Update

# Get bookmark details
raindrop get 12345 --json

# Update bookmark
raindrop update 12345 --title "New Title" --tags "updated,important"

# Open in browser
raindrop open 12345

# Copy URL to clipboard
raindrop copy 12345

Delete

# Delete with confirmation
raindrop delete 12345

# Delete without confirmation
raindrop delete 12345 --force

Collections

# List collections (tree view)
raindrop collections list --json

# Get collection details
raindrop collections get Work --json

# Create collection
raindrop collections create "New Project"

# Update collection
raindrop collections update Work --title "Work Projects"

# Delete collection
raindrop collections delete "Old Project" --force

Tags

# List all tags
raindrop tags list --json

# Rename a tag
raindrop tags rename old-name new-name

# Merge tags
raindrop tags merge tag1 tag2 --into combined

# Delete tags
raindrop tags delete unused-tag

Highlights

# List highlights for a bookmark
raindrop highlights list 12345 --json

# Add a highlight
raindrop highlights add 12345 "Important quote from the page"

# Delete a highlight
raindrop highlights delete 12345 <highlight-id>

Import/Export

# Import Netscape HTML bookmarks
raindrop import bookmarks.html

# Export all bookmarks
raindrop export --format csv > bookmarks.csv
raindrop export --format html > bookmarks.html
raindrop export --format zip > backup.zip

Scripting Examples

# Get bookmark ID after adding
ID=$(raindrop add https://example.com --json | jq -r '.id')

# List all bookmark URLs
raindrop list --json | jq -r '.[].link'

# Find bookmarks without tags
raindrop list --json | jq -r '.[] | select(.tags | length == 0) | .link'

# Count bookmarks per collection
raindrop collections list --json | jq -r '.[] | "\(.title): \(.count)"'

# Delete all trash
raindrop list trash --json | jq -r '.[].id' | xargs -I{} raindrop delete {} --force

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
RAINDROP_TOKEN	API token (skips keyring)

Command Reference

Command	Description
add [url]	Add a bookmark
list [collection]	List bookmarks
get <id>	Get bookmark details
update <id>	Update a bookmark
delete <id>	Delete a bookmark
search [query]	Search bookmarks
open <id>	Open in browser
copy <id>	Copy URL to clipboard
collections list	List collections
collections get <name>	Get collection
collections create <name>	Create collection
collections update <name>	Update collection
collections delete <name>	Delete collection
tags list	List all tags
tags rename <old> <new>	Rename tag
tags merge <tags> --into <target>	Merge tags
tags delete <tags>	Delete tags
highlights list <id>	List highlights
highlights add <id> <text>	Add highlight
highlights delete <id> <hid>	Delete highlight
import <file>	Import bookmarks
export	Export bookmarks
auth token <token>	Set API token
auth status	Check auth status
config get <key>	Get config value

Guidelines

• Never expose or log API tokens.
• Confirm destructive operations (delete) with the user first.
• Collections and tags are case-insensitive for matching.
• Use --no-input in CI/scripts to fail on prompts instead of hanging.

Installation

brew install dedene/tap/raindrop

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