fabric-api

name	fabric-api
description	Create/search Fabric resources via HTTP API (notepads, folders, bookmarks, files).
homepage	https://fabric.so
metadata	{"clawdbot":{"emoji":"🧵","requires":{"env":["FABRIC_API_KEY"],"bins":["curl"]},"primaryEnv":"FABRIC_API_KEY"}}

Fabric API (HTTP via curl)

Use this skill to read/write content in a user's Fabric workspace using the Fabric HTTP API (https://api.fabric.so).

Critical gotchas (read first)

• "Notes" are created via POST /v2/notepads (not /v2/notes).
• Most create endpoints require parentId:
  • A UUID or one of: @alias::inbox, @alias::bin.
• Notepad create requires:
  • parentId
  • AND either text (markdown string) or ydoc (advanced/structured).
• tags must be an array of objects, each either:
  • { "name": "tag name" } or { "id": "<uuid>" }
  • Never nested arrays; never strings.

When the user doesn't specify a destination folder: default to parentId: "@alias::inbox".

Setup (Clawdbot)

This skill expects the API key in:

• FABRIC_API_KEY

Recommended config (use apiKey; Clawdbot will inject FABRIC_API_KEY because primaryEnv is set):

{
  skills: {
    entries: {
      "fabric-api": {
        enabled: true,
        apiKey: "YOUR_FABRIC_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

HTTP basics

• Base: https://api.fabric.so
• Auth: X-Api-Key: $FABRIC_API_KEY
• JSON: Content-Type: application/json

For debugging: prefer --fail-with-body so 4xx bodies are shown.

Canonical curl templates (use heredocs to avoid quoting bugs)

GET

curl -sS --fail-with-body "https://api.fabric.so/v2/user/me" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $FABRIC_API_KEY"

POST (JSON)

curl -sS --fail-with-body -X POST "https://api.fabric.so/v2/ENDPOINT" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $FABRIC_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{ "replace": "me" }
JSON

Core workflows

1) Create a notepad (note)

Endpoint: POST /v2/notepads

• Map user-provided "title" → name in the API payload.
• Always include parentId.
• Use text for markdown content.

curl -sS --fail-with-body -X POST "https://api.fabric.so/v2/notepads" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $FABRIC_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "name": "Calendar Test Note",
  "text": "Created via Clawdbot",
  "parentId": "@alias::inbox",
  "tags": [{"name":"calendar"},{"name":"draft"}]
}
JSON

If tags cause validation trouble, omit them and create/assign later via /v2/tags.

2) Create a folder

Endpoint: POST /v2/folders

curl -sS --fail-with-body -X POST "https://api.fabric.so/v2/folders" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $FABRIC_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "name": "My new folder",
  "parentId": "@alias::inbox",
  "description": null
}
JSON

3) Create a bookmark

Endpoint: POST /v2/bookmarks

curl -sS --fail-with-body -X POST "https://api.fabric.so/v2/bookmarks" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $FABRIC_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "parentId": "@alias::inbox",
  "name": "Example",
  "tags": [{"name":"reading"}]
}
JSON

4) Browse resources (list children of a folder)

Endpoint: POST /v2/resources/filter

Use this to list what's inside a folder (use a folder UUID as parentId).

curl -sS --fail-with-body -X POST "https://api.fabric.so/v2/resources/filter" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $FABRIC_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "parentId": "PARENT_UUID_HERE",
  "limit": 50,
  "order": { "property": "modifiedAt", "direction": "DESC" }
}
JSON

5) Search

Endpoint: POST /v2/search

Use search when the user gives a fuzzy description (“the note about…”).

curl -sS --fail-with-body -X POST "https://api.fabric.so/v2/search" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $FABRIC_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "queries": [
    {
      "mode": "text",
      "text": "meeting notes",
      "filters": { "kinds": ["notepad"] }
    }
  ],
  "pagination": { "page": 1, "pageSize": 20 },
  "sort": { "field": "modifiedAt", "order": "desc" }
}
JSON

Tags (safe patterns)

List tags

GET /v2/tags?limit=100

Create tag

POST /v2/tags with { "name": "tag name", "description": null, "resourceId": null }

Assign tags on create

Use tags: [{"name":"x"}] or tags: [{"id":"<uuid>"}] only.

Rate limiting + retries

If you get 429 Too Many Requests:

• Back off (sleep + jitter) and retry.
• Avoid tight loops; do pagination slowly.

Do not blindly retry create requests without idempotency (you may create duplicates).

Troubleshooting quick map

• 404 Not Found: almost always wrong endpoint, wrong resourceId/parentId, or permissions.
• 400 Bad Request: schema validation; check required fields and tag shape.
• 403 Forbidden: subscription/permission limits.
• 429 Too Many Requests: back off + retry.

API reference

The OpenAPI schema lives here:

• {baseDir}/fabric-api.yaml

When in doubt, consult it before guessing endpoint names or payload shapes.