erauner12 / obsidian-raindrop

This plugin allows for basic integration with Raindrop.io, a bookmarking service and Obsidian.

Obsidian Raindrop Plugin

This plugin allows for basic integration with Raindrop.io, a bookmarking service and Obsidian.

Current Features

• Create a codeblock to display a list of links from your Raindrop account that matches the provided search filters

Planned Features

• Create Raindrop bookmark from link within Obsidian
  • Obsidian internal links
  • External links
• Create note from bookmark

Example

```raindrop
collection: 0
format: table
search: #css
sort: title
```

List View

Table View

Codeblock Options

key	optional	values	effect
collection	Y	number representing the collection ID	limit the search query to this collection; defaults to 0 (all)
format	Y	'list' or 'table'	show the results as a list or a table; defaults to 'list'
sort	Y	See Raindrop Sort Options	Sets the sort order of the search results; defaults to '-created' (descending by created date)
search	N	See Raindrop Search Examples	A text search query just as you would enter in the Raindrop UI to return a list of bookmarks
showTags	Y	'true' or 'false'	Displays tags for each bookmark; defaults to true

Finding the collection ID

1. Visit your raindrop collection via the website, e.g. https://app.raindrop.io/my/15660833

2. The string of numbers after '/my/' is your collection ID

3. There are a few special collection IDs which can be used:

   ID	Collection
   0	All bookmarks
   -1	Unsorted
   -99	Trash

Plugin Setup

After installing the plugin, you will need to setup a new app in your Raindrop account. Once you have completed this step, you can use your new app's test account key for access to the API.

Raindrop Test Token

I elected to not use the OAuth mechanism that the Raindrop API offers to avoid maintaining my own middleware.

1. Access the Integrations section of your Raindrop account
2. Click "Create new app"
3. Copy the "Test token"

In the plugin settings you can paste this test key to interact without needing to directly login with Raindrop.

Bookmark List Refresh Interval

Your bookmarks will automatically refresh from Raindrop in the background for the current note. Set the number of minutes here for how often to check Raindrop for new links in the search codeblock of any active notes.

Recipes

Daily Bookmarks

I use this query in my daily notes template. The date variable is transcluded when the page is created, giving you a list of bookmarks you created that day. It can be a helpful way to recall the things you read or researched that day.

```raindrop
search: created:{{DATE:yyyy-MM-DD}}
```