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
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Visit your raindrop collection via the website, e.g. https://app.raindrop.io/my/15660833
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The string of numbers after '/my/' is your collection ID
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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.
- Access the Integrations section of your Raindrop account
- Click "Create new app"
- 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}}
```
4 Aug 3, 2022
3 May 18, 2022
4 May 3, 2022
14 Jan 3, 2023
2 Oct 13, 2022
6 Dec 26, 2022
5 Jul 10, 2022
10 Oct 3, 2022
6 Dec 20, 2022
43 Dec 29, 2022
303 Jan 2, 2023
37 Dec 27, 2022
108 Jan 4, 2023
102 Dec 28, 2022
1 Dec 19, 2021
6 Mar 14, 2022
56 Dec 26, 2022
208 Jan 8, 2023
24 Dec 16, 2022