Sharing
Collection can be shared with other users, which are then called collaborators, and this section describes the different commands that are related to sharing.
Every user who shares at least one collection with another user, has a collaborators record in the API response. The record contains a restricted subset of user-specific fields.
Field | Description |
_id | User ID of the collaborator |
Email of the collaborator Empty when authorized user have read-only access | |
email_MD5 | MD5 hash of collaborator email. Useful for using with Gravatar for example |
fullName | Full name of the collaborator |
role | Access level:
|
postShare collection
post
https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/collection/{id}/sharing
Share collection with another user(s). As result invitation(s) will be send to specified email(s) with link to join collection.
Request
Response
Request
Path Parameters
id
required
number
Existing collection ID
Body Parameters
role
required
string
Access level. Possible values:
member
vieweremails
required
array
The user email(s) with whom to share the project.
Maximum 10
Response
200: OK
{"result": true,"emails": ["some@user.com","other@user.com"]}
400: Bad Request
//'emails' array is empty{"result": false,"errorMessage": "no emails"}​//'emails' array larger than 10{"result": false,"errorMessage": "you cant send more than 10 invites at once"}
403: Forbidden
//When user have more than 100 pending invitations:{"result": false,"errorMessage": "you have too many pending invitations, you will be banned if you continue send more"}​//User doesn't have enought permissions to invite more people{"result": false,"errorMessage": "you dont have permissions to invite more people"}
getGet collaborators list of collection
get
https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/collection/{id}/sharing
Request
Response
Request
Path Parameters
id
required
number
Existing collection ID
Response
200: OK
{"items": [{"_id": 373381,"email": "some@mail.com","email_MD5": "e12bda18ca265d3f3e30d247adea2549","fullName": "Jakie Future","registered": "2019-08-18T17:01:43.664Z","role": "viewer"}],"result": true}
deleteUnshare or leave collection
delete
https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/collection/{id}/sharing
There two possible results of calling this method, depends on who authenticated user is:
- Owner: collection will be unshared and all collaborators will be removed
- Member or viewer: authenticated user will be removed from collaborators list
Request
Response
Request
Path Parameters
id
required
number
Existing collection ID
Response
200: OK
{"result": true}
putChange access level of collaborator
put
https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/collection/{id}/sharing/{userId}
Request
Response
Request
Path Parameters
userId
optional
number
User ID of collaborator
id
required
number
Existing collection ID
Body Parameters
role
required
string
member or viewerResponse
200: OK
{"result": true}
deleteDelete a collaborator
delete
https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/collection/{id}/sharing/{userId}
Remove an user from shared collection
Request
Response
Request
Path Parameters
userId
optional
number
User ID of collaborator
id
required
number
Existing collection ID
Response
200: OK
{"result": true}
postAccept an invitation
post
https://api.raindrop.io/rest/v1/collection/{id}/join
Accept an invitation to join a shared collection
Request
Response
Request
Path Parameters
id
required
number
Existing collection ID
Body Parameters
token
required
string
Secret token from email
Response
200: OK
{"result": true,"role": "member"}
403: Forbidden
//Incorrect token{"result": false,"error": "CollaboratorsIncorrectToken","errorMessage": "Incorrect or expired token"}​//Collection no more exists{"result": false,"error": "CollaboratorsNoCollection","errorMessage": "Shared collection not found or removed"}​{"result": false,"error": "CollaboratorsAlready","errorMessage": "You already owner of this collection"}
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