Create Collection
raindrop.create_collection
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the Raindrop.io API with the connection's credentials.
Create a collection, optionally nested under an existing one.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- OAuth 2.0
- Providers
- Raindrop.io
- Secret shape
- {"access_token": "…test token…"} or {"client_id": "…", "client_secret": "…", "refresh_token": "…"}
- Config it needs
- collection_id
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
3 fields, 1 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
title The collection's name. | string | Yes | — | — | Reading list |
parent_id The collection to nest this one under; leave blank for a root collection. | number | No | — | ≥ 1 | 8492393 |
public Make the collection and its bookmarks readable without signing in. | boolean | No | false | — | — |
Example configuration
Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.
{
"parent_id": 8492393,
"public": false,
"title": "Reading list"
}Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
id The collection's numeric id. | number | — |
title The collection's name. | string | — |
count How many bookmarks the collection holds. | number | — |
public True when the collection is readable without signing in. | boolean | — |
color The collection's colour, as a hex string. | string | — |
view How Raindrop renders the collection: list, simple, grid, masonry. | string | — |
parent_id The parent collection's id; absent for a root collection. | number | — |
created ISO-8601 timestamp of when the collection was created. | string | — |
lastUpdate ISO-8601 timestamp of when it last changed. | string | — |
{
"color": "",
"count": 0,
"created": "",
"id": 0,
"lastUpdate": "",
"parent_id": 0,
"public": false,
"title": "",
"view": ""
}Related Raindrop.io nodes
See Create Collection run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Raindrop.io connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.