AutomationFlows β€Ί Web Scraping β€Ί Save Mastodon Bookmarks to Raindrop Automatically

Save Mastodon Bookmarks to Raindrop Automatically

ByAymeric Besset @valkann on n8n.io

> πŸ› οΈ Note: This workflow uses a custom Mastodon API request. Ensure your server supports bookmark access, and that your access token has the right permissions. OAuth or token-based credentials must be configured.

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This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #4800 β€” we link there as the canonical source.

The workflow JSON

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{
  "id": "CtgqZVTypq95HoSi",
  "name": "Save Mastodon Bookmarks to Raindrop Automatically",
  "tags": [],
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "4e0a9ee0-5cd6-4d27-8cc1-e9171f9d8bd1",
      "name": "Allows manual testing of the workflow",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        -1540,
        100
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "f191c5e3-adf2-4e00-9ef2-76872dde02c6",
      "name": "Triggers the workflow on a set interval",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "position": [
        -1540,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
            {
              "field": "minutes"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1.2
    },
    {
      "id": "6f2bc516-7496-418e-bc71-2c83b4d2b9d5",
      "name": "Retrieves the last processed min_id to avoid duplicates",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "position": [
        -1320,
        200
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// initialize staticData object\nconst workflowStaticData = $getWorkflowStaticData('global');\n\n// initialize accessToken on staticData if it desn't exist yet\nif (!workflowStaticData.hasOwnProperty('min_id')) {\n  workflowStaticData.min_id = 0\n}\n\n\n\nreturn [\n  {\n      // data: $input.all(),\n      min_id: workflowStaticData.min_id,\n      // today: $today\n  }\n];"
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "a119babd-8305-4476-8a84-5285e1890dd8",
      "name": "Makes authenticated request to Mastodon\u2019s bookmarks API",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        -1100,
        200
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "{VOTRE SERVEUR MASTODON}/api/v1/bookmarks",
        "options": {
          "response": {
            "response": {
              "fullResponse": true
            }
          },
          "lowercaseHeaders": true
        },
        "sendQuery": true,
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "httpBearerAuth",
        "queryParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "min_id",
              "value": "={{ $json.min_id }}"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "httpBearerAuth": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "alwaysOutputData": true
    },
    {
      "id": "f0b97bb2-2c35-42df-b0fb-9fecd01498ae",
      "name": "Ensures the response has bookmarks before continuing",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
      "position": [
        -880,
        200
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "conditions": {
          "options": {
            "version": 2,
            "leftValue": "",
            "caseSensitive": true,
            "typeValidation": "strict"
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          "combinator": "and",
          "conditions": [
            {
              "id": "25997115-4422-4d65-86aa-47c4ab3edb17",
              "operator": {
                "type": "array",
                "operation": "lengthGt",
                "rightType": "number"
              },
              "leftValue": "={{ $json.body }}",
              "rightValue": 0
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 2.2
    },
    {
      "id": "a5b393c0-51ab-4422-a2d7-bf098b97b729",
      "name": "Extracts pagination data (like next min_id) from HTTP headers",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "position": [
        -660,
        200
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// Loop over input items and add a new field called 'myNewField' to the JSON of each one\nconst links = $input.first().json.headers.link;\nlet regexp = /(?:\\?|\\&)(?<key>[\\w]+)=(?<value>[\\w+,.-]+)/g;\nlet results = links.matchAll(regexp);\nfor (let match of results) {\n  console.log(match.groups.key);\n  let key = match.groups.key;\n  console.log(match.groups.value);\n  let value = match.groups.value;\n  $input.last().json[key] = value;\n }\n\n\n\nreturn $input.all();"
      },
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "alwaysOutputData": false
    },
    {
      "id": "3117db2a-cc3f-45b8-94df-cb0290f18f87",
      "name": "Saves the new min_id to workflow static data",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "position": [
        -440,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "const workflowStaticData = $getWorkflowStaticData('global');\n\n// get new access token\nworkflowStaticData.min_id = $input.first().json.min_id ;\n// set timestamp of new access token\n\nreturn [\n  {\n      // data: $input.all(),\n      accessToken: workflowStaticData.min_id,\n      // today: $today\n  }\n];"
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "e7c0cfbb-a0be-47f2-9ff2-26955c0678c4",
      "name": "Splits API response into individual bookmark items",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
      "position": [
        -440,
        100
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "fieldToSplitOut": "=body"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "813c1f01-2400-4e6c-a51a-1709bb2c27d3",
      "name": "Filters out invalid or incomplete bookmark data",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
      "position": [
        -220,
        100
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "conditions": {
          "options": {
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          "combinator": "and",
          "conditions": [
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              "id": "10f21e21-f57e-49c1-94e0-7ea7d84dce24",
              "operator": {
                "type": "string",
                "operation": "notEmpty",
                "singleValue": true
              },
              "leftValue": "={{ $json.card.url}}",
              "rightValue": ""
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 2.2
    },
    {
      "id": "e6620ed1-48c0-44ee-98de-d79bc1c801ab",
      "name": "Saves valid bookmark using post metadata (e.g., title, card.url)",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.raindrop",
      "position": [
        0,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "link": "={{ $json.card.url }}",
        "resource": "bookmark",
        "operation": "create",
        "collectionId": "=-1",
        "additionalFields": {
          "title": "={{ $json.card.title }}",
          "pleaseParse": true
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "raindropOAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "1a5d6393-207d-443c-ab76-ffb10a93f143",
      "name": "Saves bookmark using alternate fields if card data is missing",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.raindrop",
      "position": [
        0,
        200
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "link": "={{ $json.url }}",
        "resource": "bookmark",
        "operation": "create",
        "collectionId": "=-1",
        "additionalFields": {
          "title": "={{ $json.account.username }}",
          "pleaseParse": true
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "raindropOAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
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      "name": "Sticky Note",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
        "width": 780,
        "height": 400,
        "content": "## \ud83d\uddc2\ufe0f Sync Mastodon Bookmarks to Raindrop\n\nThis workflow fetches your latest bookmarks from Mastodon and saves them to Raindrop.io, allowing you to organize and access saved posts outside of Mastodon.\n\n\ud83d\udd27 Requirements:\n\n    A Mastodon access token with permission to read bookmarks\n\n    A Raindrop.io OAuth2 credential\n\n    Replace {VOTRE SERVEUR MASTODON} with your Mastodon server base URL (e.g., https://mastodon.social)\n\n    First run will default to min_id = 0, then it updates to fetch only new bookmarks\n\n\ud83d\udd52 Triggered on schedule or manually\n\n\ud83d\udca1 Pagination data is extracted from HTTP headers to support future syncs without duplication."
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "versionId": "208d09f1-9aab-41a0-a6b6-ad6bc10c450f",
  "connections": {
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          {
            "node": "Retrieves the last processed min_id to avoid duplicates",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Retrieves the last processed min_id to avoid duplicates",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Filters out invalid or incomplete bookmark data": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Saves valid bookmark using post metadata (e.g., title, card.url)",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "node": "Saves bookmark using alternate fields if card data is missing",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Splits API response into individual bookmark items": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Filters out invalid or incomplete bookmark data",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Ensures the response has bookmarks before continuing": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Extracts pagination data (like next min_id) from HTTP headers",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Retrieves the last processed min_id to avoid duplicates": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Makes authenticated request to Mastodon\u2019s bookmarks API",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Makes authenticated request to Mastodon\u2019s bookmarks API": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Ensures the response has bookmarks before continuing",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Extracts pagination data (like next min_id) from HTTP headers": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Splits API response into individual bookmark items",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "Saves the new min_id to workflow static data",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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About this workflow

&gt; πŸ› οΈ Note: This workflow uses a custom Mastodon API request. Ensure your server supports bookmark access, and that your access token has the right permissions. OAuth or token-based credentials must be configured.

Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/4800/ β€” original creator credit. Request a take-down β†’

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