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Droplr

Droplr API

Screen capture, screen recording, and file-sharing (JumpCloud-owned) · droplr.com

Droplr has a legacy public REST API for drops, links, notes, and account data, documented on GitHub Pages. App keys are issued on request, not self-serve, and auth is a pre-OAuth HMAC scheme built on the user's hashed password. No webhooks, and the SDKs have sat unmaintained since 2019.

Last verified: July 2026Software & Data Tools
API GRADE
A
VERIFIED JUL 2026

SCORECARD

ExistenceGOODA real REST API exists: drops, links, notes, files, and account endpoints with JSON responses, documented on GitHub Pages.
AccessPOORApplication key pairs are issued only by contacting Droplr; there is no self-serve key generation in the dashboard.
CoverageGOODDrops, links, notes, file uploads, and account management are all scriptable; the core product surface is reachable.
AuthPOORCustom HMAC-SHA1 signing requires the end user's SHA-1 password hash; no OAuth or bearer tokens, so clients hand-roll signing.
Docs & DXMIXEDREST docs and SDKs exist on GitHub, but the SDKs are unmaintained since about 2019 and there are no webhooks or OpenAPI spec.
StabilityMIXEDLegacy API is lightly maintained with no SLA, published rate limits, or documented versioning and deprecation policy.
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Frequently asked questions

Droplr scores A on the API Report Card. Droplr has a legacy public REST API for drops, links, notes, and account data, documented on GitHub Pages. App keys are issued on request, not self-serve, and auth is a pre-OAuth HMAC scheme built on the user's hashed password. No webhooks, and the SDKs have sat unmaintained since 2019.

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Authentication scheme requires the end user's SHA-1-hashed password rather than OAuth or a per-app token, which is incompatible with modern SSO/SAML/identity flows and is awkward for any third-party app that does not own the user's credentials droplr.github.io ↗
HMAC-SHA1 request signing with a 15-minute clock-skew window means clients must implement bespoke signing logic, there is no off-the-shelf middleware for popular HTTP clients droplr.github.io ↗
Application public/private keys are not self-serve from the dashboard; developers must contact Droplr to be issued an application key pair droplr.github.io ↗
Official JS, Node.js, and Ruby SDKs were last meaningfully updated around 2019–2020, the npm `droplr-api` package is pinned at v1.0.0 from ~6 years ago npmjs.com ↗
Multiple users report frustration that there is no usable SDK / partner program for building custom integrations on top of Droplr, despite the existence of a documented REST API g2.com ↗
No webhooks, third parties cannot subscribe to drop-created, drop-viewed, drop-deleted, or share events; all integrations must poll droplr.github.io ↗
No OpenAPI/Swagger spec means no auto-generated clients for Python, Go, Java, .NET, Swift, or Kotlin, only the hand-rolled JS/Node/Ruby SDKs exist github.com ↗
No app marketplace, no OAuth program, no partner portal, pre-built integrations (Slack, Jira, Confluence, etc.) ship as first-party connectors but third-party developers have no published path to be listed droplr.com ↗
API surface itself is narrow (drops + account + links + notes + files), there is no documented programmatic access to viewer analytics, team membership, SSO config, or AI-redaction results, even though those features exist in the UI droplr.github.io ↗
Documentation is on a GitHub Pages site without changelog, no public roadmap, no developer Slack/forum, and no posted SLA, signals an API that JumpCloud is keeping alive but not investing in droplr.github.io ↗
Video editing capped at 100MB, users have requested 1GB+ support and report having to redo recordings in another app g2.com ↗
Video output is limited to MP4 and GIF, with quality reduction from compression and no native lossless export anymp4.com ↗
Desktop app and Chrome extension reported as buggy / intermittently stops working and requires force-quit and reopen capterra.com ↗
Viewer experience on shared videos lacks granular controls (e.g., clients can't reliably fast-forward to a specific part) g2.com ↗
No built-in crop tool, users must re-capture the screen to adjust framing g2.com ↗
GIF customization has poor frame rate, resulting in stuttery GIFs unsuitable for design review capterra.com ↗
Support is described as overwhelmed and lacking an efficient ticketing system softwareadvice.com ↗
Pricing has crept upward across tiers since the JumpCloud acquisition; Pro Plus is $8/mo and Team is $9/user/mo droplr.com ↗
No native Linux client; community has built unofficial Linux clients (e.g., dewdrop) to fill the gap github.com ↗
Brand visibility has faded relative to Loom and Scribe since the JumpCloud acquisition; users report uncertainty about long-term roadmap trustradius.com ↗
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