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Slingdrop
Sling a file

Getting started

Introduction

What you can automate with Slingdrop: drops, reviews, file hosting, AI agents and webhooks.

QuickstartAPI reference (try it)

Slingdrop turns files and folders into links. Everything you can do in the app, you can do from code: send a drop, publish a new version behind the same link, ask someone for feedback and wait for their decision, host files on a CDN for your own app, and get told when things happen.

Ways in#

Pick whichever fits where your code runs. They all talk to the same REST API and share the same API keys and limits.

REST APIJSON over HTTPS at api.slingdrop.my/v1, described by an OpenAPI 3.1 spec.TypeScript SDK@slingdrop/sdk handles uploads, retries, multipart and Vault encryption for you.CLISling files, folders or piped output from a terminal or CI job, and host assets.MCP serverLet Claude, Cursor or ChatGPT share files, host assets and ask you for review.

What you can build#

DropsShare files with a link, a passcode or named people, with expiry, versions and analytics.Reviews & approvalsSend work for feedback, read pinned comments and get an approve or changes-requested decision.Folders & filing rulesKeep drops organised from the API and file them automatically by source, type or title.File hosting (CDN)Stable URLs for app assets and your users' uploads, with on-the-fly image resizing.Access rulesProtect hosted files with signed links, your own sign-in (JWT) or an approval webhook.WebhooksSigned callbacks when a drop is viewed, commented on, approved and more.

Base URL and authentication#

The API lives at https://api.slingdrop.my/v1 (also reachable as https://slingdrop.my/api/v1). Every request carries an API key from Settings → Developer as a bearer token. Keys start with sd_.

terminal
curl https://api.slingdrop.my/v1/me \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SLINGDROP_API_KEY"

Responses are JSON. Errors come back with an HTTP status, a human-readable error message and a machine-readable code, for example { "error": "Daily API limit reached for this key.", "code": "rate_limited" }. See Authentication for keys, rate limits and OAuth, and Limits for what each plan allows.

Where to next#

QuickstartGet a key and send your first drop in a couple of minutes.OpenAPI specGenerate a client in any language from the machine-readable spec.