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Interact with your Obsidian vault via the Local REST API
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Overview

This node operation interacts with the Obsidian Local REST API to retrieve recent periodic notes from an Obsidian vault. It allows users to specify the period type (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly) and limit the number of results returned. Users can also choose whether to include the content of the notes in the response. This operation is useful for workflows that need to access and process recent notes based on specific time periods, such as generating summaries, backups, or analytics on recent notes.

Use Case Examples

  1. Retrieve the 10 most recent daily notes including their content for analysis.
  2. Fetch the 20 most recent weekly notes without content to generate a list of recent topics.
  3. Get the 50 most recent monthly notes to create a monthly report or backup.

Properties

Name Meaning
Period The period type for the notes to retrieve, such as daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly.
Limit Maximum number of recent notes to return, with a range from 1 to 50.
Include Content Boolean flag indicating whether to include the full content of each note in the response.
Request Options Advanced HTTP request options such as batching, SSL certificate validation, proxy settings, and timeout configuration.

Output

JSON

  • notes - Array of recent notes matching the specified period and limit, optionally including note content.

Dependencies

  • Requires an API key credential for the Obsidian Local REST API, including protocol, host, and port configuration.

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure the Obsidian Local REST API is running and accessible at the configured protocol, host, and port.
  • Verify that the API key credential is correctly configured and has necessary permissions.
  • If SSL issues occur, consider enabling the 'Ignore SSL Issues' option, but be aware of security risks.
  • Check proxy settings if requests fail due to network restrictions or firewall rules.
  • Adjust timeout settings if the server response is slow or times out.

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