Local REST API for Obsidian

See our interactive docs: https://coddingtonbear.github.io/obsidian-local-rest-api/

Have you ever needed to automate interacting with your notes? This plugin gives Obsidian a REST API you can interact with your notes from other tools so you can automate what you need to automate.

This plugin provides a secure HTTPS interface gated behind api key authentication that allows you to:

• Read, create, update or delete existing notes. There's even a PATCH HTTP method for inserting content into a particular section of a note.
• List notes stored in your vault.
• Create and fetch periodic notes.
• Execute commands and list what commands are available.
• Full Canvas support - Read and modify Canvas files (nodes and edges).
• Periodic notes configuration - Get periodic notes settings and recent notes.

This is particularly useful if you need to interact with Obsidian from a browser extension like Obsidian Web.

Installation

Via BRAT (Recommended)

1. Install the BRAT plugin from Obsidian Community Plugins
2. Open BRAT settings and click "Add Beta plugin"
3. Enter: ArtiPyHeart/obsidian-local-rest-api
4. Click "Add Plugin" and enable it

Manual Installation

1. Download the latest release from Releases
2. Extract to your vault's .obsidian/plugins/obsidian-local-rest-api/ folder
3. Reload Obsidian and enable the plugin

MCP Server

For AI integration (Claude, etc.), use our MCP server: obsidian-api-mcp

uvx obsidian-api-mcp

Credits

This was inspired by Vinzent03's advanced-uri plugin with hopes of expanding the automation options beyond the limitations of custom URL schemes.