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Cleve Notes API

Markdown notes in the workspace.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Cleve Ai Notes API
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Cleve support
    email: support@cleve.ai
    url: https://docs.cleve.ai/developers/api
  termsOfService: https://www.cleve.ai/terms
  description: 'Operations tagged Notes across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: cleve-ai-openapi.json, cleve-ai-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://app.cleve.ai/api/v1
  description: Production
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Notes
  description: Markdown notes in the workspace.
paths:
  /notes:
    get:
      operationId: listNotes
      summary: List notes
      description: Lists notes in the workspace, newest first. `content` is a short plain-text preview; call getNote for the full body.
      tags:
      - Notes
      parameters:
      - name: folderId
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Only include notes in this folder.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: pinnedOnly
        in: query
        required: false
        description: When `true`, return only pinned notes.
        schema:
          type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The notes.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - data
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/NoteSummary'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Unexpected server error. Safe to retry once.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    post:
      operationId: createNote
      summary: Create a note
      description: Creates a note from a title and a Markdown body. Returns the new note's ID.
      tags:
      - Notes
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/NoteCreate'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The note was created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - data
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: object
                    required:
                    - noteId
                    properties:
                      noteId:
                        type: string
        '400':
          description: The request is invalid. `error` says which field is missing or wrong.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Unexpected server error. Safe to retry once.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    servers:
    - url: https://app.cleve.ai/api/v1
      description: Production
  /notes/count:
    get:
      operationId: countNotes
      summary: Count notes
      description: Returns how many notes the workspace holds, and how many are pinned.
      tags:
      - Notes
      parameters:
      - name: folderId
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Only include notes in this folder.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The counts.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - data
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/NoteCount'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Unexpected server error. Safe to retry once.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    servers:
    - url: https://app.cleve.ai/api/v1
      description: Production
  /notes/recent:
    get:
      operationId: listRecentNotes
      summary: List recently updated notes
      description: Lists the most recently updated notes.
      tags:
      - Notes
      parameters:
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        description: How many notes to return.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 50
          default: 10
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The notes.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - data
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/NoteSummary'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Unexpected server error. Safe to retry once.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    servers:
    - url: https://app.cleve.ai/api/v1
      description: Production
  /notes/search:
    get:
      operationId: searchNotes
      summary: Search notes
      description: Full-text search across note titles and bodies. Use searchNotesWithBody when the query has characters that are awkward to URL-encode.
      tags:
      - Notes
      parameters:
      - name: query
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Search terms.
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Maximum number of results.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
      - name: folderId
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Only include notes in this folder.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: isPinned
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter by pinned state.
        schema:
          type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Matching notes, best match first.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - data
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Note'
        '400':
          description: The request is invalid. `error` says which field is missing or wrong.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Unexpected server error. Safe to retry once.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    post:
      operationId: searchNotesWithBody
      summary: Search notes (JSON body)
      description: Same as searchNotes, with the search sent as a JSON body instead of query parameters.
      tags:
      - Notes
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/NoteSearch'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Matching notes, best match first.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - data
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Note'
        '400':
          description: The request is invalid. `error` says which field is missing or wrong.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Unexpected server error. Safe to retry once.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    servers:
    - url: https://app.cleve.ai/api/v1
      description: Production
  /notes/{noteId}:
    get:
      operationId: getNote
      summary: Get a note
      description: Returns one note with its full content and metadata.
      tags:
      - Notes
      parameters:
      - name: noteId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Note ID, as returned by listNotes, searchNotes or createNote (`_id` / `noteId`).
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The note.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - data
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Note'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: The note or folder does not exist, or this key cannot reach it.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Unexpected server error. Safe to retry once.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    patch:
      operationId: updateNote
      summary: Update a note
      description: Updates a note. Every field is optional. `content` replaces the whole body; `title` alone rewrites only the title.
      tags:
      - Notes
      parameters:
      - name: noteId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Note ID, as returned by listNotes, searchNotes or createNote (`_id` / `noteId`).
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/NoteUpdate'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The note was updated.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - data
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Success'
        '400':
          description: The request is invalid. `error` says which field is missing or wrong.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Unexpected server error. Safe to retry once.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteNote
      summary: Delete a note
      description: Permanently deletes a note. This cannot be undone.
      tags:
      - Notes
      parameters:
      - name: noteId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Note ID, as returned by listNotes, searchNotes or createNote (`_id` / `noteId`).
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The note was deleted.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - data
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Success'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Unexpected server error. Safe to retry once.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    servers:
    - url: https://app.cleve.ai/api/v1
      description: Production
  /notes/{noteId}/publish:
    post:
      operationId: publishNote
      summary: Publish a note
      description: Publishes a note (doc) to your public Cleve profile, where anyone can read it.
      tags:
      - Notes
      parameters:
      - name: noteId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Note ID, as returned by listNotes, searchNotes or createNote (`_id` / `noteId`).
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The note is published.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - data
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Success'
        '400':
          description: The request is invalid. `error` says which field is missing or wrong.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Unexpected server error. Safe to retry once.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    delete:
      operationId: unpublishNote
      summary: Unpublish a note
      description: Takes a published note off the public web.
      tags:
      - Notes
      parameters:
      - name: noteId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Note ID, as returned by listNotes, searchNotes or createNote (`_id` / `noteId`).
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The note is no longer published.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - data
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Success'
        '400':
          description: The request is invalid. `error` says which field is missing or wrong.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Unexpected server error. Safe to retry once.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    servers:
    - url: https://app.cleve.ai/api/v1
      description: Production
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Every error response has this shape.
      required:
      - error
      - code
      - hint
      - docs
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable message.
          examples:
          - Note not found
        code:
          type: string
          description: Stable machine-readable error code.
          enum:
          - bad_request
          - unauthorized
          - forbidden
          - not_found
          - method_not_allowed
          - internal_error
        hint:
          type: string
          description: How to resolve the error.
        docs:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Where to read more.
    Success:
      type: object
      required:
      - success
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          const: true
    Note:
      description: A note with its full plain-text content.
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/NoteSummary'
      - type: object
        properties:
          content:
            type: string
            description: Full plain-text body.
          permission:
            type: string
            enum:
            - owner
            - editor
            - viewer
            description: What the caller may do with the note.
          canManageSharing:
            type: boolean
    NoteUpdate:
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
          description: New title.
        content:
          type: string
          description: New body as Markdown. Replaces the whole body.
        isPinned:
          type: boolean
        isPublic:
          type: boolean
          description: Turn link sharing on or off.
        folderId:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: Move to this folder, or `null` to unfile.
      examples:
      - isPinned: true
    NoteSearch:
      type: object
      required:
      - query
      properties:
        query:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
        limit:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
        folderId:
          type: string
        isPinned:
          type: boolean
      examples:
      - query: product roadmap
        limit: 5
    NoteCreate:
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
          description: Note title.
        content:
          type: string
          description: Note body as Markdown.
        folderId:
          type: string
          description: Folder to create the note in.
        isPinned:
          type: boolean
          description: Pin the note.
      examples:
      - title: Meeting notes
        content: '## Agenda


          - Item 1'
    NoteKind:
      type: string
      enum:
      - note
      - memory
      - welcome
      - imported
      description: '`memory` notes hold what Cleve remembers about you; `imported` notes came from an import.'
    NoteSummary:
      type: object
      required:
      - _id
      - _creationTime
      - content
      - isPinned
      - updatedAt
      properties:
        _id:
          type: string
          description: Note ID.
        _creationTime:
          type: number
          description: Creation time, milliseconds since the Unix epoch.
        userId:
          type: string
          description: ID of the note's owner.
        title:
          type: string
        content:
          type: string
          description: Plain-text preview of the body.
        kind:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NoteKind'
        isPinned:
          type: boolean
        isPublic:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether link sharing is on.
        isPublished:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the note is published to the web.
        publishedAt:
          type: number
          description: Publish time, milliseconds since the Unix epoch.
        folderId:
          type: string
          description: Folder the note is in, if any.
        updatedAt:
          type: number
          description: Last update, milliseconds since the Unix epoch.
        orgId:
          type: string
          description: Workspace ID.
    NoteCount:
      type: object
      required:
      - total
      - pinned
      properties:
        total:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
        pinned:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Personal API key from Cleve → Settings → Developer, sent as `Authorization: Bearer <key>`.'
externalDocs:
  description: Cleve REST API guide
  url: https://docs.cleve.ai/developers/api
x-refined-from:
- cleve-ai-openapi.json
- cleve-ai-openapi.yml