Filen Notes API

The notes API from Filen — 24 operation(s) for notes.

Operations 24

GET /notes Get notes #
POST /notes/content Create notes content #
POST /notes/history Create notes history #
POST /notes/history/restore Create notes history restore #
POST /notes/create Create notes create #
POST /notes/delete Create notes delete #
POST /notes/trash Create notes trash #
POST /notes/archive Create notes archive #
POST /notes/restore Create notes restore #
POST /notes/pinned Create notes pinned #
POST /notes/favorite Create notes favorite #
POST /notes/participants/add Create notes participants add #
POST /notes/participants/remove Create notes participants remove #
POST /notes/participants/permissions Create notes participants permissions #
POST /notes/type/change Create notes type change #
POST /notes/title/edit Create notes title edit #
POST /notes/content/edit Create notes content edit #
GET /notes/tags Get notes tags #
POST /notes/tags/create Create notes tags create #
POST /notes/tags/rename Create notes tags rename #
POST /notes/tags/delete Create notes tags delete #
POST /notes/tags/favorite Create notes tags favorite #
POST /notes/tag Create notes tag #
POST /notes/untag Create notes untag #

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OpenAPI Specification

filen-notes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Filen Notes API
  description: 'The Filen API is used by Filen clients for uploading and downloading files, managing files and directories, sharing items, accessing notes and contacts, having chat conversations, managing user-specific settings, and more.


    ### API hosts

    The Filen API is located at `gateway.filen.io`.

    For file transfers, there''s `ingest.filen.io` and `egest.filen.io`. `ingest.filen.io` is used for uploads while `egest.filen.io` is used for downloads.


    ### API responses

    All API responses follow the scheme (TypeScript type definition):

    ```ts

    {

    status: boolean, // indicates whether the request was successful

    message: string, // additional information

    code: string, // a status code

    data: any? // optionally, response data

    }

    ```


    ### Internal endpoints

    There are a number of internal endpoints whose specifics are not documented here.

    If you need them, you can infer their definitions and usage from the TypeScript SDK''s API wrapper.'
  version: v3
servers:
- url: https://gateway.filen.io/v3
tags:
- name: Notes
paths:
  /notes:
    get:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Fetch all notes
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  data:
                    type: string
                    example: array
                xml:
                  name: main
      summary: Get notes
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: getNotes
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /notes/content:
    post:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Fetch note content
      requestBody:
        description: Body JSON
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                uuid:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      preview:
                        type: string
                        example: string
                      content:
                        type: string
                        example: string
                      editedTimestamp:
                        type: string
                        example: number
                      editorId:
                        type: string
                        example: number
                      type:
                        type: string
                        example: text | md | rich | code | checklist
                xml:
                  name: main
      x-codegen-request-body-name: body
      summary: Create notes content
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postNotesContent
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /notes/history:
    post:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Fetch note history
      requestBody:
        description: Body JSON
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                uuid:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  data:
                    type: string
                    example: '{ id: number, preview: string, content: string, editedTimestamp: number, editorId: number, type: text | md | rich | code | checklist }[]'
                xml:
                  name: main
      x-codegen-request-body-name: body
      summary: Create notes history
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postNotesHistory
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /notes/history/restore:
    post:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Restore a note from history
      requestBody:
        description: Body JSON
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                uuid:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
                id:
                  type: string
                  example: number
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                xml:
                  name: main
      x-codegen-request-body-name: body
      summary: Create notes history restore
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postNotesHistoryRestore
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /notes/create:
    post:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Create a note
      requestBody:
        description: Body JSON
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                uuid:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
                title:
                  type: string
                  example: string
                metadata:
                  type: string
                  example: string
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                xml:
                  name: main
      x-codegen-request-body-name: body
      summary: Create notes create
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postNotesCreate
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /notes/delete:
    post:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Delete a note
      requestBody:
        description: Body JSON
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                uuid:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                xml:
                  name: main
      x-codegen-request-body-name: body
      summary: Create notes delete
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postNotesDelete
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /notes/trash:
    post:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Trash a note
      requestBody:
        description: Body JSON
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                uuid:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                xml:
                  name: main
      x-codegen-request-body-name: body
      summary: Create notes trash
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postNotesTrash
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /notes/archive:
    post:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Archive a note
      requestBody:
        description: Body JSON
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                uuid:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                xml:
                  name: main
      x-codegen-request-body-name: body
      summary: Create notes archive
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postNotesArchive
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /notes/restore:
    post:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Restore a note
      requestBody:
        description: Body JSON
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                uuid:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                xml:
                  name: main
      x-codegen-request-body-name: body
      summary: Create notes restore
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postNotesRestore
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /notes/pinned:
    post:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Pin or unpin a note
      requestBody:
        description: Body JSON
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                uuid:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
                pinned:
                  type: string
                  example: boolean
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                xml:
                  name: main
      x-codegen-request-body-name: body
      summary: Create notes pinned
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postNotesPinned
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /notes/favorite:
    post:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Favorite or unfavorite a note
      requestBody:
        description: Body JSON
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                uuid:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
                favorite:
                  type: string
                  example: boolean
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                xml:
                  name: main
      x-codegen-request-body-name: body
      summary: Create notes favorite
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postNotesFavorite
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /notes/participants/add:
    post:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Add a participant to a note
      requestBody:
        description: Body JSON
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                uuid:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
                contactUUID:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
                metadata:
                  type: string
                  example: string
                permissionsWrite:
                  type: string
                  example: boolean
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                xml:
                  name: main
      x-codegen-request-body-name: body
      summary: Create notes participants add
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postNotesParticipantsAdd
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /notes/participants/remove:
    post:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Remove a participant to a note
      requestBody:
        description: Body JSON
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                uuid:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
                userId:
                  type: string
                  example: number
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                xml:
                  name: main
      x-codegen-request-body-name: body
      summary: Create notes participants remove
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postNotesParticipantsRemove
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /notes/participants/permissions:
    post:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Change participant permissions
      requestBody:
        description: Body JSON
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                uuid:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
                userId:
                  type: string
                  example: number
                permissionsWrite:
                  type: string
                  example: boolean
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                xml:
                  name: main
      x-codegen-request-body-name: body
      summary: Create notes participants permissions
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postNotesParticipantsPermissions
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /notes/type/change:
    post:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Change note type
      requestBody:
        description: Body JSON
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                uuid:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
                type:
                  type: string
                  example: text | md | code | rich | checklist
                preview:
                  type: string
                  example: string
                content:
                  type: string
                  example: string
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                xml:
                  name: main
      x-codegen-request-body-name: body
      summary: Create notes type change
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postNotesTypeChange
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /notes/title/edit:
    post:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Edit note title
      requestBody:
        description: Body JSON
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                uuid:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
                title:
                  type: string
                  example: string
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                xml:
                  name: main
      x-codegen-request-body-name: body
      summary: Create notes title edit
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postNotesTitleEdit
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /notes/content/edit:
    post:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Edit content of a note
      requestBody:
        description: Body JSON
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                uuid:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
                preview:
                  type: string
                  example: string
                content:
                  type: string
                  example: string
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                xml:
                  name: main
      x-codegen-request-body-name: body
      summary: Create notes content edit
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postNotesContentEdit
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /notes/tags:
    get:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Fetch all tags
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  data:
                    type: string
                    example: '{ uuid: string, name: string, favorite: boolean, editedTimestamp: number, createdTimestamp: number }[]'
                xml:
                  name: main
      summary: Get notes tags
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: getNotesTags
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /notes/tags/create:
    post:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Create a tag
      requestBody:
        description: Body JSON
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  example: string
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      uuid:
                        type: string
                        example: string
                xml:
                  name: main
      x-codegen-request-body-name: body
      summary: Create notes tags create
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postNotesTagsCreate
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /notes/tags/rename:
    post:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Rename a tag
      requestBody:
        description: Body JSON
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                uuid:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
                name:
                  type: string
                  example: string
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                xml:
                  name: main
      x-codegen-request-body-name: body
      summary: Create notes tags rename
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postNotesTagsRename
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /notes/tags/delete:
    post:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Delete a tag
      requestBody:
        description: Body JSON
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                uuid:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                xml:
                  name: main
      x-codegen-request-body-name: body
      summary: Create notes tags delete
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postNotesTagsDelete
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /notes/tags/favorite:
    post:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Favorite a tag
      requestBody:
        description: Body JSON
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                uuid:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
                favorite:
                  type: string
                  example: boolean
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                xml:
                  name: main
      x-codegen-request-body-name: body
      summary: Create notes tags favorite
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postNotesTagsFavorite
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /notes/tag:
    post:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Tag a note
      requestBody:
        description: Body JSON
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                uuid:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
                tag:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                xml:
                  name: main
      x-codegen-request-body-name: body
      summary: Create notes tag
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postNotesTag
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /notes/untag:
    post:
      tags:
      - Notes
      description: Untag a note
      requestBody:
        description: Body JSON
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                uuid:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
                tag:
                  type: string
                  example: uuidv4
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    example: boolean
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: string
                xml:
                  name: main
      x-codegen-request-body-name: body
      summary: Create notes untag
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postNotesUntag
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  securitySchemes:
    api_key:
      type: apiKey
      name: API Key
      in: header
externalDocs:
  description: Get general information about usage of the Filen API at docs.filen.io
  url: https://docs.filen.io/docs/api