Karbon Notes API

Hold a conversation internally within your company. Unlike an email, Notes are viewed only by members of your team. [Read more](https://help.karbonhq.com/en/s/articles/5919746-use-notes)

Operations 2

GET /v3/Notes/{NoteID} Gets a Note using NoteID #
POST /v3/Notes Creates a new Note #

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OpenAPI Specification

karbonhq-notes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Karbonhq Notes API
  version: v3
  contact:
    name: API Support
    url: https://developers.karbonhq.com/issues/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
  termsOfService: https://karbonhq.com/terms-of-use/
  description: 'Operations tagged Notes across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: KarbonAPI.json, karbonhq-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.karbonhq.com
  description: The production API server
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
  BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Notes
  description: Hold a conversation internally within your company. Unlike an email, Notes are viewed only by members of your team. Read more
paths:
  /v3/Notes/{NoteID}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Notes
      summary: Gets a Note using NoteID
      parameters:
      - required: true
        in: path
        name: NoteID
        schema:
          type: string
        example: Tz3lJgXMPdy
        description: The Karbon-generated Note key
      description: Use the `GET` method on this endpoint to receive the Note specified using the `NoteID`.
      operationId: getNoteByNoteKey
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NoteResponse'
              example:
                '@odata.context': https://api.karbonhq.com/v3/$metadata#Notes/$entity
                Id: Tz3lJgXMPdy
                Subject: Regarding New Proposal
                Body: Amy, could you please submit the new Proposal for Acme Corp by this weekend?
                CreatedDate: '2022-07-11T02:16:06Z'
                AuthorEmailAddress: jessica@samplecompany.com
                AssigneeEmailAddress: amy@samplecompany.com
                DueDate: '2022-07-16T02:16:06Z'
                TodoDate: '2022-07-16T02:16:06Z'
                Timelines:
                - EntityType: WorkItem
                  EntityKey: 2m6pSFxRzcF2
                Comments:
                - CommentKey: 22145nBb4tLP
                  CommentBody: Hi Jess, Could you please share the template to the last proposal you created?
                  CreatedDate: '2022-07-11T07:16:32Z'
                  AuthorEmailAddress: jessica@samplecompany.com
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorMessages'
              examples:
                Unsupported Option:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/Unsupported_option'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceNotFound'
              examples:
                Unauthorized Access:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/UnauthorizedAccess'
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorMessages'
              examples:
                Resource Not Found:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/HTTP_Resource_Not_Found'
                Key Not Found:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/Generic_Key_Not_Found'
        '429':
          description: Rate Limit Exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RateLimitErrorMessage'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorMessages'
              examples:
                Undefined Error:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/elongated_5001'
    servers:
    - url: https://api.karbonhq.com
      description: The production API server
  /v3/Notes:
    post:
      tags:
      - Notes
      summary: Creates a new Note
      description: Use the `POST` method on this endpoint to create a new Note and associate it with a Karbon entity (e.g., WorkItem, Contact, Organization, or ClientGroup) in your tenant.
      operationId: createNote
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NoteResponse'
              example:
                '@odata.context': https://api.karbonhq.com/v3/$metadata#Notes/$entity
                Id: Tz3lJgXMPdy
                Subject: Regarding New Proposal
                Body: Amy, could you please submit the new Proposal for Acme Corp by this weekend?
                CreatedDate: '2022-07-11T02:16:06Z'
                AuthorEmailAddress: jessica@samplecompany.com
                AssigneeEmailAddress: amy@samplecompany.com
                DueDate: '2022-07-16T02:16:06Z'
                TodoDate: '2022-07-16T02:16:06Z'
                Timelines:
                - EntityType: WorkItem
                  EntityKey: 2m6pSFxRzcF2
                Comments: []
          headers:
            Location:
              description: The endpoint URL to the newly created Note.
              schema:
                type: string
                example: https://api.karbonhq.com/v3/Notes('Tz3lJgXMPdy')
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorMessages'
              examples:
                Unsupported Option:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/Unsupported_option'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceNotFound'
              examples:
                Unauthorized Access:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/UnauthorizedAccess'
        '404':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorMessages'
              examples:
                Resource Not Found:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/HTTP_Resource_Not_Found'
                Payload Mising:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/Note_Payload_Missing'
        '429':
          description: Rate Limit Exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RateLimitErrorMessage'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorMessages'
              examples:
                Invalid Assignee Email Address:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/Missing_Assignee_Email_Address'
                Invalid Author Email Address:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/Invalid_Author_Email_Address'
                Missing Author Email Address:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/Missing_Author_Email_Address'
                Undefined Error:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/elongated_5001'
      requestBody:
        description: Refer to the table below for more information on each field in the request body.
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/NoteRequest'
            example:
              Subject: Regarding New Proposal
              Body: Amy, could you please submit the new Proposal for Acme Corp by this weekend?
              AuthorEmailAddress: jessica@samplecompany.com
              AssigneeEmailAddress: amy@samplecompany.com
              DueDate: '2022-07-16T02:16:06Z'
              TodoDate: '2022-07-16T02:16:06Z'
              Timelines:
              - EntityType: WorkItem
                EntityKey: 2m6pSFxRzcF2
    servers:
    - url: https://api.karbonhq.com
      description: The production API server
components:
  examples:
    Missing_Assignee_Email_Address:
      description: The error returned when assigning an entity to a user email that does not exist in Karbon
      value:
        error:
          code: '5001'
          message: Assignee email address is not an active Karbon user
    Unsupported_option:
      description: The error returned when the query option in a request is not allowed for by the API
      value:
        error:
          code: '4002'
          message: Query option '<Option Name>' is not allowed. To allow it, set the 'AllowedQueryOptions' property on EnableQueryAttribute or QueryValidationSettings.
    Generic_Key_Not_Found:
      description: The error returned when a Contact with the supplied Contact Key cannot be found
      value:
        error:
          code: '4004'
          message: No Contact found for provided key
    Missing_Author_Email_Address:
      description: The error returned when specifying an author on an entity where the author email is blank
      value:
        error:
          code: '5001'
          message: Author email address must be provided
    elongated_5001:
      description: A response shown when the API encounters an exception
      value:
        error:
          code: '5001'
          message: Unexpected Internal Error. Please contact Karbon HQ Technical support with API Request Id of 63792674374107265425.
    HTTP_Resource_Not_Found:
      description: The error returned when the request path and request method does not match any configured API path and method
      value:
        error:
          code: '4002'
          message: No HTTP resource was found that matches the request URI 'http://api.karbonhq.com/v3/<endpoint>
    Invalid_Author_Email_Address:
      description: The error returned when specifying an author on an entity where the author email does not exist as a user in Karbon
      value:
        error:
          code: '5001'
          message: Author email address is not an active Karbon user
    UnauthorizedAccess:
      description: A generic response shown when the API cannot confirm the authentication creditials provided
      value:
        error:
          statusCode: '401'
          message: JWT not present.
    Note_Payload_Missing:
      description: The error returned when attempting create a Note, but the request payload is missing or invalid
      value:
        error:
          code: '4005'
          message: 'Required payload data is missing: note'
  schemas:
    ResourceNotFound:
      description: A generic response shown when the API cannot find a requested entity
      type: object
      properties:
        statusCode:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The generic HTTP Error code
          example: '404'
        message:
          type: string
          description: The error message
          example: Resource not found
    NoteResponse:
      description: A single Contact
      required:
      - AssigneeEmailAddress
      - AuthorEmailAddress
      - Subject
      - Body
      type: object
      properties:
        '@odata.context':
          type: string
          description: The information about Karbon controllers generating this response
        Id:
          type: string
          example: pkX234GlP
          description: A Karbon-generated value that is used to identify the Note
        Subject:
          type: string
          example: Note from Client
          description: The subject line of the Note
        Body:
          type: string
          example: <strong>To do:</strong> return customer call
          description: The body of the Note. This property supports HTML.
        AuthorEmailAddress:
          type: string
          example: author@example.com
          description: The email address of the Note's author
        AssigneeEmailAddress:
          type: string
          example: assignee@example.com
          description: The email address of the Note's reader
        DueDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2022-10-11T00:00:00Z'
          description: The date by which the actions on the note must be complete
        TodoDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2022-10-10T00:00:00Z'
          description: The date for which the actions will be executed
        Timelines:
          type: array
          description: The Timelines to which this note will be associated. If Notes are linked to a Work Item, the Timeline of the Client (associated with the Work Item) will show the Notes.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              EntityType:
                type: string
                example: Contact
                description: The type of entity this note will be linked to
                enum:
                - WorkItem
                - Contact
                - Organization
                - ClientGroup
              EntityKey:
                type: string
                example: 4tYpP2F1w
                description: A Karbon-generated value to indicate the entity
        Comments:
          type: array
          description: The comments for this note
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              CommentKey:
                type: string
                example: 4lQn23Y6b
                description: A Karbon-generated value that is used to identify the Comment
              CommentBody:
                type: string
                example: 'A long string with the body of the comment.

                  May include line breaks or other formatting.'
                description: A Karbon-generated value that is used to identify the Comment
              CreatedDate:
                type: string
                format: date-time
                example: '2022-11-12T15:34:11Z'
                description: The date at which the Comment was created
              AuthorEmailAddress:
                type: string
                example: author@example.com
                description: The email address of the Comment's author
    NoteRequest:
      description: A single Note
      required:
      - AuthorEmailAddress
      - Subject
      - Body
      type: object
      properties:
        Subject:
          type: string
          example: Note from Client
          description: The subject line of the Note
        Body:
          type: string
          example: <strong>To do:</strong> return customer call
          description: The body of the Note. This property supports HTML.
        AuthorEmailAddress:
          type: string
          example: author@example.com
          description: The email address of the Note's author
        AssigneeEmailAddress:
          type: string
          example: assignee@example.com
          description: The email address of the the Karbon user that the Note should be assigned to
        DueDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2022-10-11T00:00:00Z'
          description: The date by which the actions on the note must be complete
        TodoDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2022-10-10T00:00:00Z'
          description: The date for which the actions will be executed
        Timelines:
          type: array
          description: The Timelines to which this note will be associated. If Notes are linked to a Work Item, the Timeline of the Client (associated with the Work Item) will show the Notes.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              EntityType:
                type: string
                description: The type of entity this note will be linked to
                enum:
                - WorkItem
                - Contact
                - Organization
                - ClientGroup
              EntityKey:
                type: string
                description: A Karbon-generated value to indicate the entity
    RateLimitErrorMessage:
      description: The error message returned when the API rate limit is hit
      type: object
      properties:
        statusCode:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The generic HTTP Error code
          example: '429'
        message:
          type: string
          description: The error message
          example: Rate limit is exceeded. Try again in 10 seconds.
    ErrorMessages:
      description: The details of an error associated with an API request
      required:
      - error
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          required:
          - code
          - message
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              example: '4004'
              description: A Karbon-generated code to identify the error
            message:
              type: string
              example: The record could not be found
              description: The error message
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      description: The Application ID for your API application, supplied by secure message when your Application is first registered
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
    ApiKeyAuth:
      description: The AccessKey for your API application, found inside the Settings > Connected Apps section in Karbon
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: AccessKey
externalDocs:
  description: Karbon Developers - API release notes
  url: https://developers.karbonhq.com/release-notes/
x-refined-from:
- KarbonAPI.json
- karbonhq-openapi.yml