Obsidian

Obsidian Open API

The Open API from Obsidian — 1 operation(s) for open.

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Operations 1

POST /open/{filename} Open the specified document in the Obsidian user interface.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: 'You can use this interface for trying out your Local REST API in Obsidian.


    Before trying the below tools, you will want to make sure you press the "Authorize" button below and provide the API Key you are shown when you open the "Local REST API" section of your Obsidian settings.  All requests to the API require a valid API Key; so you won''t get very far without doing that.


    When using this tool you may see browser security warnings due to your browser not trusting the self-signed certificate the plugin will generate on its first run.  If you do, you can make those errors disappear by adding the certificate as a "Trusted Certificate" in your browser or operating system''s settings.

    '
  title: Local REST API for Obsidian Active File Open API
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- description: HTTPS (Secure Mode)
  url: https://{host}:{port}
  variables:
    host:
      default: 127.0.0.1
      description: Binding host
    port:
      default: '27124'
      description: HTTPS port
- description: HTTP (Insecure Mode)
  url: http://{host}:{port}
  variables:
    host:
      default: 127.0.0.1
      description: Binding host
    port:
      default: '27123'
      description: HTTP port
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Open
paths:
  /open/{filename}:
    post:
      description: 'Note: Obsidian will create a new document at the path you have

        specified if such a document did not already exist.

        '
      parameters:
      - description: 'Path to the file to return (relative to your vault root).

          '
        in: path
        name: filename
        required: true
        schema:
          format: path
          type: string
      - description: Open this as a new leaf?
        in: query
        name: newLeaf
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
      summary: 'Open the specified document in the Obsidian user interface.

        '
      tags:
      - Open
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      description: 'Find your API Key in your Obsidian settings

        in the "Local REST API" section under "Plugins".

        '
      scheme: bearer
      type: http