# Obsidian Plugin API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/obsidian/obsidian-plugin-api/  
**Provider:** Obsidian — https://apis.io/providers/obsidian/  
**Base URL:** local  
**Documentation:** https://docs.obsidian.md/Home

Obsidian Plugin API is one of 10 APIs that [Obsidian](https://apis.io/providers/obsidian/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Plugins, Extensions, and SDK. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

In-app TypeScript/JavaScript Plugin API for building Obsidian plugins. Plugins access the Vault, Workspace, MetadataCache, file system, command palette, settings, editor, and Markdown post-processing. Distributed as community plugins via the Obsidian community plugin browser.

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **Documentation** — https://docs.obsidian.md/Home
- **SDKs** — https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-api
- **Sample** — https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-sample-plugin
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/obsidian/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Obsidian APIs (9)

- [Obsidian Active File API](https://apis.io/apis/obsidian/obsidian-active-file-api/)
- [Obsidian Commands API](https://apis.io/apis/obsidian/obsidian-commands-api/)
- [Obsidian Open API](https://apis.io/apis/obsidian/obsidian-open-api/)
- [Obsidian Periodic Notes API](https://apis.io/apis/obsidian/obsidian-periodic-notes-api/)
- [Obsidian Search API](https://apis.io/apis/obsidian/obsidian-search-api/)
- [Obsidian System API](https://apis.io/apis/obsidian/obsidian-system-api/)
- [Obsidian Tags API](https://apis.io/apis/obsidian/obsidian-tags-api/)
- [Obsidian Vault Directories API](https://apis.io/apis/obsidian/obsidian-vault-directories-api/)
- [Obsidian Vault Files API](https://apis.io/apis/obsidian/obsidian-vault-files-api/)

## Tags

Plugins, Extensions, SDK

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