NoteDiscovery/documentation/API.md

📡 API Documentation

Base URL: http://localhost:8000

🗂️ Notes

List All Notes

GET /api/notes

Returns all notes with their metadata and folder structure.

Example:

curl http://localhost:8000/api/notes

Get Note Content

GET /api/notes/{note_path}

Retrieve the content of a specific note.

Example:

curl http://localhost:8000/api/notes/folder/mynote.md

Create/Update Note

POST /api/notes/{note_path}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "content": "# My Note\nNote content here..."
}

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "path": "test.md",
  "message": "Note created successfully",
  "content": "# My Note\nNote content here..."
}

Note: When creating a new note, the on_note_create hook is triggered, allowing plugins to modify the initial content. The response includes the potentially modified content.

Linux/Mac:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/notes/test.md \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"content": "# Hello World"}'

Windows PowerShell:

curl.exe -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/notes/test.md -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{\"content\": \"# Hello World\"}"

Delete Note

DELETE /api/notes/{note_path}

Example:

curl -X DELETE http://localhost:8000/api/notes/test.md

Move Note

POST /api/notes/move
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "oldPath": "note.md",
  "newPath": "folder/note.md"
}

🖼️ Images

Get Image

GET /api/images/{image_path}

Retrieve an image file with authentication protection.

Example:

curl http://localhost:8000/api/images/folder/_attachments/image-20240417093343.png

Security Note: This endpoint requires authentication and validates that:

• The image path is within the notes directory (prevents directory traversal)
• The file exists and is a valid image format
• The requesting user is authenticated (if auth is enabled)

Upload Image

POST /api/upload-image
Content-Type: multipart/form-data

file: <image file>
note_path: <path of note to attach to>

Upload an image file to the _attachments directory. Images are automatically organized per-folder and named with timestamps to prevent conflicts.

Supported formats: JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, WEBP
Maximum size: 10MB

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "path": "folder/_attachments/image-20240417093343.png",
  "filename": "image-20240417093343.png",
  "message": "Image uploaded successfully"
}

Example (using curl):

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/upload-image \
  -F "file=@/path/to/image.png" \
  -F "note_path=folder/mynote.md"

Windows PowerShell:

curl.exe -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/upload-image -F "file=@C:\path\to\image.png" -F "note_path=folder/mynote.md"

Notes:

• Images are stored in _attachments folders relative to the note's location
• Filenames are automatically timestamped (e.g., image-20240417093343.png)
• Images appear in the sidebar navigation and can be viewed/deleted directly
• Drag & drop images into the editor automatically uploads and inserts markdown
• All image access requires authentication when security is enabled

📁 Folders

Create Folder

POST /api/folders
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "path": "Projects/2025"
}

Delete Folder

DELETE /api/folders/{folder_path}

Deletes a folder and all its contents.

Example:

curl -X DELETE http://localhost:8000/api/folders/Projects/Archive

Move Folder

POST /api/folders/move
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "oldPath": "OldFolder",
  "newPath": "NewFolder"
}

Rename Folder

POST /api/folders/rename
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "oldPath": "Projects",
  "newName": "Work"
}

🔍 Search

Search Notes

GET /api/search?q={query}

Example:

curl "http://localhost:8000/api/search?q=hello"

🎨 Themes

List Themes

GET /api/themes

Get Theme CSS

GET /api/themes/{theme_id}

Example:

curl http://localhost:8000/api/themes/dark

🔌 Plugins

Plugins can hook into various events in the application lifecycle.

Available Plugin Hooks

Hook	Triggered When	Can Modify Data
on_note_create	New note is created	✅ Yes (return modified content)
on_note_save	Note is being saved	✅ Yes (return transformed content, or None)
on_note_load	Note is loaded	✅ Yes (return transformed content, or None)
on_note_delete	Note is deleted	❌ No
on_search	Search is performed	❌ No
on_app_startup	App starts	❌ No

See PLUGINS.md for full documentation on creating plugins.

List Plugins

GET /api/plugins

Toggle Plugin

POST /api/plugins/{plugin_name}/toggle
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "enabled": true
}

Linux/Mac:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/plugins/note_stats/toggle \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"enabled": true}'

Windows PowerShell:

curl.exe -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/plugins/note_stats/toggle -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{\"enabled\": true}"

Calculate Note Stats

GET /api/plugins/note_stats/calculate?content={markdown_content}

🔗 Graph

Get Note Graph

GET /api/graph

Returns the relationship graph between notes with link detection.

Response:

{
  "nodes": [
    { "id": "folder/note.md", "label": "note" },
    { "id": "another.md", "label": "another" }
  ],
  "edges": [
    { "source": "folder/note.md", "target": "another.md", "type": "wikilink" }
  ]
}

Link Detection:

• Wikilinks - [[note]] or [[note|display text]] syntax (Obsidian-style)
• Markdown links - [text](note.md) standard internal links
• Edge types - "wikilink" or "markdown" to distinguish link source

⚙️ System

Get Config

GET /api/config

Returns application configuration.

Health Check

GET /health

Returns system health status.

Swagger UI (Interactive Docs)

GET /api

Interactive API documentation with try-it-out functionality (Swagger UI).

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🏷️ Tags

List All Tags

GET /api/tags

Returns all tags found in notes with their usage counts.

Response:

{
  "tags": {
    "python": 5,
    "tutorial": 3,
    "backend": 2
  }
}

Get Notes by Tag

GET /api/tags/{tag_name}

Returns all notes that have a specific tag.

Response:

{
  "tag": "python",
  "notes": [
    {
      "path": "tutorials/python-basics.md",
      "name": "python-basics",
      "folder": "tutorials",
      "tags": ["python", "tutorial"]
    }
  ]
}

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📄 Templates

List Templates

GET /api/templates

Returns all available note templates from the _templates folder.

Response:

{
  "templates": [
    {
      "name": "meeting-notes",
      "path": "_templates/meeting-notes.md",
      "modified": "2025-11-26T10:30:00"
    },
    {
      "name": "daily-journal",
      "path": "_templates/daily-journal.md",
      "modified": "2025-11-26T10:25:00"
    }
  ]
}

Get Template Content

GET /api/templates/{template_name}

Returns the content of a specific template.

Parameters:

• template_name - Template name (without .md extension)

Response:

{
  "name": "meeting-notes",
  "content": "# Meeting Notes\n\nDate: {{date}}\n..."
}

Create Note from Template

POST /api/templates/create-note

Creates a new note from a template with placeholder replacement.

Request Body:

{
  "templateName": "meeting-notes",
  "notePath": "meetings/weekly-sync.md"
}

Placeholders:

• {{date}} - Current date (YYYY-MM-DD)
• {{time}} - Current time (HH:MM:SS)
• {{datetime}} - Current datetime
• {{timestamp}} - Unix timestamp
• {{year}} - Current year (YYYY)
• {{month}} - Current month (MM)
• {{day}} - Current day (DD)
• {{title}} - Note name without extension
• {{folder}} - Parent folder name

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "path": "meetings/weekly-sync.md",
  "message": "Note created from template successfully",
  "content": "# Meeting Notes\n\nDate: 2025-11-26\n..."
}

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🔗 Sharing

Share notes publicly without requiring authentication.

Create Share Link

POST /api/share/{note_path}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "theme": "dracula"
}

Creates a share token for the note. The theme is optional (defaults to "light").

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "token": "LRFEo86oSVeJ3Gju",
  "url": "http://localhost:8000/share/LRFEo86oSVeJ3Gju",
  "note_path": "folder/note.md"
}

Get Share Status

GET /api/share/{note_path}

Check if a note is currently shared.

Response:

{
  "shared": true,
  "token": "LRFEo86oSVeJ3Gju",
  "url": "http://localhost:8000/share/LRFEo86oSVeJ3Gju",
  "theme": "dracula",
  "created": "2026-01-15T10:30:00+00:00"
}

Revoke Share

DELETE /api/share/{note_path}

Removes public access to the note.

List Shared Notes

GET /api/shared-notes

Returns paths of all currently shared notes.

Response:

{
  "paths": ["folder/note.md", "another.md"]
}

View Shared Note (Public)

GET /share/{token}

Public endpoint - no authentication required. Returns the note as a standalone HTML page with the theme set when sharing was created.

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📝 Response Format

All endpoints return JSON responses:

Success:

{
  "success": true,
  "data": { ... }
}

Error:

{
  "detail": "Error message"
}

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💡 Tip: Visit /api for interactive Swagger UI documentation where you can try endpoints directly in your browser!