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 (internal links).

⚙️ System

Get Config

GET /api/config

Returns application configuration.

Health Check

GET /health

Returns system health status.

API Info

GET /api

Self-documenting endpoint listing all available API routes.

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📝 Response Format

All endpoints return JSON responses:

Success:

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

Error:

{
  "detail": "Error message"
}

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💡 Tip: Use the /api endpoint to get a live, self-documented list of all available endpoints!