Overview
Read, create, update, search, and delete notes in your Obsidian vault. Manage periodic notes, execute commands, and patch content at specific locations. Requires the Obsidian Local REST API plugin.
How to automate Obsidian with Sim
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Add a Obsidian block
Open your workspace, drag a Obsidian block onto the workflow builder, and paste in your Obsidian API key.
Configure, connect, and run
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Supported tools
15 Obsidian tools available in Sim
List Files
List files and directories in your Obsidian vault
Get Note
Retrieve the content of a note from your Obsidian vault
Create Note
Create or replace a note in your Obsidian vault
Append to Note
Append content to an existing note in your Obsidian vault
Patch Note
Insert or replace content at a specific heading, block reference, or frontmatter field in a note
Delete Note
Delete a note from your Obsidian vault
Search
Search for text across notes in your Obsidian vault
Get Active File
Retrieve the content of the currently active file in Obsidian
Append to Active File
Append content to the currently active file in Obsidian
Patch Active File
Insert or replace content at a specific heading, block reference, or frontmatter field in the active file
Open File
Open a file in the Obsidian UI (creates the file if it does not exist)
List Commands
List all available commands in Obsidian
Execute Command
Execute a command in Obsidian (e.g. open daily note, toggle sidebar)
Get Periodic Note
Retrieve the current periodic note (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly)
Append to Periodic Note
Append content to the current periodic note (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly). Creates the note if it does not exist.
Frequently asked questions
Sim's Obsidian integration lets you build AI agents that automate tasks in Obsidian without writing code. Interact with your Obsidian vault via the Local REST API You can connect Obsidian to hundreds of other services in the same agent — from CRMs and spreadsheets to messaging tools and databases.
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