n8n-nodes-obsidian-local-rest-api

A community node for n8n that allows you to interact with your Obsidian Vault via a REST API.

Prerequisites

Before using this node, you must have the Obsidian Vault REST API set up and running (e.g. at http://localhost:8000). Follow that repository's README to install and start the API.

Installation

npm install n8n-nodes-obsidian-local-rest-api

Credentials

Credentials

Obsidian Vault API credentials are optional for local development. If your API does not require authentication (e.g. when running locally), you can leave the Access Token blank.

• Host: URL of your Obsidian Vault REST API (e.g. http://localhost:8000 or your custom domain like http://obsidian-local-rest-api.test)
• Access Token: Your bearer token (leave blank for no authentication)

To use a custom domain (e.g. with Laravel Valet), set the Host field to your local domain, such as http://obsidian-local-rest-api.test.

After installing the node, go to Credentials in n8n, search for "Obsidian Vault API", and create a credential. Then select it in your node.

Node

After installing and connecting your credentials, add the Obsidian Vault REST API node. Select your Resource and Operation as defined in the bundled OpenAPI spec.

Building & Publishing

• Source TypeScript lives under src/.
• On npm install or before publishing, the prepare script runs npm run build to compile TypeScript and bundle the OpenAPI spec & icon into dist/.
• CI (GitHub Actions) does npm ci, npm run build, then npm publish on tags v*.*.*.

Feedback and contributions welcome!