Overview

This node reads a note from an Obsidian vault. It is useful for workflows that need to access and process the content or metadata of notes stored in an Obsidian vault. For example, it can be used to extract note content for further analysis, automation, or integration with other tools.

Use Case Examples

1. Reading a note's content and frontmatter metadata from a specified Obsidian vault path to use in a document processing workflow.
2. Automating the extraction of note data for backup or synchronization with other note-taking applications.

Properties

Name	Meaning
Obsidian Vault Path	The path to your Obsidian vault, which is the root directory containing your notes.
Filename	The path to the specific note inside the configured vault to be read.

Output

JSON

• filename - The full resolved path of the note file that was read.
• content - The textual content of the note.
• frontmatter - The frontmatter metadata of the note as an object.

Dependencies

• Requires access to the local filesystem to read files from the specified Obsidian vault path.

Troubleshooting

• Error if the note path is outside the configured Obsidian vault path: Ensure the filename is correctly specified relative to the vault path to avoid security restrictions.
• Error parsing frontmatter values when writing notes (not applicable for read operation).