Actions for Obsidian › Actions › Delete Note
Trashes or deletes a note. By default the note will be moved to the trash (as configured in Obsidian under Settings → Files & Links → Deleted Files).
The action will throw an error if the specified note doesn't exist, so it's best to use it after the "Check For Existence Of Note" action has determined that it does exist.
Parameters
Vault
The vault to work in.
Type: Vault reference
Note Lookup
Specify which note should be looked up or manipulated by the action:
- "note": If you want to use another AFO action’s Note result, pick this option.
- "note at file path": The full path of the note, should be used if you already know the full file path (including folder and file extension).
- "note with UID": Use this if you are using unique identifiers for your notes, and you prefer to look them up by the UID.
- the current Periodic Note (daily, weekly, etc.)
Options:
- note
- note at file path
- note with UID
- Daily Note
- Weekly Note
- Monthly Note
- Quarterly Note
- Yearly Note
File Path
The path of the note, relative to the vault root.
Only available when Note Lookup is set to "note at file path".
Type: Text
UID
The unique identifier of the note. To configure the frontmatter key that is used for the lookup, go into Obsidian's settings, section "Community plugins", and find Actions URI.
Only available when Note Lookup is set to "note with UID".
Type: Text
Obsidian Note
A Note that was returned by another AFO action.
Only available when Note Lookup is set to "note".
Type: Note reference
Delete immediately and irrevocably
When enabled, the note is deleted immediately, bypassing the trash folder.
Type: Boolean (YES/NO)
Related Links
- Search the Actions for Obsidian community forum for "Delete Note"