Python interface for the Joplin data API.
From pypi:
pip install joppyFrom source:
git clone https://github.com/marph91/joppy.git
cd joppy
pip install .add_<type>(): Create a new element.delete_<type>(): Delete an element by ID.get_<type>(): Get an element by ID.get_all_<type>(): Get all elements of a kind.modify_<type>(): Modify an elements property by ID.search_all(): Search elements using joplins search engine.
For details, consult the implementation, joplin documentation or create an issue.
Start joplin and get your API token. Click to expand the examples.
Get all notes
from joppy.api import Api
# Create a new Api instance.
api = Api(token=YOUR_TOKEN)
# Get all notes. Note that this method calls get_notes() multiple times to assemble the unpaginated result.
notes = api.get_all_notes()Add a tag to a note
from joppy.api import Api
# Create a new Api instance.
api = Api(token=YOUR_TOKEN)
# Add a notebook.
notebook_id = api.add_notebook(title="My first notebook")
# Add a note in the previously created notebook.
note_id = api.add_note(title="My first note", body="With some content", parent_id=notebook_id)
# Add a tag, that is not yet attached to a note.
tag_id = api.add_tag(title="introduction")
# Link the tag to the note.
api.add_tag_to_note(tag_id=tag_id, note_id=note_id)Add a resource to a note
from joppy.api import Api
from joppy import tools
# Create a new Api instance.
api = Api(token=YOUR_TOKEN)
# Add a notebook.
notebook_id = api.add_notebook(title="My first notebook")
# Option 1: Add a note with an image data URL. This works only for images.
image_data = tools.encode_base64("path/to/image.png")
api.add_note(
title="My first note",
image_data_url=f"data:image/png;base64,{image_data}",
)
# Option 2: Create note and resource separately. Link them later. This works for arbitrary attachments.
note_id = api.add_note(title="My second note")
resource_id = api.add_resource(filename="path/to/image.png", title="My first resource")
api.add_resource_to_note(resource_id=resource_id, note_id=note_id)Bulk remove tags
Inspired by https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/bulk-tag-delete-python-script/5497/1.
import re
from joppy.api import Api
# Create a new Api instance.
api = Api(token=YOUR_TOKEN)
# Iterate through all tags.
for tag in api.get_all_tags():
# Delete all tags that match the regex. I. e. start with "!".
if re.search("^!", tag.title) is not None:
api.delete_tag(tag.id)Remove unused tags
Reference: https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/prune-empty-tags-from-web-clipper/36194
from joppy.api import Api
# Create a new Api instance.
api = Api(token=YOUR_TOKEN)
for tag in api.get_all_tags():
notes_for_tag = api.get_all_notes(tag_id=tag.id)
if len(notes_for_tag) == 0:
print("Deleting tag:", tag.title)
api.delete_tag(tag.id)Remove spaces from tags
Reference: https://www.reddit.com/r/joplinapp/comments/pozric/batch_remove_spaces_from_all_tags/
import re
from joppy.api import Api
# Create a new Api instance.
api = Api(token=YOUR_TOKEN)
# Define the conversion function.
def to_camel_case(name: str) -> str:
name = re.sub(r"(_|-)+", " ", name).title().replace(" ", "")
return "".join([name[0].lower(), name[1:]])
# Iterate through all tags and apply the conversion.
for tag in api.get_all_tags():
api.modify_tag(id_=tag.id, title=to_camel_case(tag.title))Remove orphaned resources
Inspired by https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-vacuum-a-python-script-to-remove-orphaned-resources/19742. Note: The note history is not considered. See: https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-vacuum-a-python-script-to-remove-orphaned-resources/19742/13.
import re
from joppy.api import Api
# Create a new Api instance.
api = Api(token=YOUR_TOKEN)
# Getting the referenced resource directly doesn't work:
# https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/4535
# So we have to find the referenced resources by regex.
# Iterate through all notes and find the referenced resources.
referenced_resources = set()
for note in api.get_all_notes(fields="id,body"):
matches = re.findall(r"\[.*\]\(:.*\/([A-Za-z0-9]{32})\)", note.body)
referenced_resources.update(matches)
assert len(referenced_resources) > 0, "sanity check"
for resource in api.get_all_resources():
if resource.id not in referenced_resources:
print("Deleting resource:", resource.title)
api.delete_resource(resource.id)For more usage examples, check the example scripts or tests.
Before using joppy, you should check the Joplin plugins. They are probably more convenient. However, if you need a new feature or just want to code in python, you can use joppy.
| App | Description |
|---|---|
| jimmy | A tool to import your notes to Joplin |
| joplin-sticky-notes | Stick your Joplin notes to the desktop |
| joplin-vieweb | A simple web viewer for Joplin |
| Script | Description |
|---|---|
| custom_export.py | Export resources next to notes, instead of a separate folder. |
| note_export.py | Export notes to any format supported by pandoc. |
| note_stats.py | Get some simple statistics about your notes, based on nltk. |
| note_tree_export.py | Joplin only supports PDF export of a single note. This script allows to export one, multiple or all notebooks to PDF or TXT. |
| visualize_note_locations.py | Visualize the locations of your notes. |
| joplin-ui-tests | System tests for the joplin desktop app. Based on selenium. |
To run the tests, some additional system packages and python modules are needed. After installing them, just run:
python -m unittestIt's possible to configure the test run via some environment variables:
SLOW_TESTS: Set this variable to run the slow tests. Default not set.API_TOKEN: Set this variable if there is already a joplin instance running. Don't use your default joplin profile! By default, a joplin instance is started inside xvfb. This takes some time, but works for CI.
- Don't use the root logger for logging.
- Add support for revisions.
- Fix adding non-image ressources (#24).
- Cast
markup_languageto an appropriate enum type. - Add changelog.
- Fix PDF output example (#19).
⚠️ Drop tests for python 3.6, since it's EOL. It may still work.- Fix the type of
todo_completedandtodo_due. They are a unix timestamp, not a bool.
- Add typing support to the pypi module.
- Use a requests session for speedup (#15).
⚠️ Convert the API responses to data objects (#17). Main difference is to usenote.idinstead ofnote["id"]for example.
- Fix getting the binary resource file (#13).
- Add convenience method for deleting all notes.
- Add example scripts.
- Fix package publishing workflow.
- Add support for python 3.6 and 3.7.
- Fix search with special characters (#5).
- Remove arbitrary arguments from the internal base requests, since they aren't needed and may cause bugs.
- CI and test improvements.
- Move complete setup to
setup.cfg.
- Initial release.
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