Trilium CLI reference

Capability trilium. Root command: flowbot trilium.

Global flags: --server-url, --profile, --debug / -d, --yes / -y, --no-input, --idempotency-key. Every leaf accepts -o table|json (default table, omitted below).

Output and exit codes

-o json writes a two-space indented object to stdout and a trailing newline: {"data": ...}. Paginated commands also include page (limit, has_more, and next_cursor when another page exists), including an empty page and the last page. Commands that are not paginated omit page. data is the API object: a list is an array, an id-only delete is {"id":"..."}, and an empty success is {}. The default stays table. A non-terminal stdin does not change the format; it implies --no-input. A pseudo-terminal still prompts.

Failures with -o json leave stdout empty and write {"error":{"code","message","retryable","hint"}} to stderr. Exit codes: 0 success, 1 internal / run_failed / cancelled / non-retryable provider_error, 2 invalid_argument, 3 unauthenticated or permission_denied, 4 not_found, 5 conflict, already_exists, or idempotency_unknown, 6 retryable transient (rate_limited, unavailable, timeout, retryable provider_error), 7 confirmation_required, 8 not_implemented. Retry the same call only on exit 6. conflict is exit 5 with retryable: true: re-read, then write. idempotency_unknown is exit 5 with retryable: false: list or get, and use a new idempotency key only when that read shows the effect did not happen. A write still in progress is unavailable, exit 6: retry the same call with the same idempotency key. Mint an idempotency_key before the first write and send that same key on every retry. Pass --yes to confirm. --no-input without --yes exits 7 and does not read stdin. A declined prompt is exit 1, code cancelled. --help stays text. pipeline export and workflow export take --file for a YAML path; -o is only the format.

Commands

Get note content

flowbot trilium content get <id>

Display the full content of a note

Set note content

flowbot trilium content set <id> --content <content>

Replace the full content of a note

Flags: --content (-c) string, required — New note content

Create a new note

flowbot trilium create --title <title> [flags]

Add a new note to the trilium backend

Flags: --content (-c) string — Note content; --parent (-p) string — Parent note ID; --title (-t) string, required — Note title; --type string — Note type (default: text)

Delete a note

flowbot trilium delete <id>

Delete a note by its ID

Get a note by ID

flowbot trilium get <id>

Display details of a specific note

Check trilium backend health

flowbot trilium health

Check whether the trilium backend is reachable

List notes

flowbot trilium list [flags]

Display notes from the trilium backend

Flags: --limit (-n) int — Maximum number of notes; --query (-q) string — Optional search filter

Search notes

flowbot trilium search --query <query>

Full-text search across trilium notes

Flags: --query (-q) string, required — Search query

Update a note

flowbot trilium update <id> [flags]

Update title and/or content of a note

Flags: --content (-c) string — New content; --title (-t) string — New title