Plugin: Auto Note Importer – Seamlessly turn Airtable records into Obsidian notes!

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Hi everyone! :waving_hand:

I’m happy to share a plugin I’ve been using daily: Auto Note Importer.

If you ever wished you could automatically turn Airtable data into clean, structured Markdown notes inside your vault—this plugin does just that.

I got tired of copy-pasting my research summaries and project logs from Airtable into Obsidian. So I built a tool that does it for me (and hopefully now for you too!).


Quick Demo

Check out this short demo showing how it works:


Key Features

  • Airtable Integration
    Connect directly via your Personal Access Token and select a base/table.

  • Custom Templates
    Use any .md file with {{fieldName}} placeholders. Supports dot notation like {{Attachment.0.url}}, {{User.name}}, and more.

  • Organized Output
    Specify folders, filenames (from any field), and let the plugin auto-create missing directories.

  • Manual & Auto Sync
    Sync on demand or at a regular interval.

  • Duplicate Note Handling
    Specify a “primary field” to avoid creating the same note twice. Existing notes will be skipped or updated depending on your settings.

  • No coding required
    All setup is done through the plugin settings panel — just a few clicks.

Use Case

  • Save and organize YouTube summaries or research content from Airtable into Obsidian automatically

Planned

Currently Airtable-only, but more database sources (e.g. Notion, Supabase, custom APIs) are on the roadmap.

Installation

Install via BRAT or clone from GitHub:

:link: GitHub Repository

Full instructions, example templates, and a quick setup demo are in the README.

If you give it a try, I’d love to hear your feedback — ideas, bug reports, or feature requests are all welcome :raising_hands:

Thanks for reading!

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Hi, I‘m looking at the best way of exporting/importing an Airtable Base to an Obsidian Base. Mainly because of the bidirectional links in Obsidian, and of the map capabilities in Obsidian. Plus the fact that each record will be a note instead of a fixed line/record.
I just land on this page after a search ob the web.

I’m quite used to Airtable, but not so much to Obsidian, especially to Obsidian bases.
Does your plugin import to Obsidian Bases ? And sync also ?