Roam JSON export -> Obsidian Markdown, preserving block references

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#1

Hi there,

I just converted my Roam DB over to Obsidian. I love being back in control over my notes now :smile:!

Here is the little python script I used to convert Roam’s JSON into Markdown, preserving block references: github.com/renerocksai/rj2obs

Admittedly, it doesn’t have the most fancy command line interface yet, but that’s because it was originally just intended to be used by me.

Might make it more user-friendly, though.

Feedback is welcome!

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#2

Just used it, it worked like a charm, thanks a lot. Quick question (if you used namespaces in Roam): how did you deal with them? I found that on export they create empty folders but the actual content of the blocks is still contained in the original note where the namespace was created. Thanks!

#3

Hi there, great it worked!

I used namespaces in exactly 1 occasion, which is why I took extra care that they are dealt with. I had noticed that Roam’s Markdown export also created folders, so I decided to mimic that behavior:

[[ [[A]] / [[B]] ]] - creates folder A and puts note B in there if such a note exists

In my case, one note B existed :smile:.

So it can happen that you end up with empty folders - but you can ignore or delete them.
Cheers!