# Writing an impromptu note from anywhere and being able to send it to a specific vault/folder in Obsidian **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [August 7, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/writing-an-impromptu-note-from-anywhere-and-being-able-to-send-it-to-a-specific-vault-folder-in-obsidian/22124 "2021-08-07T00:07:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 11
**Author:** ![Obsidandnancy](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/obsidandnancy/32/17913_2.png) [@Obsidandnancy](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Obsidandnancy)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/writing-an-impromptu-note-from-anywhere-and-being-able-to-send-it-to-a-specific-vault-folder-in-obsidian/22124/11 "2021-08-13T16:00:53Z")
Saw this IFTTT idea about sending an email to create a note. I’m not sure how difficult IFTTT is to set up. > [@Add note via email](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/add-note-via-email/1407): > > If your vault is stored on a cloud service, such as OneDrive, you can use IFTTT to add notes by email. How it works. You send an email to [trigger@applet.ifttt.com](mailto:trigger@applet.ifttt.com) and IFTTT creates a file in the desired directory. You can use the subject as the title and the message content as the body of the note. In addition, IFTTT can insert a link to download a single attachment. I tested this with OneDrive, but it should work with Dropbox and Google Drive as well. What are the limitations: A letter can… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/writing-an-impromptu-note-from-anywhere-and-being-able-to-send-it-to-a-specific-vault-folder-in-obsidian/22124)._