Obsidian Built-In Data

Field NameData TypeDescription
file.nameTextThe file name as seen in Obsidians sidebar.
file.folderTextThe path of the folder this file belongs to.
file.pathTextThe full file path, including the files name.
file.extTextThe extension of the file type; generally md.
file.linkLinkA link to the file.
file.sizeNumberThe size (in bytes) of the file.
file.ctimeDate with TimeThe date that the file was created.
file.cdayDateThe date that the file was created.
file.mtimeDate with TimeThe date that the file was last modified.
file.mdayDateThe date that the file was last modified.
file.tagsListA list of all unique tags in the note. Subtags are broken down by each level, so #Tag/1/A will be stored in the list as [#Tag, #Tag/1, #Tag/1/A].
file.etagsListA list of all explicit tags in the note; unlike file.tags, does not break subtags down, i.e. [#Tag/1/A]
file.inlinksListA list of all incoming links to this file, meaning all files that contain a link to this file.
file.outlinksListA list of all outgoing links from this file, meaning all links the file contains.
file.aliasesListA list of all aliases for the note as defined via the YAML frontmatter.
file.tasksListA list of all tasks (I.e., |[ ] some task) in this file.
file.listsListA list of all list elements in the file (including tasks); these elements are effectively tasks and can be rendered in task views.
file.frontmatterListContains the raw values of all frontmatter in form of key |value text values; mainly useful for checking raw frontmatter values or for dynamically listing frontmatter keys.
file.dayDateOnly available if the file has a date inside its file name (of form yyyy-mm-dd or yyyymmdd), or has a Date field/inline field.
file.starredBooleanif this file has been starred via the Obsidian Core Plugin “Starred Files”.