Send Emails from Obsidian

Target Audience

• Obsidian Users: Individuals who utilize Obsidian for note-taking and want to streamline their workflow by sending notes via email.
• Content Creators: Bloggers, writers, and educators who need to share notes and resources quickly and efficiently.
• Project Managers: Professionals who manage projects and need to send updates or documentation to team members.
• Developers: Those who want to automate their email notifications and responses related to their projects or applications.

Problem Solved

This workflow addresses the challenge of manually sending notes from Obsidian via email. It automates the process, allowing users to send notes with attachments and customized metadata without the need for manual intervention. By integrating with Obsidian's Post Webhook plugin, it ensures that important notes are shared quickly and efficiently, enhancing productivity and communication.

Workflow Steps

1. Webhook Trigger: The workflow starts when a user sends a note to the specified webhook URL in Obsidian.
2. Check for Attachments: It checks if there are any attachments in the note. If attachments exist, it processes them; if not, it proceeds to send the email without attachments.
3. Separate Attachment Data: If attachments are present, the workflow extracts and prepares them for sending.
4. Process Each Attachment: Each attachment is converted into a binary format for email compatibility.
5. Prepare Email: The workflow aggregates the attachments and prepares the email content, including metadata like recipients and subject from the YAML frontmatter.
6. Send Email: The email is sent using the Gmail integration, either with or without attachments based on the previous checks.
7. Respond to Obsidian: After sending the email, the workflow sends a response back to Obsidian confirming the email status and providing a timestamp of when the email was sent.