Send Email into Vault

Send Email into Vault by Email2Obsidian

Email anything into Obsidian instantly.

Send Email into Vault by Email2Obsidian

Send an email and it appears in your Obsidian vault as a complete note, including the subject, body, and any attachments.

👉 Get Started for Free

Features

• Works on desktop and mobile — access your ingestion address from any device
• Flexible sync — trigger manually, on a schedule, or automatically when your vault opens
• Safe file handling — new notes never overwrite existing files in your vault
• Configurable attachment storage — choose where attachments are saved within your vault
• Multiple vault support — route emails to different vaults (coming soon)
• Strong privacy — emails are automatically deleted after 72 hours and are never sold, shared, or used for AI training; no vault telemetry

How it works

1. You get a private email address
2. Send an email (notes, PDFs, receipts, ideas, files)
3. Fetch it into Obsidian via the plugin, exactly where you want it, automatically

Who it’s for

• Anyone who forwards receipts, PDFs, or scans straight into their vault
• Knowledge workers and students emailing themselves research, ideas, or documents
• Obsidian power users who want fast capture without disrupting their workflow

Paid Plans

Get Started for Free. Upgrade when ready

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Installation

via Community Plug-ins

• https://community.obsidian.md/plugins/send-email-into-vault

Setup

2. Open Settings → Email2Obsidian and configure:
   • API Key (required; sent as x-api-key; use “Test connection” to verify)
   • Notes folder (optional; leave blank or . to write into the vault root; otherwise auto-created with default E2Oinbox)
   • Attachment folder (optional; if set, all attachments/inline references will point here)
   • Periodic sync + Interval (1h/3h/6h/12h/daily); runs immediately when enabled
   • Run on open (optional one-time sync on app launch; interval countdown restarts on open)
3. Use the command palette:
   • Fetch New Email2Obsidian Notes - fetches unseen emails and appends to the sync log
   • Fetch All Email2Obsidian Notes - ignores the log and refetches all emails on server

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Behaviour Notes

• Each email is only fetched once.
• Notes are saved with safe, unique filenames (e.g. -1, -2 added if required).
• Attachments saved to the attachment folder if set; otherwise beside the note.

Disclosures

• Requires an Email2Obsidian account and API key.
• Plugin stores sync state/settings locally under .obsidian/plugins/email2obsidian/.
• No telemetry or analytics beyond the network requests needed to sync.

Development

• Install dependencies: npm install
• Build once: npm run build
• Watch and rebuild on changes: npm run dev