# Controlling Obsidian via a Third-Party App Overview where/how you can find various obsidian-related data in a form accessible to third-party apps. - `URI` refers to the [Obsidian URI Scheme](https://help.obsidian.md/Advanced+topics/Using+obsidian+URI#Using+Obsidian+URIs) for controlling Obsidian. - `Adv. URI` refers to the [[obsidian-advanced-uri\|Advanced URI Plugin]] for controlling Obsidian. You can easily get the respective URI Schemes by selecting the command `Advanced URI Plugin: Copy Command URI`, select `Don't specify a file`, and then the command whose URI you would like to have. - ⚠️ If you are developing something to share with others, remember to remove the vault-argument (`vault=vaultName`) from the URI or dynamically insert the proper vault name there — otherwise the URI schemes won't work - `Hotkey Helper URI` refers to the [[hotkey-helper\|URI Scheme introduced by the Hotkey Helper Plugin]]. - URI Schemes are generally practical, since they also work on any platform, including mobile. - [URLs must be properly encoded](https://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_urlencode.ASP). The `Advanced URI Plugin: Copy Command URI` already applies proper URL encoding. - In JavaScript, the functions [`encodeURIComponent()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/encodeURIComponent) and [`encodeURI()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/encodeURI) are used for encoding. | Obsidian Data | How to access | How to control | | ------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Vaults | `~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/obsidian.json` | | | Enabled Core Plugins | `{vaultPath}/.obsidian/core-plugins.json` | | | Current Theme | `{vaultPath}/.obsidian/appearance.json` | Theme Switcher Command (via Adv. URI) | | Enabled CSS Snippets | `{vaultPath}/.obsidian/appearance.json` | Renaming a snippet located in `"{vaultPath}/.obsidian/snippets/"` basically works as a OFF-Switch, since CSS is live-reloaded by Obsidian. (renaming the file back, would be the on-switch) | | Base Font Size | `{vaultPath}/.obsidian/appearance.json` | | | Workspaces | `{vaultPath}/.obsidian/workspaces.json` | Open Workspace (Adv. URI) | | Tags | [Metadata-Extractor-Plugin](https://github.com/kometenstaub/metadata-extractor) | Open / Search (URI) | | Aliases | [Metadata-Extractor-Plugin](https://github.com/kometenstaub/metadata-extractor) | Open (URI) | | Headings | [Metadata-Extractor-Plugin](https://github.com/kometenstaub/metadata-extractor) | Open Heading (Adv. URI) | | Recent Files (up to 10) | `{vaultPath}/.obsidian/workspace` (last item) | Open (URI) | | Starred Files | `{vaultPath}/.obsidian/starred.json` | Open (URI) | | Index of Vault | `find "{vaultPath}" -name "*.md"` (shell) | Open (URI) | | Plugins in Community Browser | `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-releases/master/community-plugin.json` | Hotkey Helper URI | | Downloads & Versions of Plugins | `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-releases/master/community-plugin-stats.json` | Hotkey Helper URI | | Themes in Community Browser | `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-releases/master/community-css-themes.json` | | | Installed Plugins | `ls -1 "{vaultPath}/.obsidian/plugins/"` (shell) | Hotkey Helper URI | | Installed Themes | `ls -1 "{vaultPath}/.obsidian/themes/"` (shell) | | | Installed CSS Snippets | `ls -1 "{vaultPath}/.obsidian/snippets/"` (shell) | | %% Hub footer: Please don't edit anything below this line %% # This note in GitHub <span class="git-footer">[Edit In GitHub](https://github.dev/obsidian-community/obsidian-hub/blob/main/04%20-%20Guides%2C%20Workflows%2C%20%26%20Courses/Guides/Controlling%20Obsidian%20via%20a%20Third-party%20App.md "git-hub-edit-note") | [Copy this note](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/obsidian-community/obsidian-hub/main/04%20-%20Guides%2C%20Workflows%2C%20%26%20Courses/Guides/Controlling%20Obsidian%20via%20a%20Third-party%20App.md "git-hub-copy-note") | [Download this vault](https://github.com/obsidian-community/obsidian-hub/archive/refs/heads/main.zip "git-hub-download-vault") </span>