Create Note

Create a new encrypted note for the authenticated user. Note content is automatically encrypted before storage.

POST https://api-v3.sweeppea.com/notes/create

Description

This endpoint creates a new note for the authenticated user. The note content is automatically encrypted using AES-256-CBC encryption before being stored in the database. Each note is assigned a unique NoteToken (UUID v4) for identification.

Authentication

This endpoint requires Bearer token authentication via the Authorization header.

Request Body

Field	Type	Required	Description
`Title`	String	Yes	Note title (max 100 characters)
`Note`	String	Yes	Note content (max 100,000 characters, will be encrypted)
`Pinned`	Boolean	No	Pin note to top (default: false)

Code Examples

curl -X POST "https://api-v3.sweeppea.com/notes/create" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "Title": "My Important Note",
    "Note": "This is the content of my note that will be encrypted",
    "Pinned": false
  }'

const response = await fetch('https://api-v3.sweeppea.com/notes/create', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    Title: 'My Important Note',
    Note: 'This is the content of my note that will be encrypted',
    Pinned: false
  })
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

url = "https://api-v3.sweeppea.com/notes/create"
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}
payload = {
    "Title": "My Important Note",
    "Note": "This is the content of my note that will be encrypted",
    "Pinned": False
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
print(response.json())

Response

{
  "Response": true,
  "Message": "Note Created Successfully",
  "Data": {
    "NoteToken": "uuid-v4-string",
    "Title": "My Important Note",
    "CreationDate": "2026-01-16T11:49:43.140Z",
    "Pinned": false
  }
}

Error Responses

{
  "Response": false,
  "Message": "Missing Required Fields: Title and Note are required",
  "Help": {
    "ExpectedBody": {
      "Title": "string (required) \u2014 note title, max 100 characters. Must be unique in your account",
      "Note": "string (required) \u2014 note body, max 100,000 characters",
      "Pinned": "boolean (optional) \u2014 pin the note to the top of the list"
    }
  },
  "Code": 400
}

{
  "Response": false,
  "Message": "Title Exceeds Maximum Length of 100 Characters",
  "Help": {
    "ExpectedBody": {
      "Title": "string (required) \u2014 note title, max 100 characters. Must be unique in your account",
      "Note": "string (required) \u2014 note body, max 100,000 characters",
      "Pinned": "boolean (optional) \u2014 pin the note to the top of the list"
    }
  },
  "Code": 400
}

{
  "Response": false,
  "Message": "Note Exceeds Maximum Length of 100000 Characters",
  "Help": {
    "ExpectedBody": {
      "Title": "string (required) \u2014 note title, max 100 characters. Must be unique in your account",
      "Note": "string (required) \u2014 note body, max 100,000 characters",
      "Pinned": "boolean (optional) \u2014 pin the note to the top of the list"
    }
  },
  "Code": 400
}

{
  "Response": false,
  "Message": "Note Title Already Exists",
  "Help": {
    "ExpectedBody": {
      "Title": "string (required) \u2014 note title, max 100 characters. Must be unique in your account",
      "Note": "string (required) \u2014 note body, max 100,000 characters",
      "Pinned": "boolean (optional) \u2014 pin the note to the top of the list"
    }
  },
  "Code": 400
}

{
  "Response": false,
  "Message": "Missing or invalid Bearer token. Send your API token in the Authorization header as: Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN",
  "Code": 401
}

{
  "Response": false,
  "Message": "Invalid API token. It does not match any account.",
  "Code": 403
}

{
  "Response": false,
  "Message": "Internal server error. Please try again; if it persists, contact support with the time of this request.",
  "Code": 500
}

Important Notes

🔐 Encryption: Note content is automatically encrypted using AES-256-CBC encryption before storage
🆔 Unique Identifier: Each note receives a unique NoteToken (UUID v4) for identification
📏 Title Limit: Maximum length of 100 characters
📝 Content Limit: Maximum length of 100,000 characters
🚫 Unique Titles: Note titles must be unique per user - duplicate titles are not allowed
👤 User Association: Notes are automatically associated with the authenticated user's UserToken
📌 Pinned Notes: Pinned notes will appear at the top of the notes list