ETAPI: Sometimes 400 error when adding attributes #6828

hulmgulm · 2025-08-29T10:37:20Z

hulmgulm
Aug 29, 2025

Description

I use ETAPI to create notes on a schedule or on certain events. I never encountered any issues creating the notes themselves but I sometimes encounter the issue in the log below when adding an attribute to a newly created note using http://192.168.2.52/etapi/attributes. I'm waiting for the create note call to finish before creating attributes for it.
Unfortunately, the error does not tell me where what went wrong. Maybe someone can help me here?

TriliumNext Version

0.98.1

What operating system are you using?

Other Linux

What is your setup?

Local + server sync

Operating System Version

Debian

Error logs

Search debug: {
"fulltextTokens": [],
"structuredExpressionTokens": [
{
"token": "#eventcode",
"inQuotes": false,
"startIndex": 0,
"endIndex": 9
},
{
"token": "=",
"inQuotes": false,
"startIndex": 10,
"endIndex": 10
},
{
"token": "gcbajw7",
"inQuotes": false,
"startIndex": 11,
"endIndex": 17
}
],
"expression": {
"name": "DQe",
"orderDefinitions": [],
"limit": 10,
"subExpression": {
"name": "e",
"subExpressions": [
{
"name": "yQe",
"propertyName": "isArchived",
"operator": "=",
"comparedValue": "false"
},
{
"name": "cQe",
"subExpression": {
"name": "MQe"
}
},
{
"name": "bQe",
"attributeType": "label",
"attributeName": "eventcode"
}
]
}
}
}
Got error e [Error]: Property '0' is not allowed for this method.
at Object.$Fs [as validateAndPatch] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:4829)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2781:8875
at Function.o (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3802)
at Function.sqliteTransaction (/usr/src/app/node_modules/better-sqlite3/lib/methods/transaction.js:65:24)
at Object.X9i [as transactional] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:820:1970)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3821
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67392
at qv.run (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67016)
at qv.runAndReturn (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67374)
at Object.xCt [as init] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:6:2395) {
statusCode: 400,
code: 'PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED'
}
ERROR: post /etapi/attributes threw exception Property '0' is not allowed for this method. with stacktrace: Error: Property '0' is not allowed for this method.
at Object.$Fs [as validateAndPatch] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:4829)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2781:8875
at Function.o (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3802)
at Function.sqliteTransaction (/usr/src/app/node_modules/better-sqlite3/lib/methods/transaction.js:65:24)
at Object.X9i [as transactional] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:820:1970)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3821
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67392
at qv.run (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67016)
at qv.runAndReturn (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67374)
at Object.xCt [as init] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:6:2395)
Got error e [Error]: Property '0' is not allowed for this method.
at Object.$Fs [as validateAndPatch] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:4829)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2781:8875
at Function.o (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3802)
at Function.sqliteTransaction (/usr/src/app/node_modules/better-sqlite3/lib/methods/transaction.js:65:24)
at Object.X9i [as transactional] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:820:1970)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3821
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67392
at qv.run (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67016)
at qv.runAndReturn (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67374)
at Object.xCt [as init] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:6:2395) {
statusCode: 400,
code: 'PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED'
}
ERROR: post /etapi/attributes threw exception Property '0' is not allowed for this method. with stacktrace: Error: Property '0' is not allowed for this method.
at Object.$Fs [as validateAndPatch] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:4829)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2781:8875
at Function.o (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3802)
at Function.sqliteTransaction (/usr/src/app/node_modules/better-sqlite3/lib/methods/transaction.js:65:24)
at Object.X9i [as transactional] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:820:1970)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3821
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67392
at qv.run (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67016)
at qv.runAndReturn (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67374)
at Object.xCt [as init] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:6:2395)
Got error e [Error]: Property '0' is not allowed for this method.
at Object.$Fs [as validateAndPatch] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:4829)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2781:8875
at Function.o (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3802)
at Function.sqliteTransaction (/usr/src/app/node_modules/better-sqlite3/lib/methods/transaction.js:65:24)
at Object.X9i [as transactional] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:820:1970)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3821
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67392
at qv.run (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67016)
at qv.runAndReturn (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67374)
at Object.xCt [as init] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:6:2395) {
statusCode: 400,
code: 'PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED'
}
ERROR: post /etapi/attributes threw exception Property '0' is not allowed for this method. with stacktrace: Error: Property '0' is not allowed for this method.
at Object.$Fs [as validateAndPatch] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:4829)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2781:8875
at Function.o (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3802)
at Function.sqliteTransaction (/usr/src/app/node_modules/better-sqlite3/lib/methods/transaction.js:65:24)
at Object.X9i [as transactional] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:820:1970)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3821
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67392
at qv.run (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67016)
at qv.runAndReturn (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67374)
at Object.xCt [as init] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:6:2395)
Got error e [Error]: Property '0' is not allowed for this method.
at Object.$Fs [as validateAndPatch] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:4829)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2781:8875
at Function.o (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3802)
at Function.sqliteTransaction (/usr/src/app/node_modules/better-sqlite3/lib/methods/transaction.js:65:24)
at Object.X9i [as transactional] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:820:1970)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3821
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67392
at qv.run (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67016)
at qv.runAndReturn (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67374)
at Object.xCt [as init] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:6:2395) {
statusCode: 400,
code: 'PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED'
}
ERROR: post /etapi/attributes threw exception Property '0' is not allowed for this method. with stacktrace: Error: Property '0' is not allowed for this method.
at Object.$Fs [as validateAndPatch] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:4829)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2781:8875
at Function.o (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3802)
at Function.sqliteTransaction (/usr/src/app/node_modules/better-sqlite3/lib/methods/transaction.js:65:24)
at Object.X9i [as transactional] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:820:1970)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3821
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67392
at qv.run (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67016)
at qv.runAndReturn (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67374)
at Object.xCt [as init] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:6:2395)
200 GET /api/health-check with 15 bytes took 1ms
Got error e [Error]: Property '0' is not allowed for this method.
at Object.$Fs [as validateAndPatch] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:4829)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2781:8875
at Function.o (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3802)
at Function.sqliteTransaction (/usr/src/app/node_modules/better-sqlite3/lib/methods/transaction.js:65:24)
at Object.X9i [as transactional] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:820:1970)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3821
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67392
at qv.run (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67016)
at qv.runAndReturn (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67374)
at Object.xCt [as init] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:6:2395) {
statusCode: 400,
code: 'PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED'
}
ERROR: post /etapi/attributes threw exception Property '0' is not allowed for this method. with stacktrace: Error: Property '0' is not allowed for this method.
at Object.$Fs [as validateAndPatch] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:4829)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2781:8875
at Function.o (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3802)
at Function.sqliteTransaction (/usr/src/app/node_modules/better-sqlite3/lib/methods/transaction.js:65:24)
at Object.X9i [as transactional] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:820:1970)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3821
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67392
at qv.run (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67016)
at qv.runAndReturn (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67374)
at Object.xCt [as init] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:6:2395)
Got error e [Error]: Property '0' is not allowed for this method.
at Object.$Fs [as validateAndPatch] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:4829)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2781:8875
at Function.o (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3802)
at Function.sqliteTransaction (/usr/src/app/node_modules/better-sqlite3/lib/methods/transaction.js:65:24)
at Object.X9i [as transactional] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:820:1970)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3821
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67392
at qv.run (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67016)
at qv.runAndReturn (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67374)
at Object.xCt [as init] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:6:2395) {
statusCode: 400,
code: 'PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED'
}
ERROR: post /etapi/attributes threw exception Property '0' is not allowed for this method. with stacktrace: Error: Property '0' is not allowed for this method.
at Object.$Fs [as validateAndPatch] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:4829)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2781:8875
at Function.o (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3802)
at Function.sqliteTransaction (/usr/src/app/node_modules/better-sqlite3/lib/methods/transaction.js:65:24)
at Object.X9i [as transactional] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:820:1970)
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:2644:3821
at /usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67392
at qv.run (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67016)
at qv.runAndReturn (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:1:67374)
at Object.xCt [as init] (/usr/src/app/main.cjs:6:2395)

2025-08-29T10:39:30Z

dosubot[bot]
bot Aug 29, 2025

The 400 error ("Property '0' is not allowed for this method") happens when the payload sent to /etapi/attributes is a JSON array (like [ {...}, {...} ]) instead of a single object. The endpoint expects a single attribute object, not an array or batch. Arrays have numeric keys ('0', '1', etc.), which aren't allowed by the validation logic, so the request fails with this error source.

To fix this, make sure each POST to /etapi/attributes sends a single object, for example:

{
  "noteId": "your-note-id",
  "type": "label",
  "name": "eventcode",
  "value": "gcbajw7"
}

Batch creation of attributes isn't supported—send one attribute per request. Adjust your automation to avoid sending arrays, and this error should go away.

To reply, just mention @dosu.

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hulmgulm · 2025-08-29T10:43:30Z

hulmgulm
Aug 29, 2025
Author

@dosu this is not correct. I only send one attribute at a time. This is the JavaScript code I use in my NodeJS application to do so:

    const url = `${process.env.TRILIUM_URL}etapi/attributes`;
    const body = JSON.stringify({
      noteId: note.note.noteId,
      attributeId: note.note.noteId + attribute,
      type: 'label',
      name: attribute,
      value: attributes[attribute]
    });
    const response = await fetch(url, {
      method: 'POST',
      headers,
      body
    });

0 replies

2025-08-29T10:48:09Z

dosubot[bot]
bot Aug 29, 2025

The error means the server is receiving a payload with a numeric key, which only happens if the body is an array or gets parsed incorrectly. Your code looks correct, but this can happen if the Content-Type header isn't set to application/json—Express may misinterpret the body if the header is missing or wrong, especially in Node fetch. Double-check that your headers always include "Content-Type": "application/json".

If that's already set, try logging the exact payload and headers sent for both successful and failing requests (using a proxy or network inspector). Also, check if the code calling this function could ever wrap the object in an array, for example, inside a loop or batch operation. Adding a runtime check like Array.isArray(body) before sending can help catch this.

The endpoint strictly rejects arrays and any unexpected properties, so the issue is almost always with how the request is constructed or parsed by the server, not the endpoint itself source.

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hulmgulm · 2025-08-29T10:56:32Z

hulmgulm
Aug 29, 2025
Author

@dosu also not the issue. I set this headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'; already before. But as I also wrote, the call sometimes works and sometimes fails, which tells me, that basically the request should be correct but something fails during the handling. My code even waits for 3 seconds after creating the note before sending the attribute requests (no wait between these requests except for the fetch call to finish) to make sure, that the note is really there.

Could it be a race condition or DB lock if a schedule and an event happen to create a note at the same time?

Should I add a waiting time between the attribute creation requests?

1 reply

dosubot[bot] bot Aug 29, 2025

This error isn't caused by a race condition or database lock—it's a strict payload validation issue on the backend. The 400 "Property '0' is not allowed for this method" happens when the server receives a JSON array (or a malformed object with numeric keys) instead of a single attribute object. This validation happens before any database transaction or locking, so adding a wait between attribute requests won't help—Trilium's backend already handles concurrent requests safely at the database level using SQLite's WAL mode, and would only throw a DB error (not this validation error) if there was a lock issue reference.

Since your code looks correct, the most likely cause is that, under certain conditions (possibly rapid or concurrent operations), the payload is sometimes sent as an array or malformed object. I recommend logging the outgoing request body right before each fetch to catch any edge cases. If you ever see an array or a body with numeric keys, that's the culprit reference.

Waiting between attribute requests is not necessary for this specific error. Focus on ensuring every POST body is always a plain object, not an array, even under concurrent or rapid-fire conditions.

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eliandoran · 2025-08-29T11:59:19Z

eliandoran
Aug 29, 2025
Maintainer

@hulmgulm , the validation code in the ETAPI seems correct since it checks the input data:

eu.route(router, "post", "/etapi/attributes", (req, res, next) => {
        if (req.body.type === "relation") {
            eu.getAndCheckNote(req.body.value);
        }

        const _params = {};
        eu.validateAndPatch(_params, req.body, ALLOWED_PROPERTIES_FOR_CREATE_ATTRIBUTE);

the validation works by going through each provided member in the data:

function validateAndPatch(target: any, source: any, allowedProperties: ValidatorMap) {
    for (const key of Object.keys(source)) {
        if (!(key in allowedProperties)) {
            throw new EtapiError(400, "PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED", `Property '${key}' is not allowed for this method.`);

So I'm inclined to think it's not a bug in the ETAPI, but somewhere along the way.

If this issue can be reproduced relatively easy on your side, could you print out the body before each attribute creation request? Or if it fails, via a try-catch.
Can you make sure that's the only part of the code where you use this endpoint?

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hulmgulm · 2025-08-30T15:40:01Z

hulmgulm
Aug 30, 2025
Author

I've added more logging to my node application, deleted all notes to be created and triggered the creation. From the log, it looks like creating a note attribute fails if another thread creates a note at the same time:

2025-08-30T15:31:46.964Z node:trilium 🖊️ Event: GCBB6Y8
2025-08-30T15:31:47.793Z node:trilium 🖊️ created note for event GCBB6Y8
2025-08-30T15:31:47.816Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Note (GCBB6Y8 Auf zum Freizeitheim! Kaffee und Kuchen 3.0) created
2025-08-30T15:31:47.857Z node:trilium 🖊️ Event: GCBBDKT
2025-08-30T15:31:48.218Z node:trilium 🖊️ created note for event GCBBDKT
2025-08-30T15:31:48.251Z node:trilium 🖊️ Event: GCB2QKB
2025-08-30T15:31:48.281Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Note (GCBBDKT 8. Treffen am Cannstatter Plätzle Ojonamis Edition) created
2025-08-30T15:31:48.574Z node:trilium 🖊️ created note for event GCB2QKB
2025-08-30T15:31:48.620Z node:trilium 🖊️ Event: GCBBAG7
2025-08-30T15:31:48.643Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Note (GCB2QKB Ëventchen auf dem Steinchen für ein Schwätzchen) created
2025-08-30T15:31:49.008Z node:trilium 🖊️ created note for event GCBBAG7
2025-08-30T15:31:49.041Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Note (GCBBAG7 ein Babbel-Bobbel Eis in VAI) created
2025-08-30T15:31:49.049Z node:trilium 🖊️ Event: GCBB70B
2025-08-30T15:31:49.416Z node:trilium 🖊️ created note for event GCBB70B
2025-08-30T15:31:49.440Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Note (GCBB70B 116. GC Mittagspausen-Stammtisch in Böblingen) created
2025-08-30T15:31:49.451Z node:trilium 🖊️ Event: GCBBAFD
2025-08-30T15:31:49.796Z node:trilium 🖊️ created note for event GCBBAFD
2025-08-30T15:31:49.847Z node:trilium 🖊️ Event: GCBBHCH
2025-08-30T15:31:49.852Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Note (GCBBAFD Hin & Mit - Kaffee-am-Morgen-Event #91) created
2025-08-30T15:31:50.201Z node:trilium 🖊️ created note for event GCBBHCH
2025-08-30T15:31:50.247Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Note (GCBBHCH RT - After Work - cold emotions) created
2025-08-30T15:31:50.248Z node:trilium 🖊️ Event: GCBB92Z
2025-08-30T15:31:50.502Z node:trilium 🖊️ created note for event GCBB92Z
2025-08-30T15:31:50.548Z node:trilium 🖊️ Event: GCAYP10
2025-08-30T15:31:50.555Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Note (GCBB92Z Goldener Herbst - goldene Caches in LE) created
2025-08-30T15:31:50.824Z node:trilium-lib 💥 Attribute iconClass=ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs not created (http://192.168.2.5/etapi/attributes): 400 {"noteId":"x2qIJ9oKTgr9","attributeId":"x2qIJ9oKTgr9iconClass","type":"label","name":"iconClass","value":"ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs"} {
  status: 400,
  code: 'PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED',
  message: "Property '0' is not allowed for this method."
}
2025-08-30T15:31:50.827Z node:trilium-lib 💥 Attribute EventCode=GCBB6Y8 not created (http://192.168.2.5/etapi/attributes): 400 {"noteId":"x2qIJ9oKTgr9","attributeId":"x2qIJ9oKTgr9EventCode","type":"label","name":"EventCode","value":"GCBB6Y8"} {
  status: 400,
  code: 'PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED',
  message: "Property '0' is not allowed for this method."
}
2025-08-30T15:31:50.838Z node:trilium 🖊️ created note for event GCAYP10
2025-08-30T15:31:50.852Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Note (GCAYP10 Treffen am Maislabyrinth  Celebration Event 2025) created
2025-08-30T15:31:50.893Z node:trilium 🖊️ Event: GCBAJW7
2025-08-30T15:31:51.193Z node:trilium 🖊️ created note for event GCBAJW7
2025-08-30T15:31:51.235Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Note (GCBAJW7 'sKämmerle) created
2025-08-30T15:31:51.238Z node:trilium 🖊️ Event: GCBBAAZ
2025-08-30T15:31:51.283Z node:trilium-lib 💥 Attribute iconClass=ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs not created (http://192.168.2.5/etapi/attributes): 400 {"noteId":"TQDx0hAGUF4k","attributeId":"TQDx0hAGUF4kiconClass","type":"label","name":"iconClass","value":"ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs"} {
  status: 400,
  code: 'PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED',
  message: "Property '0' is not allowed for this method."
}
2025-08-30T15:31:51.285Z node:trilium-lib 💥 Attribute EventCode=GCBBDKT not created (http://192.168.2.5/etapi/attributes): 400 {"noteId":"TQDx0hAGUF4k","attributeId":"TQDx0hAGUF4kEventCode","type":"label","name":"EventCode","value":"GCBBDKT"} {
  status: 400,
  code: 'PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED',
  message: "Property '0' is not allowed for this method."
}
2025-08-30T15:31:51.638Z node:trilium 🖊️ created note for event GCBBAAZ
2025-08-30T15:31:51.656Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Note (GCBBAAZ Meet&Greet) created
2025-08-30T15:31:51.661Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute iconClass=ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs created for note YDGO9SwrxNX8 {"noteId":"YDGO9SwrxNX8","attributeId":"YDGO9SwrxNX8iconClass","type":"label","name":"iconClass","value":"ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs"}
2025-08-30T15:31:51.663Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute EventCode=GCB2QKB created for note YDGO9SwrxNX8 {"noteId":"YDGO9SwrxNX8","attributeId":"YDGO9SwrxNX8EventCode","type":"label","name":"EventCode","value":"GCB2QKB"}
2025-08-30T15:31:52.048Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute iconClass=ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs created for note 5hhbPz5Pl1Qb {"noteId":"5hhbPz5Pl1Qb","attributeId":"5hhbPz5Pl1QbiconClass","type":"label","name":"iconClass","value":"ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs"}
2025-08-30T15:31:52.054Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute EventCode=GCBBAG7 created for note 5hhbPz5Pl1Qb {"noteId":"5hhbPz5Pl1Qb","attributeId":"5hhbPz5Pl1QbEventCode","type":"label","name":"EventCode","value":"GCBBAG7"}
2025-08-30T15:31:52.451Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute iconClass=ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs created for note yb1lMU1aYROi {"noteId":"yb1lMU1aYROi","attributeId":"yb1lMU1aYROiiconClass","type":"label","name":"iconClass","value":"ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs"}
2025-08-30T15:31:52.458Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute EventCode=GCBB70B created for note yb1lMU1aYROi {"noteId":"yb1lMU1aYROi","attributeId":"yb1lMU1aYROiEventCode","type":"label","name":"EventCode","value":"GCBB70B"}
2025-08-30T15:31:52.854Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute iconClass=ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs created for note yXAO0IcwYFOh {"noteId":"yXAO0IcwYFOh","attributeId":"yXAO0IcwYFOhiconClass","type":"label","name":"iconClass","value":"ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs"}
2025-08-30T15:31:52.856Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute EventCode=GCBBAFD created for note yXAO0IcwYFOh {"noteId":"yXAO0IcwYFOh","attributeId":"yXAO0IcwYFOhEventCode","type":"label","name":"EventCode","value":"GCBBAFD"}
2025-08-30T15:31:53.250Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute iconClass=ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs created for note manc5XdVepSC {"noteId":"manc5XdVepSC","attributeId":"manc5XdVepSCiconClass","type":"label","name":"iconClass","value":"ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs"}
2025-08-30T15:31:53.252Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute EventCode=GCBBHCH created for note manc5XdVepSC {"noteId":"manc5XdVepSC","attributeId":"manc5XdVepSCEventCode","type":"label","name":"EventCode","value":"GCBBHCH"}
2025-08-30T15:31:53.566Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute iconClass=ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs created for note Bx9RFaL3miH7 {"noteId":"Bx9RFaL3miH7","attributeId":"Bx9RFaL3miH7iconClass","type":"label","name":"iconClass","value":"ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs"}
2025-08-30T15:31:53.572Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute EventCode=GCBB92Z created for note Bx9RFaL3miH7 {"noteId":"Bx9RFaL3miH7","attributeId":"Bx9RFaL3miH7EventCode","type":"label","name":"EventCode","value":"GCBB92Z"}
2025-08-30T15:31:53.861Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute iconClass=ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs created for note 5cx56blnL1ch {"noteId":"5cx56blnL1ch","attributeId":"5cx56blnL1chiconClass","type":"label","name":"iconClass","value":"ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs"}
2025-08-30T15:31:53.866Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute EventCode=GCAYP10 created for note 5cx56blnL1ch {"noteId":"5cx56blnL1ch","attributeId":"5cx56blnL1chEventCode","type":"label","name":"EventCode","value":"GCAYP10"}
2025-08-30T15:31:54.318Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute iconClass=ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs created for note jFM7xW03muxq {"noteId":"jFM7xW03muxq","attributeId":"jFM7xW03muxqiconClass","type":"label","name":"iconClass","value":"ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs"}
2025-08-30T15:31:54.320Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute EventCode=GCBAJW7 created for note jFM7xW03muxq {"noteId":"jFM7xW03muxq","attributeId":"jFM7xW03muxqEventCode","type":"label","name":"EventCode","value":"GCBAJW7"}
2025-08-30T15:31:54.668Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute iconClass=ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs created for note xb6G32qUc6WN {"noteId":"xb6G32qUc6WN","attributeId":"xb6G32qUc6WNiconClass","type":"label","name":"iconClass","value":"ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs"}
2025-08-30T15:31:54.675Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute EventCode=GCBBAAZ created for note xb6G32qUc6WN {"noteId":"xb6G32qUc6WN","attributeId":"xb6G32qUc6WNEventCode","type":"label","name":"EventCode","value":"GCBBAAZ"}

For me it looks like a DB lock issue (or something like that) on Trilium server side.

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hulmgulm · 2025-08-30T16:01:54Z

hulmgulm
Aug 30, 2025
Author

Another try using async-mutex library to make sure, that only one note creation at a time runs before the next starts. I also removed the 3sec wait between note and attribute creation. Now the log looks differently. I get way more errors than before:

2025-08-30T15:58:38.226Z node:trilium 🖊️ Event: GCBB6Y8
2025-08-30T15:58:39.042Z node:trilium 🖊️ created note for event GCBB6Y8
2025-08-30T15:58:39.075Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Note (GCBB6Y8 Auf zum Freizeitheim! Kaffee und Kuchen 3.0) created
2025-08-30T15:58:39.078Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute iconClass=ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs created for note 8VzmaHLUpLp8 {"noteId":"8VzmaHLUpLp8","attributeId":"8VzmaHLUpLp8iconClass","type":"label","name":"iconClass","value":"ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs"}
2025-08-30T15:58:39.080Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute EventCode=GCBB6Y8 created for note 8VzmaHLUpLp8 {"noteId":"8VzmaHLUpLp8","attributeId":"8VzmaHLUpLp8EventCode","type":"label","name":"EventCode","value":"GCBB6Y8"}
2025-08-30T15:58:39.106Z node:trilium 🖊️ Event: GCBBDKT
2025-08-30T15:58:39.858Z node:trilium 🖊️ created note for event GCBBDKT
2025-08-30T15:58:39.889Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Note (GCBBDKT 8. Treffen am Cannstatter Plätzle Ojonamis Edition) created
2025-08-30T15:58:39.891Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute iconClass=ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs created for note baZnfTRnZYQb {"noteId":"baZnfTRnZYQb","attributeId":"baZnfTRnZYQbiconClass","type":"label","name":"iconClass","value":"ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs"}
2025-08-30T15:58:39.893Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute EventCode=GCBBDKT created for note baZnfTRnZYQb {"noteId":"baZnfTRnZYQb","attributeId":"baZnfTRnZYQbEventCode","type":"label","name":"EventCode","value":"GCBBDKT"}
2025-08-30T15:58:39.903Z node:trilium 🖊️ Event: GCB2QKB
2025-08-30T15:58:40.224Z node:trilium 🖊️ created note for event GCB2QKB
2025-08-30T15:58:40.278Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Note (GCB2QKB Ëventchen auf dem Steinchen für ein Schwätzchen) created
2025-08-30T15:58:40.286Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute iconClass=ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs created for note AhnMuT2jixOk {"noteId":"AhnMuT2jixOk","attributeId":"AhnMuT2jixOkiconClass","type":"label","name":"iconClass","value":"ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs"}
2025-08-30T15:58:40.288Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute EventCode=GCB2QKB created for note AhnMuT2jixOk {"noteId":"AhnMuT2jixOk","attributeId":"AhnMuT2jixOkEventCode","type":"label","name":"EventCode","value":"GCB2QKB"}
2025-08-30T15:58:40.292Z node:trilium 🖊️ Event: GCBBAG7
2025-08-30T15:58:40.749Z node:trilium 🖊️ created note for event GCBBAG7
2025-08-30T15:58:40.793Z node:trilium 🖊️ Event: GCBB70B
2025-08-30T15:58:40.808Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Note (GCBBAG7 ein Babbel-Bobbel Eis in VAI) created
2025-08-30T15:58:40.865Z node:trilium-lib 💥 Attribute iconClass=ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs not created (http://192.168.2.52:2000/etapi/attributes): 400 {"noteId":"nkmSS97NzxqN","attributeId":"nkmSS97NzxqNiconClass","type":"label","name":"iconClass","value":"ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs"} {
  status: 400,
  code: 'PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED',
  message: "Property '0' is not allowed for this method."
}
2025-08-30T15:58:40.872Z node:trilium-lib 💥 Attribute EventCode=GCBBAG7 not created (http://192.168.2.52:2000/etapi/attributes): 400 {"noteId":"nkmSS97NzxqN","attributeId":"nkmSS97NzxqNEventCode","type":"label","name":"EventCode","value":"GCBBAG7"} {
  status: 400,
  code: 'PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED',
  message: "Property '0' is not allowed for this method."
}
2025-08-30T15:58:41.322Z node:trilium 🖊️ created note for event GCBB70B
2025-08-30T15:58:41.371Z node:trilium 🖊️ Event: GCBBAFD
2025-08-30T15:58:41.385Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Note (GCBB70B 116. GC Mittagspausen-Stammtisch in Böblingen) created
2025-08-30T15:58:41.388Z node:trilium-lib 💥 Attribute iconClass=ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs not created (http://192.168.2.52:2000/etapi/attributes): 400 {"noteId":"c6o23Lz0LeVe","attributeId":"c6o23Lz0LeVeiconClass","type":"label","name":"iconClass","value":"ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs"} {
  status: 400,
  code: 'PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED',
  message: "Property '0' is not allowed for this method."
}
2025-08-30T15:58:41.394Z node:trilium-lib 💥 Attribute EventCode=GCBB70B not created (http://192.168.2.52:2000/etapi/attributes): 400 {"noteId":"c6o23Lz0LeVe","attributeId":"c6o23Lz0LeVeEventCode","type":"label","name":"EventCode","value":"GCBB70B"} {
  status: 400,
  code: 'PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED',
  message: "Property '0' is not allowed for this method."
}
2025-08-30T15:58:41.732Z node:trilium 🖊️ created note for event GCBBAFD
2025-08-30T15:58:41.761Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Note (GCBBAFD Hin & Mit - Kaffee-am-Morgen-Event #91) created
2025-08-30T15:58:41.763Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute iconClass=ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs created for note 5J2y6eJYIqF3 {"noteId":"5J2y6eJYIqF3","attributeId":"5J2y6eJYIqF3iconClass","type":"label","name":"iconClass","value":"ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs"}
2025-08-30T15:58:41.765Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute EventCode=GCBBAFD created for note 5J2y6eJYIqF3 {"noteId":"5J2y6eJYIqF3","attributeId":"5J2y6eJYIqF3EventCode","type":"label","name":"EventCode","value":"GCBBAFD"}
2025-08-30T15:58:41.767Z node:trilium 🖊️ Event: GCBBHCH
2025-08-30T15:58:42.218Z node:trilium 🖊️ created note for event GCBBHCH
2025-08-30T15:58:42.262Z node:trilium 🖊️ Event: GCBB92Z
2025-08-30T15:58:42.270Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Note (GCBBHCH RT - After Work - cold emotions) created
2025-08-30T15:58:42.275Z node:trilium-lib 💥 Attribute iconClass=ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs not created (http://192.168.2.52:2000/etapi/attributes): 400 {"noteId":"2szMrje1mKUz","attributeId":"2szMrje1mKUziconClass","type":"label","name":"iconClass","value":"ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs"} {
  status: 400,
  code: 'PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED',
  message: "Property '0' is not allowed for this method."
}
2025-08-30T15:58:42.279Z node:trilium-lib 💥 Attribute EventCode=GCBBHCH not created (http://192.168.2.52:2000/etapi/attributes): 400 {"noteId":"2szMrje1mKUz","attributeId":"2szMrje1mKUzEventCode","type":"label","name":"EventCode","value":"GCBBHCH"} {
  status: 400,
  code: 'PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED',
  message: "Property '0' is not allowed for this method."
}
2025-08-30T15:58:42.629Z node:trilium 🖊️ created note for event GCBB92Z
2025-08-30T15:58:42.692Z node:trilium 🖊️ Event: GCAYP10
2025-08-30T15:58:42.695Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Note (GCBB92Z Goldener Herbst - goldene Caches in LE) created
2025-08-30T15:58:42.699Z node:trilium-lib 💥 Attribute iconClass=ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs not created (http://192.168.2.52:2000/etapi/attributes): 400 {"noteId":"8xOTbgvUqZGA","attributeId":"8xOTbgvUqZGAiconClass","type":"label","name":"iconClass","value":"ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs"} {
  status: 400,
  code: 'PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED',
  message: "Property '0' is not allowed for this method."
}
2025-08-30T15:58:42.703Z node:trilium-lib 💥 Attribute EventCode=GCBB92Z not created (http://192.168.2.52:2000/etapi/attributes): 400 {"noteId":"8xOTbgvUqZGA","attributeId":"8xOTbgvUqZGAEventCode","type":"label","name":"EventCode","value":"GCBB92Z"} {
  status: 400,
  code: 'PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED',
  message: "Property '0' is not allowed for this method."
}
2025-08-30T15:58:42.899Z node:trilium 🖊️ created note for event GCAYP10
2025-08-30T15:58:42.937Z node:trilium 🖊️ Event: GCBAJW7
2025-08-30T15:58:42.946Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Note (GCAYP10 Treffen am Maislabyrinth  Celebration Event 2025) created
2025-08-30T15:58:42.953Z node:trilium-lib 💥 Attribute iconClass=ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs not created (http://192.168.2.52:2000/etapi/attributes): 400 {"noteId":"jRBeHh1Iqcja","attributeId":"jRBeHh1IqcjaiconClass","type":"label","name":"iconClass","value":"ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs"} {
  status: 400,
  code: 'PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED',
  message: "Property '0' is not allowed for this method."
}
2025-08-30T15:58:42.957Z node:trilium-lib 💥 Attribute EventCode=GCAYP10 not created (http://192.168.2.52:2000/etapi/attributes): 400 {"noteId":"jRBeHh1Iqcja","attributeId":"jRBeHh1IqcjaEventCode","type":"label","name":"EventCode","value":"GCAYP10"} {
  status: 400,
  code: 'PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED',
  message: "Property '0' is not allowed for this method."
}
2025-08-30T15:58:43.158Z node:trilium 🖊️ created note for event GCBAJW7
2025-08-30T15:58:43.209Z node:trilium 🖊️ Event: GCBBAAZ
2025-08-30T15:58:43.210Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Note (GCBAJW7 'sKämmerle) created
2025-08-30T15:58:43.215Z node:trilium-lib 💥 Attribute iconClass=ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs not created (http://192.168.2.52:2000/etapi/attributes): 400 {"noteId":"YnKd21FWBpXh","attributeId":"YnKd21FWBpXhiconClass","type":"label","name":"iconClass","value":"ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs"} {
  status: 400,
  code: 'PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED',
  message: "Property '0' is not allowed for this method."
}
2025-08-30T15:58:43.218Z node:trilium-lib 💥 Attribute EventCode=GCBAJW7 not created (http://192.168.2.52:2000/etapi/attributes): 400 {"noteId":"YnKd21FWBpXh","attributeId":"YnKd21FWBpXhEventCode","type":"label","name":"EventCode","value":"GCBAJW7"} {
  status: 400,
  code: 'PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED',
  message: "Property '0' is not allowed for this method."
}
2025-08-30T15:58:43.559Z node:trilium 🖊️ created note for event GCBBAAZ
2025-08-30T15:58:43.608Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Note (GCBBAAZ Meet&Greet) created
2025-08-30T15:58:43.616Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute iconClass=ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs created for note bpOxfohKnedw {"noteId":"bpOxfohKnedw","attributeId":"bpOxfohKnedwiconClass","type":"label","name":"iconClass","value":"ec ec-clinking-beer-mugs"}
2025-08-30T15:58:43.620Z node:trilium-lib 🖊️ Attribute EventCode=GCBBAAZ created for note bpOxfohKnedw {"noteId":"bpOxfohKnedw","attributeId":"bpOxfohKnedwEventCode","type":"label","name":"EventCode","value":"GCBBAAZ"}

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hulmgulm · 2025-08-30T16:11:43Z

hulmgulm
Aug 30, 2025
Author

I solved this issue for me by removing async-mutex again and waiting 10 seconds between the creation of a note and creating its attributes. This is an ugly fix but works for my use case.

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eliandoran · 2025-08-30T16:56:34Z

eliandoran
Aug 30, 2025
Maintainer

@hulmgulm , could you provide a sample script which can reproduce this consistently? It would help debugging the issue on our side.

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hulmgulm · 2025-08-30T19:18:02Z

hulmgulm
Aug 30, 2025
Author

I tried to create the simplest code to reproduce this but without that many calls to create a note, I cannot see the issue. If I run this script several times, I see the error occur on my Trilium instance. As you see, there are three different api calls: get day note, create note and create attributes. Without the get day note calls, I cannot reproduce it.

const TRILIUM_APIKEY = "abc123";
const TRILIUM_URL = 'http://192.168.2.5/';

const authHeaders = {
  Authorization: TRILIUM_APIKEY,
  'User-Agent': 'TriliumNotes'
};

const content = `<h2>something</h2>
<p>
  <a href="https://coord.info/GCB1">GCB1</a>
</p>
<p>
by <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?id=123">Big</a>
</p>`;
const attributes = { iconClass: 'bx bx-question-mark', EventCode: 'something' }

async function getDayNote(day = new Date()) {
  const headers = authHeaders;
  headers['Content-Type'] = 'text/plain';
  const url = `${TRILIUM_URL}etapi/calendar/days/${day.toISOString().split('T')[0]}`;
  const response = await fetch(url, {
    method: 'GET',
    headers
  });
  if (response.status !== 200) {
    throw new Error(`Error getting day note (${url}): ${response.status}`);
  }
  return await response.json();
};

async function addNote(parentNoteId, title, content, attributes) {
  const headers = authHeaders;
  headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json';
  const url = `${TRILIUM_URL}etapi/create-note`;
  const response = await fetch(url, {
    method: 'POST',
    headers,
    body: JSON.stringify({
      parentNoteId,
      title,
      type: 'text',
      content
    })
  });

  const note = await response.json();
  if (response.status !== 201) {
    return console.log('💥', `Note (${title}) not created (${url}):`, response.status, note);
  } else {
    console.log('🖊️', `Note (${title}) created`);
  }

  for (const attribute of Object.keys(attributes)) {
    const url = `${TRILIUM_URL}etapi/attributes`;
    const body = JSON.stringify({
      noteId: note.note.noteId,
      attributeId: note.note.noteId + attribute,
      type: 'label',
      name: attribute,
      value: attributes[attribute]
    });
    const response = await fetch(url, {
      method: 'POST',
      headers,
      body
    });

    if (response.status !== 201) {
      console.log('💥', `Attribute ${attribute}=${attributes[attribute]} not created (${url}):`, response.status, body, await response.json());
    } else {
      console.log('🖊️', `Attribute ${attribute}=${attributes[attribute]} created for note ${note.note.noteId}`, body);
    }
  }
}

async function addNoteToDayNote(title, content, attributes, day = new Date()) {
  const dayNote = await getDayNote(day);
  await addNote(dayNote.noteId, title, content, attributes);
}

setTimeout(() => addNoteToDayNote('test', content, attributes), Math.random() * 1000);
setTimeout(() => addNoteToDayNote('test', content, attributes), Math.random() * 1000);
setTimeout(() => addNoteToDayNote('test', content, attributes), Math.random() * 1000);
setTimeout(() => addNoteToDayNote('test', content, attributes), Math.random() * 1000);
setTimeout(() => addNoteToDayNote('test', content, attributes), Math.random() * 1000);
addNoteToDayNote('test', content, attributes)
addNoteToDayNote('test', content, attributes)
addNoteToDayNote('test', content, attributes)
addNoteToDayNote('test', content, attributes)
addNoteToDayNote('test', content, attributes)
setTimeout(() => addNoteToDayNote('test', content, attributes), Math.random() * 1000);
setTimeout(() => addNoteToDayNote('test', content, attributes), Math.random() * 1000);
setTimeout(() => addNoteToDayNote('test', content, attributes), Math.random() * 1000);
setTimeout(() => addNoteToDayNote('test', content, attributes), Math.random() * 1000);
setTimeout(() => addNoteToDayNote('test', content, attributes), Math.random() * 1000);
addNoteToDayNote('test', content, attributes)
addNoteToDayNote('test', content, attributes)
addNoteToDayNote('test', content, attributes)
addNoteToDayNote('test', content, attributes)
addNoteToDayNote('test', content, attributes)

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ETAPI: Sometimes 400 error when adding attributes #6828

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