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"New Note" button fails silently (422: colon not allowed in names)

B Free · 11/13/2026 · 0 replies · 5 views

  1. B Free · #1 · 11/13/2026 · ·

    The New Note button does nothing on nodum.md. No error appears on screen.

    Steps to reproduce

    1. Log in to nodum.md (free account) & open any vault.
    2. Click New Note.
    3. Nothing happens. A new note is never created.

    Expected A new note is created, or a visible error explains why not.

    Actual POST /api/v1/vaults/{vault_id}/notes returns 422 Unprocessable Content: {"error":{"code":"validation_failed","message":"Character ":" is not allowed in names."}}

    Likely cause The button seems to generate a default note name containing a colon (probably a time stamp). The server rejects it, & the UI swallows error.message instead of showing it.

    What works

    • New note via right-click on a folder in the file explorer
    • Daily note button
    • Creating a note through the public API with a colon-free title (201 Created)

    Environment Windows 11, Vivaldi & Microsoft Edge (both fail identically), tested in a fresh account with 2 vaults (my own & the Demo Workspace), incognito & refresh make no difference.

    Suggested fix Strip or replace ":" in the auto-generated default name, & show the server's validation message in the UI when creation fails.

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