# Create note

Source: https://neondeerdata.com/docs/platform/automations/steps/create-note/

Step · Notes and tasks

Adds a note to a record, with this app as the author.

## Inputs

| Label      | Key                      | Type                                    | Required | Notes                                                                                                                        |
| ---------- | ------------------------ | --------------------------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Title      | `title`                  | Text                                    | Yes      |                                                                                                                              |
| Format     | `format`                 | Choice: Rich text, Markdown, Plain text | Yes      | Starts as Rich text. Variables cannot be wired. Rich text shows a rich-text Content editor; the other two show a text input. |
| Content    | `content_rich / content` | Rich text / Text                        | No       |                                                                                                                              |
| Record     | `parent_record`          | Record                                  | Yes      | Pick a record of any object, or wire a record variable.                                                                      |
| Meeting ID | `meeting_id`             | Text                                    | No       | Links the note to a meeting. Empty is treated as unset.                                                                      |

## Outputs

| Label        | Key          | Type | Always set | Notes |
| ------------ | ------------ | ---- | ---------- | ----- |
| Note ID      | `note_id`    | Text | Yes        |       |
| Meeting ID   | `meeting_id` | Text | No         |       |
| Created note | `note`       | Note | Yes        |       |

## How it behaves

- Rich text is converted to markdown and sent as markdown. Markdown is sent as written; plain text is sent literally.
- The note’s author is the app, not a workspace member.
- Not idempotent: if the step runs again, a second note is created.

## Errors

Fails when

- No record: `Pick a record (or wire a record variable).`
- An invalid Meeting ID is rejected by Attio and fails the step (not retryable).

For errors that every step can return, see [Troubleshooting](https://neondeerdata.com/docs/platform/automations/troubleshooting/).

## Notes

- There is no input for author, tags, mentions or attachments.

## Example

After a form submission, add a summary note to the matching company.

**Example inputs**

| Input   | Value                                              |
| ------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| Title   | Website enquiry                                    |
| Format  | Markdown                                           |
| Content | `**Interest:** Data migration` `**Team size:** 40` |
| Record  | Acme Corp (companies)                              |

**Example outputs**

| Output       | Value                                |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------ |
| Note ID      | 0a1b2c3d-4e5f-4a6b-8c7d-9e0f1a2b3c4d |
| Created note | Website enquiry                      |

The note is authored by the app. Running the step again creates a second note.