# Find notes

Source: https://neondeerdata.com/docs/platform/automations/steps/find-notes/

Step · Notes and tasks

Finds notes by ID, record, author, created date or meeting.

## Inputs

| Label           | Key              | Type                                 | Required | Notes                                        |
| --------------- | ---------------- | ------------------------------------ | -------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| Note ID         | `note_id`        | Text                                 | No       | “Only this note. Other filters still apply.” |
| Parent record   | `parent_record`  | Record                               | No       | Empty searches the whole workspace.          |
| Created by      | `created_by`     | Workspace member                     | No       |                                              |
| Created after   | `created_after`  | Timestamp                            | No       | Inclusive.                                   |
| Created before  | `created_before` | Timestamp                            | No       | Exclusive.                                   |
| Meeting linkage | `meeting_status` | Choice: Any, Has meeting, No meeting | No       | Default Any. Variables cannot be wired.      |

## Outputs

| Label            | Key                | Type          | Always set | Notes |
| ---------------- | ------------------ | ------------- | ---------- | ----- |
| Count            | `count`            | Number        | Yes        |       |
| Note IDs         | `note_ids`         | List of text  | Yes        |       |
| Has more matches | `has_more_matches` | True/false    | Yes        |       |
| Notes            | `notes`            | List of notes | Yes        |       |

## How it behaves

- With a Note ID: reads that note. If it does not exist, Count is 0\. Other filters are checked against it.
- Without a Note ID: lists notes from Attio 50 at a time, up to 100 pages. Parent record is applied by Attio; Created by, the date range and Meeting linkage are applied by the app after the scan.
- Zero matches is a normal result (Count 0), not an error. Results are in the order Attio returns them.
- Notes missing required fields in Attio’s response are skipped.

## Limits and constraints

- Scans at most 5,000 notes. Has more matches is true when the scan stopped at that cap; it describes the scan, not the filtered result.

## Errors

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

## Example

Collect the notes Maya wrote on a company in September that are not linked to a meeting.

**Example inputs**

| Input           | Value                 |
| --------------- | --------------------- |
| Parent record   | Acme Corp (companies) |
| Created by      | Maya Chen             |
| Created after   | 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z  |
| Created before  | 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z  |
| Meeting linkage | No meeting            |

**Example outputs**

| Output           | Value                                                                      |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Count            | 2                                                                          |
| Note IDs         | 5c1e9a42-7d0b-4f3e-9b8a-2f6d1c4e8a10, 1b2c3d4e-5f6a-4b7c-8d9e-0f1a2b3c4d5e |
| Has more matches | false                                                                      |
| Notes            | Intro call, Pricing follow-up                                              |

Has more matches is true only when the scan hit its 5,000-note cap. No matches gives Count 0, not an error.