Dataview Examples

Every note has metadata (frontmatter), so you can build your own tables in Obsidian with Dataview. Copy a block into a note and adjust it. On the website the blocks only show as code.

All Medium herbs in the forest with a medicinal use

Dataview query – the result shows in Obsidian:

TABLE grade, dc, time, climate
FROM "Ingredients"
WHERE contains(environments, "Forest") AND grade = "Medium" AND contains(classification, "Medicinal")
SORT file.name

Creatures with a climb speed, sorted by CR

Dataview query – the result shows in Obsidian:

TABLE cr, size, grade
FROM "Creatures"
WHERE contains(traits, "Climb")
SORT cr ASC

All dragons with Supreme or Mythic parts

Dataview query – the result shows in Obsidian:

TABLE cr, grade
FROM "Creatures/Dragons"
WHERE grade = "Supreme" OR grade = "Mythic"
SORT cr DESC

Metadata fields

Note type (type)	Key fields
ingredient	grade, capacity, category, search, classification, check, dc, time, climate, sublocations, environments, occurrences (environment, table, roll, found), unique, special_place, tool, property
environment	searches, category_die, categories (from, to, table), theme
creature	cr, creature_type, size, grade, capacity, statblock, traits, parts (name, grade, check, dc, time, drawback, ruin)
creature-type	key, singular, tools
trait-part	traits, group, check, time, drawback, ruin, used_for
power-site	rank, theme, environment, region, guardian, boon