---
title: Dataview Query Examples
category: Reference
date: 2026-02-23
tags: [dataview, queries, obsidian, examples]
---

# Dataview Query Examples

**Plugin:** [Obsidian Dataview](https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview)  
**Your Vault Location:** `C:\Users\admin\Documents\Corey`

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## 📊 Summary Statistics

### All Files in Vault
```dataview
TABLE file.mtime AS "Modified", file.size AS "Size"
FROM ""
SORT file.mtime DESC
LIMIT 20
```

### Files by Category
```dataview
TABLE rows.file.name
FROM ""
WHERE category
GROUP BY category
```

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## 🏠 Home Assistant Queries

### Show Home Assistant Notes
```dataview
TABLE status, total_automations AS "Total", active_count AS "Active", unavailable_count AS "Broken"
FROM "Home Assistant"
SORT file.name
```

### Recent HA Updates
```dataview
LIST
FROM "Home Assistant"
WHERE date_generated
SORT date_generated DESC
```

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## 📁 Projects Dashboard

### Active Projects Only
```dataview
LIST
FROM "Projects"
WHERE contains(file.content, "Status: Active")
SORT file.name
```

### All Projects with Status
```dataview
TABLE status, type, last_updated
FROM "Projects"
WHERE status
SORT status DESC, file.name
```

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## 📝 Research Summaries

### Recent Summaries
```dataview
TABLE date, source_url
FROM "Summaries"
WHERE date
SORT date DESC
LIMIT 10
```

### Summaries by Tag
```dataview
TABLE date, source_url
FROM #security OR #ai OR #infrastructure
WHERE date
SORT date DESC
```

### By Source Type
```dataview
TABLE date, type, tags
FROM "Summaries"
WHERE type
SORT type, date DESC
```

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## 🤖 OpenClaw Configuration

### OpenClaw Notes
```dataview
TABLE category, status, date
FROM "OpenClaw"
SORT date DESC
```

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## 📅 Daily Notes (if you create them)

### Daily Notes Calendar
```dataview
CALENDAR date
FROM "memory"
WHERE date
```

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## 🔍 Search Examples

### Find Notes Without Tags
```dataview
LIST file.name
FROM ""
WHERE !file.tags
SORT file.name
```

### Recently Modified Files
```dataview
TABLE file.mtime AS "Modified"
FROM ""
WHERE file.mtime > date(today) - dur(7 days)
SORT file.mtime DESC
```

### Notes by Category
```dataview
TABLE category, status, date
FROM ""
WHERE category
SORT category, file.name
```

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## 🛠️ Custom Queries

### Broken HA Automations (needs attention)
```dataview
LIST
FROM "Home Assistant"
WHERE unavailable_count > 0
```

### Active Configurations
```dataview
TABLE category, date, config_file
FROM ""
WHERE status = "active"
SORT category
```

### Research by Date Range
```dataview
TABLE date, type, source
FROM "Summaries"
WHERE date > date(2026-02-01) AND date < date(2026-03-01)
SORT date DESC
```

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## 🎯 Quick Reference

| Query Type | Syntax |
|------------|--------|
| **List** | `LIST FROM "folder" WHERE condition` |
| **Table** | `TABLE col1, col2 FROM "folder"` |
| **Sort** | `SORT column ASC/DESC` |
| **Limit** | `LIMIT number` |
| **Where** | `WHERE field = "value"` |
| **Group** | `GROUP BY field` |
| **Tags** | `FROM #tag1 OR #tag2` |

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## 📝 Adding Frontmatter to New Notes

Use this template:
```yaml
---
title: Your Note Title
category: Category Name
status: active/inactive/completed
date: YYYY-MM-DD
tags: [tag1, tag2, tag3]
---
```

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*Create your own queries by copying these and modifying!*