siyuan-note/siyuan · error

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Error message

Query notebook failed

What it means

Returned by importSY (import.go:267) as Conf.Language(0) = "Query notebook failed" when the import is not creating a notebook (createNotebook==false) but Conf.Box(boxID) returns nil, meaning the supplied target notebook ID does not correspond to any mounted notebook. The code message is generic ("Query notebook failed") but the root cause is a missing or wrong notebook ID.

Source

Thrown at kernel/model/import.go:267

		}
		if removeErr := filelock.Remove(importedBoxDocPath); removeErr != nil {
			err = removeErr
			return
		}
	}
	if autoDetect {
		if importedMetadataErr != nil {
			err = errors.New(Conf.Language(199))
			return
		}
		createNotebook = isSYNotebookExport(hasImportedBoxConf, hasImportedBoxDocMeta)
	}
	if autoDetect && !createNotebook && boxID == "" {
		err = ErrSYTargetNotebookRequired
		return
	}
	if !createNotebook && nil == Conf.Box(boxID) {
		err = errors.New(Conf.Language(0))
		return
	}
	if createNotebook {
		if importedBoxConf != nil && importedBoxConf.Name != "" {
			name = importedBoxConf.Name
		}
		boxID, err = CreateBox(util.RemoveInvalid(name))
		if err != nil {
			return "", err
		}
		createdBoxID = boxID
		defer func() {
			if err == nil {
				return
			}
			treenode.RemoveBlockTreesByBoxID(boxID)
			sql.DeleteBoxQueue(boxID)
			if removeErr := filelock.Remove(filepath.Join(util.DataDir, boxID)); removeErr != nil {

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Solutions

1. Pass a notebook ID obtained from the notebook list API (Conf.Box / /api/notebook/lsNotebooks), not a typed string.
2. Ensure the target notebook is opened (mounted) before importing; closed notebooks are invisible to Conf.Box.
3. If the notebook was deleted, create a new one or import as a notebook via importSYNotebook/importSYAuto.

if !createNotebook && Conf.Box(boxID) == nil {
    return errors.New(Conf.Language(0))
}
// safe to import

// notebookMounted reports whether boxID is an opened notebook.
func notebookMounted(boxID string) bool {
    return Conf.Box(boxID) != nil
}

err := model.ImportSY(zipPath, boxID, toPath)
if err != nil && err.Error() == Conf.Language(0) {
    // refresh the notebook list and let the user re-pick
}

When it happens

Trigger: POST /api/import/importSY or continueImportSY with a "notebook" field that is empty, misspelled, refers to a closed/deleted notebook, or to a notebook that exists on another workspace.

Common situations: User typed the notebook ID manually; notebook was closed/removed between choosing it in the dialog and submitting; wrong workspace selected; clipboard contained an old notebook ID.

Related errors

• --notebook is required
• Please specify the daily note save path in the Notebook Sett
• invalid import token
• no file found
• import path is not sub path of import dir

AI-assisted analysis of siyuan-note/siyuan@251596fc0d (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/94b23e3c0ad94ec4. Report an issue: GitHub.