These Obsidian Dataview Examples are built for Obsidian users who want practical DQL patterns they can copy, paste, and adapt. Start with a TABLE, LIST, or TASK example, then adjust the folder, tag, field names, and sort rules for your vault.
This Obsidian Dataview Examples collection covers TABLE dashboards, LIST indexes, and TASK reviews, with practical patterns you can adapt to real vaults.
Open the visual Dataview query builderPaste an example into an Obsidian note inside a dataview code block. If the result is empty, first confirm that the Dataview plugin is enabled, then check the folder path and field names. Most empty results come from a mismatch between the query and your frontmatter or inline fields.
Create a simple list of notes you edited recently.
Required fields: No custom fields required
```dataview
LIST file.link
FROM "Notes"
SORT file.mtime DESC
LIMIT 20
```How to customize: Use a smaller folder source to avoid mixing every note in your vault.
List notes that belong to a research topic tag.
Required fields: Tags
```dataview
LIST file.link
FROM #research
SORT file.mtime DESC
```How to customize: Replace #research with your own tag, such as #ai, #marketing, or #book.
Show daily notes from a folder and keep the newest note first.
Required fields: No custom fields required
```dataview
LIST file.link
FROM "Daily"
SORT file.name DESC
LIMIT 30
```How to customize: If your daily notes are named by date, file.name sorting usually works well.
Combine folder and tag logic by filtering tags after choosing a folder source.
Required fields: Tags
```dataview
LIST file.link
FROM "Notes"
WHERE contains(file.tags, "idea")
SORT file.mtime DESC
```How to customize: Use the tag text without # inside contains when checking file.tags.
Yes, every query is valid DQL. Paste it into a code block with `dataview` as the language.
Click Open in Builder on any example to adjust filters, FROM path, and columns for your vault.
Check that the folder path or tag in the FROM clause exists in your vault, field names match your frontmatter exactly, and the Dataview plugin is enabled.