# Org-roam bibtex & orb-edit-note error

**URL:** <https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-bibtex-orb-edit-note-error/3865>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [September 25, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-bibtex-orb-edit-note-error/3865 "2025-09-25T14:04:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![uliw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/aca169/32.png) [@uliw](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/uliw)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-bibtex-orb-edit-note-error/3865/1 "2025-09-25T14:04:57Z")

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I have used org-roam and org-roam-bibtex for years, without issues, but starting yesterday, I suddenly get the below error. To the best of my knowledge, I did not change anything in the configuration (or the template).  
I would be grateful for any pointers on how to dig into this.

Here is the error message:

`orb-edit-note caught an error during capture: Capture template ‘r’: No node at point`

Interestingly enough, the note buffer is created and populated with all the data. Furthermore, saving this buffer, and then trying to access the note from the bibtex file, fails again with the same error message.

And this is the backtrace

`Debugger entered–Lisp error: (error “Capture template ‘r’: No node at point”)`  
`error(“Capture template `%s’: %s” “r” “No node at point”)`  
`org-capture(nil “r”)`  
`org-roam-capture-(:node #s(org-roam-node :file nil :file-title nil :file-hash nil :file-atime nil :file-mtime nil :id “f1effa47-d457-4d54-8684-07930e186b2f” :level nil :point nil :todo nil :priority nil :scheduled nil :deadline nil :title “Long-Term History of Continental Weathering and Particle\n Transport To the Sea” :properties nil :olp nil :tags nil :aliases nil :refs nil) :info (:ref “cite:&canfield-2025-long-term”))`  
`orb–new-note(“canfield-2025-long-term”)`  
`orb-edit-note(“canfield-2025-long-term”)`  
`orb-bibtex-completion-edit-note((“canfield-2025-long-term”))`  
`bibtex-completion-edit-notes((“canfield-2025-long-term”))`  
`org-ref-open-bibtex-notes()`  
`funcall-interactively(org-ref-open-bibtex-notes)`  
`hydra–call-interactively-remap-maybe(org-ref-open-bibtex-notes)`  
`org-ref-bibtex-hydra/org-ref-open-bibtex-notes-and-exit()`  
`funcall-interactively(org-ref-bibtex-hydra/org-ref-open-bibtex-notes-and-exit)`  
`command-execute(org-ref-bibtex-hydra/org-ref-open-bibtex-notes-and-exit)`

This is my template file

```auto
title: %^{author-or-editor-abbrev} %^{year}: %^{title}
:PROPERTIES:
:ID:
:ROAM_REFS:
:Custom_ID: %^{citekey}
:URL: %^{url}
:AUTHOR: %^{author-or-editor}
:title: %^{title}
:year: %^{year}
:END:
#+startup: latexpreview
- tags ::
- keywords ::

* Notes
:PROPERTIES:
:NOTER_DOCUMENT: %^{file}
:END:

```

and my config looks like this:

```elisp
(use-package org-roam-bibtex
  :ensure t
  :diminish org-roam-bibtex-mode
  :after org-roam
  :config
  (require 'org-ref)) ; optional: if using Org-ref v2 or v3 citation links

(setq orb-roam-ref-format 'org-ref-v3)
(setq orb-insert-interface 'helm-bibtex)

(setf org-roam-mode-sections '(orb-section-reference
                               orb-section-abstract
                               org-roam-backlinks-section
                               org-roam-reflinks-section))

(setq orb-preformat-keywords
      '("citekey" "title" "url" "author-or-editor" "keywords" "file" "date" "year" "author-or-editor-abbrev")
      orb-process-file-keyword t
      orb-attached-file-extensions '("pdf"))

(setq org-roam-capture-templates
      '(("r" "bibliography reference" plain
         (file "~/.emacs.d/org-roam-bibtex-notes-templates.org")
         :target
         (file"references/${citekey}.org"))
	("d" "default" plain "%?"
	 :target (file+head "%<%Y%m%d%H%M%S>-${slug}.org"
			    "#+startup: latexpreview\n keywords: \n#+title: ${title}\n"
			    )
	 :unnarrowed t))
      )

```

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**Author:** ![akashp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/akashp/32/1383_2.png) [@akashp](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/akashp)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-bibtex-orb-edit-note-error/3865/2 "2025-09-25T14:14:47Z")

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It’s because your org-roam got updated. Reverse the last patch. Bugs have not been tested properly before pushing the new id creation method to the library.

Probably the ID field is not being set. Do you know how to inverse a patch? Will update later with more info. But your problem would be solved by ignoring the new patch.

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**Author:** ![akashp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/akashp/32/1383_2.png) [@akashp](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/akashp)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-bibtex-orb-edit-note-error/3865/3 "2025-09-25T14:20:50Z")

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```auto
(defun undo-2056/org-roam-capture--setup-target-location ()
  "Initialize the buffer, and goto the location of the new capture.
Return the ID of the location."
  (let (p new-file-p)
    (pcase (org-roam-capture--get-target)
      (`(file ,path)
       (setq path (org-roam-capture--target-truepath path)
             new-file-p (org-roam-capture--new-file-p path))
       (when new-file-p (org-roam-capture--put :new-file path))
       (set-buffer (org-capture-target-buffer path))
       (widen)
       (setq p (goto-char (point-min))))
      (`(file+olp ,path ,olp)
       (setq path (org-roam-capture--target-truepath path)
             new-file-p (org-roam-capture--new-file-p path))
       (when new-file-p (org-roam-capture--put :new-file path))
       (set-buffer (org-capture-target-buffer path))
       (setq p (point-min))
       (let ((m (org-roam-capture-find-or-create-olp olp)))
         (goto-char m))
       (widen))
      (`(file+head ,path ,head)
       (setq path (org-roam-capture--target-truepath path)
             new-file-p (org-roam-capture--new-file-p path))
       (set-buffer (org-capture-target-buffer path))
       (when new-file-p
         (org-roam-capture--put :new-file path)
         (insert (org-roam-capture--fill-template head 'ensure-newline)))
       (widen)
       (setq p (goto-char (point-min))))
      (`(file+head+olp ,path ,head ,olp)
       (setq path (org-roam-capture--target-truepath path)
             new-file-p (org-roam-capture--new-file-p path))
       (set-buffer (org-capture-target-buffer path))
       (widen)
       (when new-file-p
         (org-roam-capture--put :new-file path)
         (insert (org-roam-capture--fill-template head 'ensure-newline)))
       (setq p (point-min))
       (let ((m (org-roam-capture-find-or-create-olp olp)))
         (goto-char m)))
      (`(file+datetree ,path ,tree-type)
       (setq path (org-roam-capture--target-truepath path))
       (require 'org-datetree)
       (widen)
       (set-buffer (org-capture-target-buffer path))
       (unless (file-exists-p path)
         (org-roam-capture--put :new-file path))
       (funcall
        (pcase tree-type
          (`week #'org-datetree-find-iso-week-create)
          (`month #'org-datetree-find-month-create)
          (_ #'org-datetree-find-date-create))
        (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute
         (cond
          (org-overriding-default-time
           ;; Use the overriding default time.
           (time-to-days org-overriding-default-time))
          ((org-capture-get :default-time)
           (time-to-days (org-capture-get :default-time)))
          ((org-capture-get :time-prompt)
           ;; Prompt for date. Bind `org-end-time-was-given' so
           ;; that `org-read-date-analyze' handles the time range
           ;; case and returns `prompt-time' with the start value.
           (let* ((org-time-was-given nil)
                  (org-end-time-was-given nil)
                  (prompt-time (org-read-date
                                nil t nil "Date for tree entry:")))
             (org-capture-put
              :default-time
              (if (or org-time-was-given
                      (= (time-to-days prompt-time) (org-today)))
                  prompt-time
                ;; Use 00:00 when no time is given for another
                ;; date than today?
                (apply #'encode-time 0 0
                       org-extend-today-until
                       (cl-cdddr (decode-time prompt-time)))))
             (time-to-days prompt-time)))
          (t
           ;; Current date, possibly corrected for late night
           ;; workers.
           (org-today)))))
       (setq p (point)))
      (`(node ,title-or-id)
       ;; first try to get ID, then try to get title/alias
       (let ((node (or (org-roam-node-from-id title-or-id)
                       (org-roam-node-from-title-or-alias title-or-id)
                       (user-error "No node with title or id \"%s\"" title-or-id))))
         (set-buffer (org-capture-target-buffer (org-roam-node-file node)))
         (goto-char (org-roam-node-point node))
         (setq p (org-roam-node-point node)))))
    ;; Setup `org-id' for the current capture target and return it back to the
    ;; caller.
    (save-excursion
      (goto-char p)
      (if-let ((id (org-entry-get p "ID")))
          (setf (org-roam-node-id org-roam-capture--node) id)
        (org-entry-put p "ID" (org-roam-node-id org-roam-capture--node)))
      (prog1
          (org-id-get)
        (run-hooks 'org-roam-capture-new-node-hook)))))

(advice-add 'org-roam-capture--setup-target-location :override
	    #'undo-2056/org-roam-capture--setup-target-location)

```

Let know if this fixes your problem.

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**Author:** ![uliw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/aca169/32.png) [@uliw](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/uliw)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-bibtex-orb-edit-note-error/3865/4 "2025-09-25T14:35:16Z")

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[quote=“akashp, post:3, topic:3865”]

```auto
(defun undo-2056/org-roam-capture--setup-target-location ()
  "Initialize the buffer, and goto the location of the new capture.
Return the ID of the location."
  (let (p new-file-p)
    (pcase (org-roam-capture--get-target)
      (`(file ,path)
       (setq path (org-roam-capture--target-truepath path)
             new-file-p (org-roam-capture--new-file-p path))
       (when new-file-p (org-roam-capture--put :new-file path))
       (set-buffer (org-capture-target-buffer path))
       (widen)
       (setq p (goto-char (point-min))))
      (`(file+olp ,path ,olp)
       (setq path (org-roam-capture--target-truepath path)
             new-file-p (org-roam-capture--new-file-p path))
       (when new-file-p (org-roam-capture--put :new-file path))
       (set-buffer (org-capture-target-buffer path))
       (setq p (point-min))
       (let ((m (org-roam-capture-find-or-create-olp olp)))
         (goto-char m))
       (widen))
      (`(file+head ,path ,head)
       (setq path (org-roam-capture--target-truepath path)
             new-file-p (org-roam-capture--new-file-p path))
       (set-buffer (org-capture-target-buffer path))
       (when new-file-p
         (org-roam-capture--put :new-file path)
         (insert (org-roam-capture--fill-template head 'ensure-newline)))
       (widen)
       (setq p (goto-char (point-min))))
      (`(file+head+olp ,path ,head ,olp)
       (setq path (org-roam-capture--target-truepath path)
             new-file-p (org-roam-capture--new-file-p path))
       (set-buffer (org-capture-target-buffer path))
       (widen)
       (when new-file-p
         (org-roam-capture--put :new-file path)
         (insert (org-roam-capture--fill-template head 'ensure-newline)))
       (setq p (point-min))
       (let ((m (org-roam-capture-find-or-create-olp olp)))
         (goto-char m)))
      (`(file+datetree ,path ,tree-type)
       (setq path (org-roam-capture--target-truepath path))
       (require 'org-datetree)
       (widen)
       (set-buffer (org-capture-target-buffer path))
       (unless (file-exists-p path)
         (org-roam-capture--put :new-file path))
       (funcall
        (pcase tree-type
          (`week #'org-datetree-find-iso-week-create)
          (`month #'org-datetree-find-month-create)
          (_ #'org-datetree-find-date-create))
        (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute
         (cond
          (org-overriding-default-time
           ;; Use the overriding default time.
           (time-to-days org-overriding-default-time))
          ((org-capture-get :default-time)
           (time-to-days (org-capture-get :default-time)))
          ((org-capture-get :time-prompt)
           ;; Prompt for date. Bind `org-end-time-was-given' so
           ;; that `org-read-date-analyze' handles the time range
           ;; case and returns `prompt-time' with the start value.
           (let* ((org-time-was-given nil)
                  (org-end-time-was-given nil)
                  (prompt-time (org-read-date
                                nil t nil "Date for tree entry:")))
             (org-capture-put
              :default-time
              (if (or org-time-was-given
                      (= (time-to-days prompt-time) (org-today)))
                  prompt-time
                ;; Use 00:00 when no time is given for another
                ;; date than today?
                (apply #'encode-time 0 0
                       org-extend-today-until
                       (cl-cdddr (decode-time prompt-time)))))
             (time-to-days prompt-time)))
          (t
           ;; Current date, possibly corrected for late night
           ;; workers.
           (org-today)))))
       (setq p (point)))
      (`(node ,title-or-id)
       ;; first try to get ID, then try to get title/alias
       (let ((node (or (org-roam-node-from-id title-or-id)
                       (org-roam-node-from-title-or-alias title-or-id)
                       (user-error "No node with title or id \"%s\"" title-or-id))))
         (set-buffer (org-capture-target-buffer (org-roam-node-file node)))
         (goto-char (org-roam-node-point node))
         (setq p (org-roam-node-point node)))))
    ;; Setup `org-id' for the current capture target and return it back to the
    ;; caller.
    (save-excursion
      (goto-char p)
      (if-let ((id (org-entry-get p "ID")))
          (setf (org-roam-node-id org-roam-capture--node) id)
        (org-entry-put p "ID" (org-roam-node-id org-roam-capture--node)))
      (prog1
          (org-id-get)
        (run-hooks 'org-roam-capture-new-node-hook)))))

(advice-add 'org-roam-capture--setup-target-location :override
	    #'undo-2056/org-roam-capture--setup-target-location)

```

[/

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**Author:** ![uliw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/aca169/32.png) [@uliw](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/uliw)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-bibtex-orb-edit-note-error/3865/5 "2025-09-25T14:38:48Z")

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I do not know how to reverse a patch, but I added your code to my startup.

Now, the note is created, and the note buffer opens as expected. However, trying to access the note from bibtex buffer afterwards, tries to capture a new note, rather than opening the existing note.

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**Author:** ![akashp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/akashp/32/1383_2.png) [@akashp](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/akashp)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-bibtex-orb-edit-note-error/3865/6 "2025-09-25T14:49:42Z")

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Restart your session before trying. Remove the old note.

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**Author:** ![uliw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/aca169/32.png) [@uliw](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/uliw)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-bibtex-orb-edit-note-error/3865/7 "2025-09-25T14:55:51Z")

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thats what I did. end the emacs process, delete note, restart emacs, capture new note, save new note, then tried to open the saved note from the bibfile, which goes back to the capture dialogue. Let me know if I missed anything

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**Author:** ![akashp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/akashp/32/1383_2.png) [@akashp](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/akashp)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-bibtex-orb-edit-note-error/3865/8 "2025-09-25T15:26:01Z")

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Difficult to say whats going wrong in your system. We need to debug further - do you know how to edebug?

edebug the function `orb-edit-note`and figure out what is failing. Youd find this function inside org-roam-bibtex.el

```auto
When you invoke command C-M-x (eval-defun) with a prefix argument C-u on a function definition, it instruments the definition before evaluating it.

```

Then use  
`(orb-edit-note “CITEKEY”)` where citekey is the key for example "morales-2017-ricar-numer” etc -

Normally this should be the output in Messages

```auto
Edebug: orb-edit-note

Result: nil

Result: nil[2 times]Result: #<hash-table equal 4/5 0x15566184847d>[3 times]Result: “morales-2017-ricar-numer”

Result: #s(org-roam-node :file “/home/akash/roam/references/notes/morales-2017-ric…” :file-title nil :file-hash nil :file-atime nil :file-mtime nil :id “2024/03/08.04:48:03” :level nil :point 1 :todo nil :priority nil :scheduled nil :deadline nil :title “Ricardo’s numerical example versus ricardian trade…” :properties nil :olp nil :tags nil :aliases nil :refs nil)[3 times]Result: #s(org-roam-node :file “/home/akash/roam/references/notes/morales-2017-ric…” :file-title nil :file-hash nil :file-atime nil :file-mtime nil :id “2024/03/08.04:48:03” :level nil :point 1 :todo nil :priority nil :scheduled nil :deadline nil :title “Ricardo’s numerical example versus ricardian trade…” :properties nil :olp nil :tags nil :aliases nil :refs nil)

Position saved to mark ring, go back with ‘M-x org-mark-ring-goto’.Result: nil

Result: nil

Result: nil

```

P.S. Press SPACE BAR to go line by line, etc.

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**Author:** ![akashp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/akashp/32/1383_2.png) [@akashp](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/akashp)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-bibtex-orb-edit-note-error/3865/9 "2025-09-25T15:29:25Z")

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Also show output of  
`(orb-note-exists-p “morales-2017-ricar-numer”)`

Replace with your citekey

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**Author:** ![uliw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/aca169/32.png) [@uliw](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/uliw)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-bibtex-orb-edit-note-error/3865/10 "2025-09-25T16:39:31Z")

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ok, here is what I see in the Message buffer

```auto
Edebug: orb-edit-note
Warning: ‘if-let’ is an obsolete macro (as of 31.1); use ‘if-let*’ instead.
Entering debugger...

```

and this is backtrace

```auto
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-variable “canfield-2025-long-term”)
  (orb-edit-note “canfield-2025-long-term”)
  (progn (orb-edit-note “canfield-2025-long-term”))
  (let ((print-level nil) (print-length nil)) (progn (orb-edit-note “canfield-2025-long-term”)))
  (setq elisp--eval-defun-result (let ((print-level nil) (print-length nil)) (progn (orb-edit-note “canfield-2025-long-term”))))
  elisp--eval-defun()
  #<subr F616e6f6e796d6f75732d6c616d626461_anonymous_lambda_40>()
  #<subr eval-defun>(nil)
  edebug--eval-defun(#<subr eval-defun> nil)
  apply(edebug--eval-defun #<subr eval-defun> nil)
  eval-defun(nil)
  funcall-interactively(eval-defun nil)
  command-execute(eval-defun)
  recursive-edit()
  debug(error (void-variable “canfield-2025-long-term”) :backtrace-base eval-expression--debug)
  eval-expression--debug((void-variable “canfield-2025-long-term”))

```

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**Author:** ![uliw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/aca169/32.png) [@uliw](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/uliw)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-bibtex-orb-edit-note-error/3865/11 "2025-09-25T16:40:40Z")

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output of `(orb-note-exists-p “canfield-2025-long-term”)`

```auto
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-variable “canfield-2025-long-term”)
  (orb-note-exists-p “canfield-2025-long-term”)
  (progn (orb-note-exists-p “canfield-2025-long-term”))
  (let ((print-level nil) (print-length nil)) (progn (orb-note-exists-p “canfield-2025-long-term”)))
  (setq elisp--eval-defun-result (let ((print-level nil) (print-length nil)) (progn (orb-note-exists-p “canfield-2025-long-term”))))
  elisp--eval-defun()
  #<subr F616e6f6e796d6f75732d6c616d626461_anonymous_lambda_40>()
  #<subr eval-defun>(nil)
  edebug--eval-defun(#<subr eval-defun> nil)
  apply(edebug--eval-defun #<subr eval-defun> nil)
  eval-defun(nil)
  funcall-interactively(eval-defun nil)
  command-execute(eval-defun)
  recursive-edit()
  debug(error (void-variable “canfield-2025-long-term”) :backtrace-base eval-expression--debug)
  eval-expression--debug((void-variable “canfield-2025-long-term”))

```

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**Author:** ![akashp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/akashp/32/1383_2.png) [@akashp](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/akashp)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-bibtex-orb-edit-note-error/3865/12 "2025-09-25T17:02:26Z")

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Because you are not using the correct quotation Notice how they are different!

![Screenshot_2025-09-25_22-30-37](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/orgroam/original/2X/1/104dc87fa3ccdeaef5da7f41c2bf8a9543c0ca4e.jpeg)

Somehow copy pasting the ““ from this website breaks it !! What in the world.

Please just type it out in your session.

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**Author:** ![uliw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/aca169/32.png) [@uliw](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/uliw)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-bibtex-orb-edit-note-error/3865/13 "2025-09-25T17:48:22Z")

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good catch! OK, here we go:  
`(orb-edit-note "canfield-2025-long-term")` yields

```auto
670 (if-let ((node (orb-note-exists-p citekey))) 

```

results in nil

now running `(orb-note-exists-p "canfield-2025-long-term")` directly  
which also result in nil.

For good measure, I tried this with an older note I created before the update, and there orb-edit-note works as expected

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**Author:** ![akashp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/akashp/32/1383_2.png) [@akashp](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/akashp)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-bibtex-orb-edit-note-error/3865/14 "2025-09-25T18:00:40Z")

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Then we have narrowed down the problem - the citekey is not found in the database.

> **[SQLite Viewer Web App](https://sqliteviewer.app/)**
>
> A free online SQLite Explorer, inspired by DB Browser for SQLite and Airtable. Use this web-based SQLite Tool to quickly and easily inspect sqlite files on the web.

use this website to upload your org-roam.db found in $HOME/.emacs.d/ or elsewhere if you have set.  
Then go to the “refs” table and narrow down the type to “cite” to get all the CITEKEYS

Hopefully youdn’t find your citekey there - if that is the case - we need to investigate why the entry is not pushed to the database. Give us more data - paste the file contents as is after capture and so on.

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**Author:** ![uliw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/aca169/32.png) [@uliw](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/uliw)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-bibtex-orb-edit-note-error/3865/15 "2025-09-25T18:17:28Z")

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ok, I can confirm that the citekey is indeed missing from org-roam.db

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**Author:** ![akashp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/akashp/32/1383_2.png) [@akashp](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/akashp)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-bibtex-orb-edit-note-error/3865/16 "2025-09-25T18:25:51Z")

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Try pushing a bunch of synthetic random citekeys - just use capture and use the template - we are testing if after capturing a bunch of files they are pushed into the database or not. Push 3-4 different captures and test.

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**Author:** ![uliw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/aca169/32.png) [@uliw](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/uliw)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-bibtex-orb-edit-note-error/3865/17 "2025-09-25T18:31:14Z")

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done

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**Author:** ![akashp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/akashp/32/1383_2.png) [@akashp](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/akashp)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-bibtex-orb-edit-note-error/3865/18 "2025-09-25T18:32:46Z")

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result? do they appear in the database? make sure to reupload to remove old stale in the website

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**Author:** ![uliw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/aca169/32.png) [@uliw](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/uliw)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-bibtex-orb-edit-note-error/3865/19 "2025-09-25T18:40:41Z")

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they do not appear in the db

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**Author:** ![akashp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/akashp/32/1383_2.png) [@akashp](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/akashp)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-bibtex-orb-edit-note-error/3865/20 "2025-09-25T18:42:18Z")

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paste one of the newly captured files please - I want to see the 🆔 field

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