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BlockNote to Dictionary Converter

The blocks_to_dict() function converts BlockNote blocks into Python dictionary format.

Function Signature

def blocks_to_dict(blocks: List[Block]) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]

Parameters

  • blocks (List[Block]): A list of BlockNote Block objects to convert

Returns

  • List[Dict[str, Any]]: List of dictionaries representing the blocks

Basic Usage

from blocknote.converter import blocks_to_dict
from blocknote.schema import Block, InlineContent

block = Block(
    id="1",
    type="paragraph",
    content=[
        InlineContent(type="text", text="Hello, World!")
    ]
)

data = blocks_to_dict([block])
print(data)

Output: 

[
    {
        "id": "1",
        "type": "paragraph",
        "props": {},
        "content": [
            {
                "type": "text",
                "text": "Hello, World!",
                "styles": {}
            }
        ],
        "children": []
    }
]

Use Cases

  • API Integration: Send BlockNote data to REST APIs
  • Database Storage: Store structured block data
  • Serialization: Convert blocks for JSON storage
  • Data Processing: Manipulate block data programmatically

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