diff --git a/src/api.ts b/src/api.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ea8980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { TFile, TFolder } from 'obsidian';
+import type FolderNotesPlugin from './main';
+import { getFolderNote, turnIntoFolderNote } from './functions/folderNoteFunctions';
+
+export interface ConvertNoteToFolderNoteOptions {
+	skipConfirmation?: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface FolderNotesApi {
+	convertNoteToFolderNote(notePath: string, options?: ConvertNoteToFolderNoteOptions): Promise<void>;
+}
+
+export class FolderNotesApiPathError extends Error {
+	constructor(
+		message: string,
+		readonly notePath: string,
+	) {
+		super(message);
+		this.name = 'FolderNotesApiPathError';
+	}
+}
+
+export class FolderNotesPublicApi implements FolderNotesApi {
+	constructor(private readonly plugin: FolderNotesPlugin) {}
+
+	async convertNoteToFolderNote(
+		notePath: string,
+		options: ConvertNoteToFolderNoteOptions = {},
+	): Promise<void> {
+		const file = this.plugin.app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(notePath);
+		if (!(file instanceof TFile)) {
+			throw new FolderNotesApiPathError(`No note exists at path: ${notePath}`, notePath);
+		}
+
+		const folder = file.parent;
+		if (!(folder instanceof TFolder) || folder.path === '' || folder.path === '/') {
+			throw new FolderNotesApiPathError(`Note must be inside a folder: ${notePath}`, notePath);
+		}
+
+		const folderNote = getFolderNote(this.plugin, folder.path);
+		if (folderNote === file) return;
+
+		await turnIntoFolderNote(
+			this.plugin,
+			file,
+			folder,
+			folderNote,
+			options.skipConfirmation ?? true,
+		);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 0370f5c..43c38cf 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import { registerOverviewCommands } from './obsidian-folder-overview/src/Command
 import { updateOverviewView, updateViewDropdown } from './obsidian-folder-overview/src/main';
 import { FvIndexDB } from './obsidian-folder-overview/src/utils/IndexDB';
 import { updateAllOverviews } from './obsidian-folder-overview/src/utils/functions';
+import { FolderNotesPublicApi, type FolderNotesApi } from './api';
 
 interface FileExplorerPluginLike extends Plugin {
 	revealInFolder: (file: TAbstractFile) => void;
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ export default class FolderNotesPlugin extends Plugin {
 	settingsOpened = false;
 	askModalCurrentlyOpen = false;
 	fvIndexDB!: FvIndexDB;
+	api!: FolderNotesApi;
 
 	async onload(): Promise<void> {
 		console.debug('loading folder notes plugin');
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ export default class FolderNotesPlugin extends Plugin {
 		this.settingsTab = new SettingsTab(this.app, this);
 		this.addSettingTab(this.settingsTab);
 		await this.saveSettings();
+		this.api = new FolderNotesPublicApi(this);
 		this.fvIndexDB = new FvIndexDB(this);
 
 		// Add CSS Classes