Notion

Notion is an all-in-one workspace application that provides components such as notes, databases, kanban boards, wikis, calendars, and reminders. Users can connect these components to create their own systems for knowledge management, note-taking, data management, project management, among others. One of the key features of Notion is its ability to create and use databases. A Notion database is a collection of data that can be displayed in various views, including but not limited to tables, kanban boards, galleries, lists, and calendars.

Key Features of Notion:

• Versatility: Each database row can hold diverse content—text, images, files, links, even nested pages. Databases can be embedded within pages for complex hierarchies.

• Customizability: Columns (called “properties”) support various data types like text, select, date, checkbox, and more. These properties enable advanced sorting, filtering, and custom views.

• Multiple Views: Display the same database as a table, kanban board, calendar, or gallery. Each view can be customized and saved for individual or team preferences.

• Relational Databases: Link multiple databases together to create relationships—e.g., linking tasks to projects. Rollup properties let you summarize data from connected records.

• Collaboration & Sharing: Share databases with individuals or teams with fine-grained permission control. Collaborate in real time with multiple users.

• Templates: Use built-in or custom templates to quickly create standard setups like content calendars, task managers, or project trackers.

Notion databases are particularly powerful for teams and individuals who need a flexible and intuitive system for managing complex information. They allow for a mix of structured data and free-form content, which is not commonly found in traditional database applications.

Further information

Read more detailed information on Notion here.

Trigger:

New database item: Triggers when a new database item is created.

Actions:

• Create database item: Creates an item in a database.
• Create page: Creates a page inside a parent page.
• Find database item: Searches for an item in a database by property.

Connect with Notion:

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1. Log in to your Notion account.
2. Click the link to create an integration on Notion API and click the New integration button.
3. Select your Associated workspace and click the Save button.
4. Your integration has been successfully created. Click the Configure integration settings button.
5. Select the Read user information without email addresses option in the User Capabilities section and then click the Save button.
6. Navigate to the Basic information tab and change the Type to Public. Click the Turn into Public integration button in the popup.
7. Go to Mation and navigate to Apps. Click the + Add Connection button. In the popup, select Notion from the list.
8. Copy the OAuth Redirect URL.
9. Go to Notion and paste the OAuth Redirect URL into the Redirect URIs field. Fill in the Company name, Website, Privacy Policy URL, Terms of Use, and Email fields.
10. Click the Save button.
11. Click the Configure integration settings button.
12. Click the Show button to reveal the OAuth Secret.
13. Click the Continue button to reveal the OAuth Client Secret.
14. Copy the OAuth client ID and OAuth client secret values.
15. Go to Mation and paste the OAuth client ID and OAuth client secret values into the Client ID and Client Secret fields, respectively.
16. Click the Submit button.
17. A pop-up window appears. Click the Select pages button.
18. Check the fields you want to grant access to and click the Allow access button.
19. Your Notion connection is now established.
20. Start using your new Notion connection with Mation.