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Notion Connector

Embed customer-facing Notion integrations that sync pages, databases and views. Build automations that react to Notion activity, surface workspace content inside your product, and publish white-label integrations using Cyclr’s low-code builder and embedded marketplace.

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Ship integrations faster

Low-code builder with prebuilt Notion actions and triggers.

02

Multi-tenant security

Manage tokens and isolate tenant connections securely.

03

Governed MCP tools

Expose Notion actions as audited, role-based tools.

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Embedded experience

Deliver customer-facing workflows natively inside your SaaS product.

CONNECTOR OVERVIEW

Connector overview

Cyclr’s Notion connector uses Notion’s REST API so product teams can read and write pages, query databases, subscribe to webhooks and orchestrate multi-step workflows. Build in-app integrations, expose supported methods as governed MCP tools, and publish white-label automations for end users without building an internal integration platform.

PRODUCT USE CASES

Top Use Cases for Notion Integrations

Quickly build practical integrations like task syncs, embedded docs, webhook-triggered automations and data exports. Publish these as white-label in-app integrations or governed MCP tools for customers.

Two-way task sync

Sync tasks and status between your app and Notion databases so users keep a single source of truth.

Embed Notion docs

Surface read-only Notion pages inside your product as contextual help, onboarding guides or knowledge bases.

Trigger workflows from Notion

Use Notion webhooks to trigger in-app automations like notifications, ticket creation or data enrichment.

ORCHESTRATION

How Notion works with Cyclr

Cyclr sits between your SaaS product and Notion to handle authentication, govern access and orchestrate every API call per customer, at scale.

  1. 1

    Your SaaS product

    Your app requests an action for a specific customer.

  2. 2

    Cyclr orchestration

    Cyclr authenticates, applies policies and routes the request.

  3. 3

    Notion

    Notion processes the request and returns a response to your app.

Customer-specific authentication · Governed data movement · Centralized visibility and audit

CONNECTOR COVERAGE

Available connector capabilities

Explore Notion methods you can orchestrate through Cyclr.

Databases4

Create Database

Action

Creates a database as a subpage in the specified parent page.

Get Database

Action

Get a database specified by ID.

Search Database

Action

Gets a list of Pages contained in the database, filtered and ordered according to the filter conditions and sort criteria provided in the request.

List Databases

Action

Lists all databases that have been shared with an integration.

Pages3

Create Sub Page

Action

Creates a new page that is a child of an existing page.

Get Page

Action

Get a page specified by ID.

List Pages

Action

Lists all parent or child pages that have been shared with an integration.

Databases Enhanced Object5

Get Database (Enhanced Object)

Action

Get a database specified by by the enhanced object.

Search Database (Enhanced Object)

Action

Gets a list of Pages contained in the database specified as the enhanced object, filtered and ordered according to the filter conditions and sort criteria provided in the request.

Update Database

Action

Update the database specified by the enhanced object.

Update Page Properties

Action

Updates the properties of a page in the current database.

Create Page In Database

Action

Creates a new page that is a child of the current database enhanced object.

Comments2

List Comments

Action

Retrieves a list of un-resolved Comment objects from a page or block.

Create Comment

Action

Creates a comment in a page or existing discussion thread.

Search1

Search Pages or Databases

Action

Searches all parent or child pages and databases that have been shared with an integration.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Notion integration and API details

Review the sourced authentication and API behaviour used when configuring customer-facing Notion integrations in Cyclr.

API and authentication

API host
https://api.notion.com
Authentication
OAuth 2.0, installation access tokens, personal access tokens
Credentials

OAuth client_id and client_secret; installation access token or personal access token; webhook verification token.

Method categories

Methods: CRUD for pages, databases, blocks, views; search; webhooks; file uploads.

View vendor API documentation →

Pagination and rate limits

Pagination

Cursor-based pagination using start_cursor/next_cursor and has_more; page_size up to 100 items per request.

Rate limits

Notion enforces request limits — average 3 requests per second per connection. 429 responses include a Retry-After header; implement backoff.

IMPLEMENTATION

Authentication at a glance

Supports OAuth 2.0 public connections, internal installation access tokens and personal access tokens. OAuth token exchange and refresh use HTTP Basic auth at /v1/oauth/token; include Bearer Authorization and Notion-Version headers for API requests.

Authentication method
OAuth 2.0, installation access tokens, personal access tokens
Credential required

OAuth client_id and client_secret; installation access token or personal access token; webhook verification token.

Before you begin:

Pages must be shared with the connection; webhook endpoints must be public HTTPS URLs.

View setup guide

COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions

Notion supports OAuth 2.0 public connections, internal installation access tokens and personal access tokens. OAuth exchanges and refreshes use HTTP Basic auth at /v1/oauth/token.

Yes. A Notion connection only has access to pages or databases explicitly shared with it. Unshared pages return authorization errors.

Yes. Notion supports webhook subscriptions for pages, databases, comments, file uploads and views; verify using the provided verification token and HMAC signature.

Use cursor-based pagination (start_cursor/next_cursor and has_more) with page_size up to 100. Respect Notion’s average 3 requests per second per connection and implement exponential backoff on 429.

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