From 44990d837f6830d28831327f319c0f6c6ecfa2f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve Caldwell Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2026 21:57:40 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] feat: add Notion API skill Create and manage Notion pages, databases, and blocks via API. --- skills/notion/SKILL.md | 156 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 156 insertions(+) create mode 100644 skills/notion/SKILL.md diff --git a/skills/notion/SKILL.md b/skills/notion/SKILL.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..95c4ce2c9 --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/notion/SKILL.md @@ -0,0 +1,156 @@ +--- +name: notion +description: Notion API for creating and managing pages, databases, and blocks. +homepage: https://developers.notion.com +metadata: {"clawdis":{"emoji":"📝"}} +--- + +# notion + +Use the Notion API to create/read/update pages, data sources (databases), and blocks. + +## Setup + +1. Create an integration at https://notion.so/my-integrations +2. Copy the API key (starts with `ntn_` or `secret_`) +3. Store it: +```bash +mkdir -p ~/.config/notion +echo "ntn_your_key_here" > ~/.config/notion/api_key +``` +4. Share target pages/databases with your integration (click "..." → "Connect to" → your integration name) + +## API Basics + +All requests need: +```bash +NOTION_KEY=$(cat ~/.config/notion/api_key) +curl -X GET "https://api.notion.com/v1/..." \ + -H "Authorization: Bearer $NOTION_KEY" \ + -H "Notion-Version: 2025-09-03" \ + -H "Content-Type: application/json" +``` + +> **Note:** The `Notion-Version` header is required. This skill uses `2025-09-03` (latest). In this version, databases are called "data sources" in the API. + +## Common Operations + +**Search for pages and data sources:** +```bash +curl -X POST "https://api.notion.com/v1/search" \ + -H "Authorization: Bearer $NOTION_KEY" \ + -H "Notion-Version: 2025-09-03" \ + -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ + -d '{"query": "page title"}' +``` + +**Get page:** +```bash +curl "https://api.notion.com/v1/pages/{page_id}" \ + -H "Authorization: Bearer $NOTION_KEY" \ + -H "Notion-Version: 2025-09-03" +``` + +**Get page content (blocks):** +```bash +curl "https://api.notion.com/v1/blocks/{page_id}/children" \ + -H "Authorization: Bearer $NOTION_KEY" \ + -H "Notion-Version: 2025-09-03" +``` + +**Create page in a data source:** +```bash +curl -X POST "https://api.notion.com/v1/pages" \ + -H "Authorization: Bearer $NOTION_KEY" \ + -H "Notion-Version: 2025-09-03" \ + -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ + -d '{ + "parent": {"database_id": "xxx"}, + "properties": { + "Name": {"title": [{"text": {"content": "New Item"}}]}, + "Status": {"select": {"name": "Todo"}} + } + }' +``` + +**Query a data source (database):** +```bash +curl -X POST "https://api.notion.com/v1/data_sources/{data_source_id}/query" \ + -H "Authorization: Bearer $NOTION_KEY" \ + -H "Notion-Version: 2025-09-03" \ + -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ + -d '{ + "filter": {"property": "Status", "select": {"equals": "Active"}}, + "sorts": [{"property": "Date", "direction": "descending"}] + }' +``` + +**Create a data source (database):** +```bash +curl -X POST "https://api.notion.com/v1/data_sources" \ + -H "Authorization: Bearer $NOTION_KEY" \ + -H "Notion-Version: 2025-09-03" \ + -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ + -d '{ + "parent": {"page_id": "xxx"}, + "title": [{"text": {"content": "My Database"}}], + "properties": { + "Name": {"title": {}}, + "Status": {"select": {"options": [{"name": "Todo"}, {"name": "Done"}]}}, + "Date": {"date": {}} + } + }' +``` + +**Update page properties:** +```bash +curl -X PATCH "https://api.notion.com/v1/pages/{page_id}" \ + -H "Authorization: Bearer $NOTION_KEY" \ + -H "Notion-Version: 2025-09-03" \ + -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ + -d '{"properties": {"Status": {"select": {"name": "Done"}}}}' +``` + +**Add blocks to page:** +```bash +curl -X PATCH "https://api.notion.com/v1/blocks/{page_id}/children" \ + -H "Authorization: Bearer $NOTION_KEY" \ + -H "Notion-Version: 2025-09-03" \ + -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ + -d '{ + "children": [ + {"object": "block", "type": "paragraph", "paragraph": {"rich_text": [{"text": {"content": "Hello"}}]}} + ] + }' +``` + +## Property Types + +Common property formats for database items: +- **Title:** `{"title": [{"text": {"content": "..."}}]}` +- **Rich text:** `{"rich_text": [{"text": {"content": "..."}}]}` +- **Select:** `{"select": {"name": "Option"}}` +- **Multi-select:** `{"multi_select": [{"name": "A"}, {"name": "B"}]}` +- **Date:** `{"date": {"start": "2024-01-15", "end": "2024-01-16"}}` +- **Checkbox:** `{"checkbox": true}` +- **Number:** `{"number": 42}` +- **URL:** `{"url": "https://..."}` +- **Email:** `{"email": "a@b.com"}` +- **Relation:** `{"relation": [{"id": "page_id"}]}` + +## Key Differences in 2025-09-03 + +- **Databases → Data Sources:** Use `/data_sources/` endpoints for queries and retrieval +- **Two IDs:** Each database now has both a `database_id` and a `data_source_id` + - Use `database_id` when creating pages (`parent: {"database_id": "..."}`) + - Use `data_source_id` when querying (`POST /v1/data_sources/{id}/query`) +- **Search results:** Databases return as `"object": "data_source"` with their `data_source_id` +- **Parent in responses:** Pages show `parent.data_source_id` alongside `parent.database_id` +- **Finding the data_source_id:** Search for the database, or call `GET /v1/data_sources/{data_source_id}` + +## Notes + +- Page/database IDs are UUIDs (with or without dashes) +- The API cannot set database view filters — that's UI-only +- Rate limit: ~3 requests/second average +- Use `is_inline: true` when creating data sources to embed them in pages