notion

Use notion-cli to create/read/update pages, data sources (databases), and blocks.

Setup

• Install notion-cli: npm install -g @iansinnott/notion-cli
• Create an integration at https://notion.so/my-integrations
• Copy the API key (starts with ntn_ or secret_)
• Store it:
• mkdir -p ~/.config/notion
• echo "ntn_your_key_here" > ~/.config/notion/api_key
• Share target pages/databases with your integration (click "..." → "Connect to" → your integration name)

Usage

All commands require the NOTION_TOKEN environment variable to be set:

export NOTION_TOKEN=$(cat ~/.config/notion/api_key)

Common Operations

• Search for pages and data sources:

notion-cli search --query "page title"

• Get page:

notion-cli page retrieve

• Get page content (blocks):

notion-cli page retrieve -r

• Create page in a database:

```bash

curl -X POST https://api.notion.com/v1/pages \

-H "Authorization: Bearer $NOTION_TOKEN" \

-H "Content-Type: application/json" \

-H "Notion-Version: 2025-09-03" \

--data '{

"parent": { "database_id": "YOUR_DATABASE_ID" },

"properties": {

"Name": {

"title": [

{

"text": {

"content": "Nouvelle idée"

}

}

]

}

}

}'

```

• Query a database:

notion-cli db query -a '{"property":"Status","status":{"equals":"Active"}}'

• Update page properties:

```bash

curl -X PATCH https://api.notion.com/v1/pages/PAGE_ID \

-H "Authorization: Bearer $NOTION_TOKEN" \

-H "Content-Type: application/json" \

-H "Notion-Version: 2025-09-03" \

--data '{

"properties": {

"Name": {

"title": [

{

"text": {

"content": "Nouveau titre"

}

}

]

},

"Status": {

"status": {

"name": "In progress"

}

},

"Priority": {

"select": {

"name": "High"

}

},

"Due date": {

"date": {

"start": "2026-02-10"

}

},

"Description": {

"rich_text": [

{

"text": {

"content": "Description mise à jour"

}

}

]

}

}

}'

```

• Get database info:

notion-cli db retrieve

Property Types

Common property formats for database items:

• Title: {"title": [{"text": {"content": "..."}}]}
• Rich text: {"rich_text": [{"text": {"content": "..."}}]}
• Status: {"status": {"name": "Option"}}
• 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"}

Examples

• Search for pages:

notion-cli search --query "AIStories"

• Query database with filter:

```bash

notion-cli db query 2faf172c094981d3bbcbe0f115457cda \

-a '{

"property": "Status",

"status": { "equals": "Backlog" }

}'

```

• Retrieve page content:

notion-cli page retrieve 2fdf172c-0949-80dd-b83b-c1df0410d91b -r

• Update page status:

```bash

curl -X PATCH https://api.notion.com/v1/pages/2fdf172c-0949-80dd-b83b-c1df0410d91b \

-H "Authorization: Bearer $NOTION_TOKEN" \

-H "Content-Type: application/json" \

-H "Notion-Version: 2025-09-03" \

--data '{

"properties": {

"Status": {

"status": {

"name": "In progress"

}

}

}

}'

```

Key Features

• Interactive mode: For complex queries, run notion-cli db query without arguments to enter interactive mode
• Multiple output formats: table (default), csv, json, yaml
• Raw JSON: Use --raw flag for complete API responses
• Filter syntax: Use -a flag for complex filters with AND/OR conditions

Notes

• Page/database IDs are UUIDs (with or without dashes)
• The CLI handles authentication automatically via NOTION_TOKEN
• Rate limits are managed by the CLI
• Use notion-cli help for complete command reference

References

• GitHub Notion-CLI: https://github.com/litencatt/notion-cli
• Notion API Documentation: https://developers.notion.com