Notion Authentication Guide

How to authenticate Notion for use with Tines

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Written by Daniel Stoeski
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Notion is a freemium productivity and note-taking web application developed by Notion Labs Inc. It offers organizational tools including task management, project tracking, to-do lists, and bookmarking. Additional offline features are offered by desktop and mobile applications available for Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. Users can create custom templates, embed videos and web content, and collaborate with others in real-time.

First, get a Notion secret

  1. Make sure you have admin authorization in your Notion workspace.

  2. Login to My integrations in the Notion developer portal and click "New Integration"


  3. Name the integration, ensure it is connected to the correct workspace and then click "Submit"


  4. Click "Secrets", then click "Show" and copy your Secret to a text editor

Lastly, create a Notion credential in Tines

  1. Login to your Tines tenant

  2. Navigate to the team that will be using the API and click "Credentials"

  3. Click "+ New Credential" and select "Text"

  4. Input the values for the Notion credential

    1. Name: Notion

    2. Description: Optional

    3. Value: Your Secret

  5. Optional

    1. Domains: Ensure this credential can only be used when making HTTP requests to specific domains.

    2. Access: What other teams can also use the API

  6. Click "Save"

For more on creating credentials in Tines, click here.

You can find a selection of Notion stories in the story library

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