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 <PAGE_ID>

• Get page content (blocks):

notion-cli page retrieve <PAGE_ID> -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 <DB_ID> -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 <DB_ID>

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": "[email protected]"}

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 <DB_ID> 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