Notion ACTION
Create Database
Create a new Notion database (data source) as a subpage of a parent page, defining its column schema. Provide the parent page ID or URL (use Search to resolve a page name into an ID).
properties is a JSON object of column-name → column type. Each value is a property schema object, or shorthand for simple types: { "Name": "title", "Quantity": "number", "Category": { "select": { "options": [ { "name": "A" }, { "name": "B" } ] } } }. Exactly one column must be the title type. See the documentation- Action
- Writes data
- OAuth
- SDK
- MCP
IMPLEMENTATION
Call this tool
Connect a user's Notion account once, then configure and run Create Database from your backend or agent.
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"
const pd = new PipedreamClient({
projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
projectEnvironment: "production",
})
const result = await pd.actions.run({
id: "notion-create-database",
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
configuredProps: {
notion: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
parent: "Parent Page ID or URL",
title: "Title",
},
})
console.log(result)curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
-d '{
"external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
"id": "notion-create-database",
"configured_props": {
"notion": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
"parent": "Parent Page ID or URL",
"title": "Title"
}
}'// accessToken: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
{
requestInit: {
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
"x-pd-project-id": "{project_id}",
"x-pd-environment": "production",
"x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
"x-pd-app-slug": "notion",
},
},
},
)
const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)
const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()
// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
name: "notion-create-database",
arguments: {
parent: "Parent Page ID or URL",
title: "Title",
},
})SCHEMA
Inputs
Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
parent Parent Page ID or URL | string | The ID (or Notion URL) of the page the database will be created under. Use Search to resolve a page name into an ID. Required |
title Title | string | The title of the database as it appears in Notion. Optional |
properties Properties | string | JSON object of column-name → column type. Example: { "Name": "title", "Quantity": "number", "Category": { "select": { "options": [ { "name": "A" } ] } } }. Exactly one column must be the title type. Required |
REFERENCE
Tool details
Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.
- Registry key
- notion-create-database
- Version
- 1.0.1
- App
- Notion
- Authentication
- OAuth
- Read-only
- No
- Destructive
- No
- Open world
- Yes
- Source
- View on GitHub ↗