# Create Database — Notion

> 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…

- Key: `notion-create-database`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 1.0.1
- App: Notion (`notion`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/notion.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/notion/actions/create-database
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/notion/actions/create-database/create-database.mjs

## Description

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](https://developers.notion.com/reference/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](https://developers.notion.com/reference/database-create)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `parent` | `string` | Yes | The ID (or Notion URL) of the page the database will be created under. Use Search to resolve a page name into an ID. |
| `title` | `string` | No | The title of the database as it appears in Notion. |
| `properties` | `string` | Yes | 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. |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
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 accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_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",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
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**

```bash
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"
    }
  }'
```

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