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Update Data Source

Update a Notion database (data source): rename it, change its description, or add/rename/retype its columns. Provide the data source ID (use Search with filter: data_source to resolve a database name, or Retrieve Database Schema to inspect existing columns). properties is a JSON object of changes: to add a column, use a new name → type (e.g. { "Location": "rich_text" }); to rename/retype an existing column, key it by its current name/ID. Each value is a property schema object or a shorthand type name. See the documentation
  • Action
  • Writes data
  • Destructive
  • OAuth
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's Notion account once, then configure and run Update Data Source 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-update-database",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    notion: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    dataSourceId: "Data Source ID",
    title: "Title",
  },
})

console.log(result)

SCHEMA

Inputs

Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.

Update Data Source inputs
Property Type Description
dataSourceId Data Source ID string
The ID of the database's data source. Use Search (filter: data_source) or Retrieve Database Schema to find it.
Required
title Title string
A new title for the data source. If omitted, the title is unchanged.
Optional
description Description string
A new description for the data source. If omitted, the description is unchanged.
Optional
properties Properties string
JSON object of column changes. To add a column: { "Location": "rich_text" }. To rename/retype: key by the current column name. Example: { "Priority": { "select": { "options": [ { "name": "High" } ] } } }.
Optional

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-update-database
Version
2.0.1
App
Notion
Authentication
OAuth
Read-only
No
Destructive
Yes
Open world
Yes