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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Notion trigger and Papyrs action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the Updated Page in Database trigger
1. Connect your Notion account
2. Configure timer
3. Select a Database ID
4. Configure Include New Pages
5. Optional- Select one or more Property Types
Configure the Create Heading action
1. Connect your Papyrs account
2. Optional- Configure Subsite
3. Select a Page
4. Configure Value
5. Optional- Select a Format
6. Optional- Select a Style Class
7. Optional- Select a Heading
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Trigger#

Updated Page in Database on Notion

Description:Emit new event when a page in a database is updated. To select a specific page, use `Updated Page ID` instead

Version:0.1.3

Key:notion-updated-page

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Notion Overview#

Notion's API allows for the creation, reading, updating, and deleting of pages, databases, and their contents within Notion. Using Pipedream's platform, you can build workflows that connect Notion with various other services to automate tasks such as content management, task tracking, and data synchronization. With Pipedream's serverless execution, you can trigger these workflows on a schedule, or by external events from other services, without managing any infrastructure.

Trigger Code#

import notion from "../../notion.app.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";
import base from "../common/base.mjs";
import constants from "../common/constants.mjs";
import zlib from "zlib";

export default {
  ...base,
  key: "notion-updated-page",
  name: "Updated Page in Database", /* eslint-disable-line pipedream/source-name */
  description: "Emit new event when a page in a database is updated. To select a specific page, use `Updated Page ID` instead",
  version: "0.1.3",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...base.props,
    databaseId: {
      propDefinition: [
        notion,
        "databaseId",
      ],
    },
    includeNewPages: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Include New Pages",
      description: "Set to `true` to emit events when pages are created. Set to `false` to ignore new pages.",
      default: true,
    },
    properties: {
      propDefinition: [
        notion,
        "propertyTypes",
        (c) => ({
          parentId: c.databaseId,
          parentType: "database",
        }),
      ],
      description: "Only emit events when one or more of the selected properties have changed",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async activate() {
      console.log("Activating: fetching pages and properties");
      this._setLastUpdatedTimestamp(Date.now());
      const propertyValues = {};
      const propertiesToCheck = await this._getPropertiesToCheck();
      const params = this.lastUpdatedSortParam();
      const pagesStream = this.notion.getPages(this.databaseId, params);
      for await (const page of pagesStream) {
        for (const propertyName of propertiesToCheck) {
          const currentValue = this._maybeRemoveFileSubItems(page.properties[propertyName]);
          propertyValues[page.id] = {
            ...propertyValues[page.id],
            [propertyName]: currentValue,
          };
        }
      }
      this._setPropertyValues(propertyValues);
    },
    async deactivate() {
      console.log("Deactivating: clearing states");
      this._setLastUpdatedTimestamp(null);
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...base.methods,
    _getLastUpdatedTimestamp() {
      return this.db.get(constants.timestamps.LAST_EDITED_TIME);
    },
    _setLastUpdatedTimestamp(ts) {
      this.db.set(constants.timestamps.LAST_EDITED_TIME, ts);
    },
    _getPropertyValues() {
      const compressed = this.db.get("propertyValues");
      const buffer = Buffer.from(compressed, "base64");
      const decompressed = zlib.inflateSync(buffer).toString();
      return JSON.parse(decompressed);
    },
    _setPropertyValues(propertyValues) {
      const string = JSON.stringify(propertyValues);
      const compressed = zlib.deflateSync(string).toString("base64");
      this.db.set("propertyValues", compressed);
    },
    async _getPropertiesToCheck() {
      if (this.properties?.length) {
        return this.properties;
      }
      const { properties } = await this.notion.retrieveDatabase(this.databaseId);
      return Object.keys(properties);
    },
    _maybeRemoveFileSubItems(property) {
      // Files & Media type:
      // `url` and `expiry_time` are constantly updated by Notion, so ignore these fields
      if (property.type === "files") {
        const modified = structuredClone(property);
        for (const file of modified.files) {
          if (file.type === "file") {
            delete file.file;
          }
        }
        return modified;
      }
      return property;
    },
    _generateMeta(obj, summary) {
      const { id } = obj;
      const title = this.notion.extractPageTitle(obj);
      const ts = Date.now();
      return {
        id: `${id}-${ts}`,
        summary: `${summary}: ${title}`,
        ts,
      };
    },
    _emitEvent(page, changes = [], isNewPage = true) {
      const meta = isNewPage
        ? this._generateMeta(page, constants.summaries.PAGE_ADDED)
        : this._generateMeta(page, constants.summaries.PAGE_UPDATED);
      const event = {
        page,
        changes,
      };
      this.$emit(event, meta);
    },
  },
  async run() {
    const lastCheckedTimestamp = this._getLastUpdatedTimestamp();
    const propertyValues = this._getPropertyValues();

    if (!lastCheckedTimestamp) {
      // recently updated (deactivated / activated), skip execution
      console.log("Awaiting restart completion: skipping execution");
      return;
    }

    const params = {
      ...this.lastUpdatedSortParam(),
      filter: {
        timestamp: "last_edited_time",
        last_edited_time: {
          on_or_after: new Date(lastCheckedTimestamp).toISOString(),
        },
      },
    };
    let newLastUpdatedTimestamp = lastCheckedTimestamp;
    const propertiesToCheck = await this._getPropertiesToCheck();
    const pagesStream = this.notion.getPages(this.databaseId, params);

    for await (const page of pagesStream) {
      const changes = [];
      let isNewPage = false;
      let propertyHasChanged = false;

      newLastUpdatedTimestamp = Math.max(
        newLastUpdatedTimestamp,
        Date.parse(page.last_edited_time),
      );

      if (lastCheckedTimestamp > Date.parse(page.last_edited_time)) {
        break;
      }

      for (const propertyName of propertiesToCheck) {
        const previousValue = structuredClone(propertyValues[page.id]?.[propertyName]);
        // value used to compare and to save to this.db
        const currentValueToSave = this._maybeRemoveFileSubItems(page.properties[propertyName]);
        // (unmodified) value that should be emitted
        const currentValueToEmit = page.properties[propertyName];

        const pageExistsInDB = propertyValues[page.id] != null;
        const propertyChanged =
          JSON.stringify(previousValue) !== JSON.stringify(currentValueToSave);

        if (pageExistsInDB && propertyChanged) {
          propertyHasChanged = true;
          propertyValues[page.id] = {
            ...propertyValues[page.id],
            [propertyName]: currentValueToSave,
          };
          changes.push({
            property: propertyName,
            previousValue,
            currentValue: currentValueToEmit,
          });
        }

        if (!pageExistsInDB) {
          isNewPage = true;
          propertyHasChanged = true;
          propertyValues[page.id] = {
            [propertyName]: currentValueToSave,
          };
          changes.push({
            property: propertyName,
            previousValue,
            currentValue: currentValueToEmit,
          });
        }
      }

      if (isNewPage && !this.includeNewPages) {
        console.log(`Ignoring new page: ${page.id}`);
        continue;
      }

      if (propertyHasChanged) {
        this._emitEvent(page, changes, isNewPage);
      }
    }

    this._setLastUpdatedTimestamp(newLastUpdatedTimestamp);
    this._setPropertyValues(propertyValues);
  },
  sampleEmit,
};

Trigger Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Notion	`notion`	`app`	This component uses the Notion app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Database ID	`databaseId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Include New Pages	`includeNewPages`	`boolean`	Set to `true` to emit events when pages are created. Set to `false` to ignore new pages.
Property Types	`properties`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

Notion uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Notion account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Notion and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Notion API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

About Notion#

Notion is a new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team.

Action#

Create Heading on Papyrs

Description:Create Heading. [See the docs here](https://about.papyrs.com/@docs/API#Create-Text-box/Heading)

Version:0.0.1

Key:papyrs-create-heading

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Papyrs Overview#

The Papyrs API facilitates the creation and manipulation of rich text documents in your Papyrs intranet. With it, you can automate the handling of text-documents, forms, and pages within your organization's Papyrs account. When combined with Pipedream's capacity to connect to various APIs, the Papyrs API can be a powerful tool for document-driven workflow automation. You can trigger actions in Papyrs based on events from other apps, process Papyrs data for insights, or synchronize Papyrs content with external systems, databases, or file storage solutions.

Action Code#

import app from "../../papyrs.app.mjs";
import options from "../../common/enums.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Create Heading",
  description: "Create Heading. [See the docs here](https://about.papyrs.com/@docs/API#Create-Text-box/Heading)",
  key: "papyrs-create-heading",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    app,
    subsite: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "subsite",
      ],
    },
    page: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "page",
      ],
    },
    value: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "value",
      ],
    },
    format: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "format",
      ],
    },
    styleClass: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Style Class",
      description: "The style class of the heading.",
      options: options.CREATE_HEADING_STYLE_CLASS,
      optional: true,
    },
    heading: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Heading",
      description: "The size of the heading. `h0` is largest, `h4` is smallest.",
      options: options.CREATE_HEADING_HEADING,
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const data = {
      widget: {
        val: this.value,
        format: this.format,
        styleclass: this.styleClass,
        heading: this.heading,
      },
    };
    const res = await this.app.createHeading(
      data,
      this.page,
      this.subsite,
      $,
    );
    $.export("$summary", "Heading successfully created");
    return res;
  },
};

Action Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Papyrs	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Papyrs app.
Subsite	`subsite`	`string`	The subsite to use for this action. Use `home` for the default subsite.
Page	`page`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Value	`value`	`string`	The value of the widget.
Format	`format`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "value": "html", "label": "html — The value is HTML and is used unescaped (but sanitized to remove certain tags)." }{ "value": "text", "label": "text — The value is Text, any HTML tags are escaped, and line breaks are converted." }`
Style Class	`styleClass`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`lineemphasisbarsquoteboxquote`
Heading	`heading`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`h0h1h2h3h4`

Action Authentication#

Papyrs uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your Papyrs account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to Papyrs APIs in both code and no-code steps.

To get your API Token, go to Site Settings > Integrations & SSO > API to request API access to your account.

Once API support is enabled, Site Owners can go to Site Settings > Integrations & SSO and click Generate Token to create a new unique API token for users.
You can get your Site Name by looking at the URL on your Papyrs dashboard -- it has the structure, https://{site_name}.papyrs.com/@home/Getting-Started.

About Papyrs#

Dream up your own intranet site or internal wiki with simple drag & drop. Easily share and collect information, files, discussions, online forms and much more -- work better together with colleagues and clients.

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