Delay Workflow with Delay API on New Page in Database from Notion API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Page in Database trigger
1. Connect your Notion account
2. Configure timer
3. Select a Database ID
Configure the Delay Workflow action
1. Connect your Delay account
2. Configure Duration to delay (value)
3. Select a Duration to delay (unit)
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#

New Page in Database on Notion

Description:Emit new event when a page in a database is created

Version:0.0.10

Key:notion-new-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";

export default {
  ...base,
  key: "notion-new-page",
  name: "New Page in Database",
  description: "Emit new event when a page in a database is created",
  version: "0.0.10",
  type: "source",
  props: {
    ...base.props,
    databaseId: {
      propDefinition: [
        notion,
        "databaseId",
      ],
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    ...base.hooks,
    async deploy() {
      await this.processEvents(25);
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...base.methods,
    async processEvents(max) {
      const pages = [];
      const lastCreatedTimestamp = this.getLastCreatedTimestamp();
      const lastCreatedTimestampDate = new Date(lastCreatedTimestamp);
      const lastCreatedTimestampISO = lastCreatedTimestampDate.toISOString();

      // Add a filter so that we only receive pages that have been created since the saved time.
      const params = {
        ...this.lastCreatedSortParam(),
        filter: {
          timestamp: "created_time",
          created_time: {
            after: lastCreatedTimestampISO,
          },
        },
      };

      // Get pages in created order descending until the first page edited after
      // lastCreatedTimestamp, then reverse list of pages and emit
      const pagesStream = this.notion.getPages(this.databaseId, params);

      for await (const page of pagesStream) {
        if (!this.isResultNew(page.created_time, lastCreatedTimestamp)
          || (max && pages.length >= max)) {
          break;
        }
        pages.push(page);
      }

      pages.reverse().forEach((page) => {
        const meta = this.generateMeta(
          page,
          constants.types.PAGE,
          constants.timestamps.CREATED_TIME,
          constants.summaries.PAGE_ADDED,
        );
        this.$emit(page, meta);
      });

      const lastCreatedTime = pages[pages.length - 1]?.created_time;
      if (lastCreatedTime) {
        this.setLastCreatedTimestamp(Date.parse(lastCreatedTime));
      }
    },
  },
  async run() {
    await this.processEvents(100);
  },
  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.

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#

Delay Workflow on Delay

Description:Delay the execution of your workflow for a specific amount of time (does not count against your compute time).

Version:0.0.1

Key:delay-workflow-delay

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Delay Overview#

The Delay API in Pipedream is a built-in function that allows you to pause a workflow for a specified amount of time. This can be incredibly useful when you need to stagger API calls to avoid rate limits, wait for an external process to complete, or simply introduce a delay between actions in a sequence. With precision up to milliseconds, the Delay API provides a simple yet powerful tool for managing timing in automation workflows.

Action Code#

import delay from "../../delay.app.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Delay Workflow",
  version: "0.0.1",
  key: "delay-workflow-delay",
  type: "action",
  description: "Delay the execution of your workflow for a specific amount of time (does not count against your compute time).",
  props: {
    delay,
    delayDurationValue: {
      propDefinition: [
        delay,
        "delayDurationValue",
      ],
      label: "Duration to delay (value)",
      description: "Specify a value for how long you'd like to delay your workflow.",
    },
    delayDurationUnit: {
      propDefinition: [
        delay,
        "delayDurationUnit",
      ],
      label: "Duration to delay (unit)",
      description: "Specify the time unit for delaying the workflow.",
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const milliseconds = this.delay.convertToMilliseconds(
      this.delayDurationUnit,
      this.delayDurationValue,
    );
    const resp = await $.flow.delay(milliseconds);
    $.export(
      "$summary",
      `Successfully configured this workflow to delay for ${this.delayDurationValue} ${this.delayDurationUnit}.`,
    );
    return resp;
  },
};

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
Delay	`delay`	`app`	This component uses the Delay app.
Duration to delay (value)	`delayDurationValue`	`integer`	Specify a value for how long you'd like to delay your workflow.
Duration to delay (unit)	`delayDurationUnit`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`MillisecondsSecondsMinutesHours`