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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Database trigger
1. Connect your Notion account
2. Configure timer
Configure the Process Image action
1. Connect your OCRSpace account
2. Optional- Select a Language
3. Optional- Configure Is Overlay Required
4. Optional- Configure Detect Orientation
5. Optional- Configure Scale
6. Optional- Configure Is Table
7. Optional- Select a OCR Engine
8. Configure Image
9. Optional- Select a File Type
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 Database on Notion

Description:Emit new event when a database is created. Note: Databases must be shared with your Pipedream Integtration to trigger event.

Version:0.0.8

Key:notion-new-database

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

export default {
  ...base,
  key: "notion-new-database",
  name: "New Database",
  description: "Emit new event when a database is created. Note: Databases must be shared with your Pipedream Integtration to trigger event.",
  version: "0.0.8",
  type: "source",
  async run() {
    const databases = [];
    const params = this.lastCreatedSortParam();
    const lastCreatedTimestamp = this.getLastCreatedTimestamp();

    do {
      const response = await this.notion.listDatabases(params);

      for (const database of response.results) {
        if (!this.isResultNew(database.created_time, lastCreatedTimestamp)) {
          params.start_cursor = null;
          break;
        }
        databases.push(database);
      }

      params.start_cursor = response.next_cursor;
    } while (params.start_cursor);

    databases.reverse().forEach((database) => {
      const meta = this.generateMeta(
        database,
        constants.types.DATABASE,
        constants.timestamps.CREATED_TIME,
        constants.summaries.DATABASE_ADDED,
      );
      this.$emit(database, meta);
    });

    const lastCreatedTime = databases[databases.length - 1]?.created_time;
    if (lastCreatedTime) {
      this.setLastCreatedTimestamp(Date.parse(lastCreatedTime));
    }
  },
  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`

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#

Process Image on OCRSpace

Description:Submits an image file for OCR processing using OCR.space. [See the documentation](https://ocr.space/ocrapi)

Version:0.0.1

Key:ocrspace-process-image

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OCRSpace Overview#

The OCRSpace API enables text extraction from images and PDFs, converting various image formats into editable and searchable data. This service is a game-changer for automating document handling processes, where the need to digitize content is crucial. Pipedream's platform allows for seamless integration of OCRSpace's capabilities with various apps to streamline workflows, such as organizing documents, populating databases, or even triggering event-driven actions based on the extracted content.

Action Code#

import common from "../common/process-base.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "ocrspace-process-image",
  name: "Process Image",
  description: "Submits an image file for OCR processing using OCR.space. [See the documentation](https://ocr.space/ocrapi)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    file: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.ocrspace,
        "file",
      ],
    },
    filetype: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.ocrspace,
        "filetype",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    getSummary() {
      return "Image submitted for OCR processing.";
    },
  },
};

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
OCRSpace	`ocrspace`	`app`	This component uses the OCRSpace app.
Language	`language`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Arabic", "value": "ara" }{ "label": "Bulgarian", "value": "bul" }{ "label": "Chinese (Simplified)", "value": "chs" }{ "label": "Chinese (Traditional)", "value": "cht" }{ "label": "Croatian", "value": "hrv" }{ "label": "Czech", "value": "cze" }{ "label": "Danish", "value": "dan" }{ "label": "Dutch", "value": "dut" }{ "label": "English", "value": "eng" }{ "label": "Finnish", "value": "fin" }{ "label": "French", "value": "fre" }{ "label": "German", "value": "ger" }{ "label": "Greek", "value": "gre" }{ "label": "Hungarian", "value": "hun" }{ "label": "Korean", "value": "kor" }{ "label": "Italian", "value": "ita" }{ "label": "Japanese", "value": "jpn" }{ "label": "Polish", "value": "pol" }{ "label": "Portuguese", "value": "por" }{ "label": "Russian", "value": "rus" }{ "label": "Slovenian", "value": "slv" }{ "label": "Spanish", "value": "spa" }{ "label": "Swedish", "value": "swe" }{ "label": "Turkish", "value": "tur" }`
Is Overlay Required	`isOverlayRequired`	`boolean`	If true, returns the coordinates of the bounding boxes for each word. If false, the OCR'ed text is returned only as a text block (this makes the JSON reponse smaller). Overlay data can be used, for example, to show text over the image.
Detect Orientation	`detectOrientation`	`boolean`	If set to true, the api autorotates the image correctly and sets the TextOrientation parameter in the JSON response. If the image is not rotated, then TextOrientation=0, otherwise it is the degree of the rotation, e. g. "270".
Scale	`scale`	`boolean`	If set to true, the api does some internal upscaling. This can improve the OCR result significantly, especially for low-resolution PDF scans. Note that the front page demo uses scale=true, but the API uses scale=false by default. See also this OCR forum post.
Is Table	`isTable`	`boolean`	If set to true, the OCR logic makes sure that the parsed text result is always returned line by line. This switch is recommended for table OCR, receipt OCR, invoice processing and all other type of input documents that have a table like structure.
OCR Engine	`ocrEngine`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "OCR Engine 1", "value": "1" }{ "label": "OCR Engine 2", "value": "2" }`
Image	`file`	`string`	The URL of the image or the path to the file saved to the `/tmp` directory (e.g. `/tmp/example.jpg`) to process. See the documentation.
File Type	`filetype`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`GIFPNGJPGTIFBMP`

Action Authentication#

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

In order to get an API Key, you need to register here for your free OCR API key. Then follow the instructions that are sent to the email you provided when registering.

About OCRSpace#

The OCR.space Online OCR service converts scans or (smartphone) images of text documents into editable files by using Optical Character Recognition (OCR). The OCR software also can get text from PDF . Our Online OCR service is free to use, no registration necessary. Just upload your image files.

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