Notion

notioncli — Notion API Skill

A powerful CLI for the Notion API. Query databases, manage pages, add comments, and automate your workspace from the terminal. Built for AI agents and humans alike.

Setup

npm install -g notioncli
notion init --key $NOTION_API_KEY

The init command saves your API key and auto-discovers all databases shared with your integration. Each database gets an alias (a short slug derived from the database title) so you never need to type raw UUIDs.

Tip: In Notion, you must share each database with your integration first: open the database → ••• menu → Connections → Add your integration.

Auto-Aliases

When you run notion init, every shared database is automatically assigned a slug alias:

Found 3 databases:

  ✅ projects                   → Projects
  ✅ tasks                      → Tasks  
  ✅ reading-list               → Reading List

You can then use projects instead of a1b2c3d4-e5f6-... everywhere. Manage aliases manually with:

notion alias list                  # Show all aliases
notion alias add mydb <db-id>     # Add a custom alias
notion alias rename old new        # Rename an alias
notion alias remove mydb           # Remove an alias

Commands Reference

Database Discovery

notion dbs                         # List all databases shared with your integration
notion alias list                  # Show configured aliases with IDs

Querying Data

notion query tasks                                     # Query all rows
notion query tasks --filter Status=Active              # Filter by property
notion query tasks --filter "Count>10"                 # Greater than
notion query tasks --filter "Count>=5" --filter "Status!=Draft"  # AND filters
notion query tasks --filter "Due>=today"               # Relative dates
notion query tasks --sort Date:desc                    # Sort results
notion query tasks --filter Status=Active --limit 10   # Combine options
notion query tasks --output csv                        # CSV output
notion query tasks --output yaml                       # YAML output
notion query tasks --output json                       # JSON output
notion --json query tasks                              # JSON (shorthand)

Filter operators: = (equals/contains), != (not equal), >, <, >=, <= Relative dates: today, yesterday, tomorrow, last_week, next_week Multiple filters combine as AND.

Output formats:

• table — formatted ASCII table (default)
• csv — header row + comma-separated values
• json — full API response as JSON
• yaml — simple key/value YAML format

Creating Pages

# Use property names as flags (recommended — reads like English)
notion add tasks --name "Buy groceries" --status "Todo"
notion add projects --name "New Feature" --priority "High" --due "2026-03-01"

# Or use --prop for programmatic use
notion add tasks --prop "Name=Buy groceries" --prop "Status=Todo"

# Create with markdown body
notion add tasks --name "Sprint Notes" --from notes.md

Property names from your database schema become CLI flags automatically. Multi-word properties use kebab-case: --due-date → "Due Date".

Updating Pages

# Dynamic flags (recommended)
notion update tasks --filter "Name=Ship feature" --status "Done"
notion update workouts --filter "Name=LEGS #5" --notes "Great session"

# Or --prop syntax
notion update <page-id> --prop "Status=Done"
notion update tasks --filter "Name=Ship feature" --prop "Status=Done" --prop "Notes=Updated"

Reading Pages & Content

By page ID:

notion get <page-id>               # Page properties
notion blocks <page-id>            # Page content (headings, text, lists, etc.)

By alias + filter:

notion get tasks --filter "Name=Ship feature"
notion blocks tasks --filter "Name=Ship feature"

Deleting (Archiving) Pages

notion delete <page-id>                              # By page ID
notion delete tasks --filter "Name=Old task"         # By alias + filter
notion delete workouts --filter "Date=2026-02-09"    # By alias + filter

Relations & Rollups

notion relations tasks --filter "Name=Ship feature"           # See linked pages with titles
notion relations projects --filter "Name=Launch CLI"          # Explore connections

Relations are automatically resolved to page titles in get output. Rollups are parsed into numbers, dates, or arrays instead of raw JSON.

Blocks CRUD

notion blocks tasks --filter "Name=Ship feature"              # View page content
notion blocks tasks --filter "Name=Ship feature" --ids        # View with block IDs
notion append tasks "New paragraph" --filter "Name=Ship feature"  # Append block
notion block-edit <block-id> "Updated text"                   # Edit a block
notion block-delete <block-id>                                # Delete a block

Use --ids to get block IDs, then target specific blocks with block-edit or block-delete.

The blocks command displays all block types including:

• 📄 Child pages (subpages nested under the page)
• 🗄️ Child databases
• Headings, paragraphs, lists, to-dos, code blocks, dividers, etc.

Child Pages

List only child pages and databases under a page:

notion children <page-id>                                     # List child pages with IDs
notion children tasks --filter "Name=Ship feature"            # By alias + filter

Output shows each child page with its full ID for easy navigation:

📄 Chapter 1
   ID: 6e174679-5233-4419-a178-a0df9043d345

📄 Chapter 2
   ID: a7aa03c5-9e17-41a6-a907-07ec3ae6b567

2 child item(s)

This is useful for navigating Notion page hierarchies programmatically.

Appending Content

notion append <page-id> "Meeting notes: discussed Q2 roadmap"
notion append tasks "Status update: phase 1 complete" --filter "Name=Ship feature"

Appends a paragraph block to the page.

Users

notion users                       # List all workspace users
notion user <user-id>              # Get details for a specific user

Comments

notion comments <page-id>                                      # By page ID
notion comments tasks --filter "Name=Ship feature"             # By alias + filter
notion comment <page-id> "Looks good, shipping this!"          # By page ID
notion comment tasks "AI review complete ✅" --filter "Name=Ship feature"  # By alias + filter

Page Inspector

notion props tasks --filter "Name=Ship feature"    # Quick property dump
notion me                                          # Show bot identity and owner

Database Management

notion db-create <parent-page-id> "New DB" --prop "Name:title" --prop "Status:select"
notion db-update tasks --add-prop "Rating:number"      # Add a column
notion db-update tasks --remove-prop "Old Column"      # Remove a column
notion db-update tasks --title "Renamed DB"            # Rename database
notion templates tasks                                 # List page templates

Moving Pages

notion move tasks --filter "Name=Done task" --to archive     # Move by alias
notion move tasks --filter "Name=Done task" --to <page-id>   # Move to page

File Uploads

notion upload tasks --filter "Name=Ship feature" ./report.pdf
notion upload <page-id> ./screenshot.png

Supports images, PDFs, text files, documents. MIME types auto-detected from extension.

Search

notion search "quarterly report"   # Search across all pages and databases

Import

# CSV → database pages (headers become property names)
notion import data.csv --to tasks

# JSON → database pages (array of objects)
notion import data.json --to tasks

# Markdown → page with blocks
notion import notes.md --to tasks --title "Sprint Notes"
notion import doc.md --parent <page-id> --title "My Document"

Export

# Export page content as markdown
notion export tasks --filter "Name=Sprint Notes"
notion export <page-id>

JSON Output

Add --json before any command to get the raw Notion API response:

notion --json query tasks
notion --json get <page-id>
notion --json users
notion --json comments <page-id>

Common Patterns for AI Agents

1. Discover available databases

notion dbs
notion alias list

2. Query and filter data

notion query tasks --filter Status=Active --sort Date:desc
notion --json query tasks --filter Status=Active    # Parse JSON programmatically
notion query tasks --output csv                     # CSV for spreadsheet tools

3. Create a new entry

notion add tasks --prop "Name=Review PR #42" --prop "Status=Todo" --prop "Priority=High"

4. Update an existing entry (zero UUIDs)

# By alias + filter — no page ID needed
notion update tasks --filter "Name=Review PR #42" --prop "Status=Done"

# Or by page ID if you already have it
notion update <page-id> --prop "Status=Done"

5. Read page content (zero UUIDs)

# By alias + filter
notion get tasks --filter "Name=Review PR #42"
notion blocks tasks --filter "Name=Review PR #42"

# Or by page ID
notion get <page-id>
notion blocks <page-id>

6. Append notes to a page

notion append tasks "Status update: completed phase 1" --filter "Name=Review PR #42"
notion append <page-id> "Status update: completed phase 1"

7. Collaborate with comments

notion comments tasks --filter "Name=Review PR #42"              # Check existing
notion comment tasks "AI review complete ✅" --filter "Name=Review PR #42"  # Add comment

# Or by page ID
notion comments <page-id>
notion comment <page-id> "AI review complete ✅"

8. Delete by alias + filter

notion delete tasks --filter "Name=Old task"
notion delete workouts --filter "Date=2026-02-09"

9. Manage database schema

notion db-update tasks --add-prop "Priority:select"    # Add column
notion db-update tasks --remove-prop "Old Field"       # Remove column
notion db-create <parent-page-id> "New DB" --prop "Name:title" --prop "Status:select"

10. Move pages and upload files

notion move tasks --filter "Name=Done" --to archive
notion upload tasks --filter "Name=Ship feature" ./report.pdf

11. Inspect and debug

notion me                                       # Check integration identity
notion props tasks --filter "Name=Ship feature" # Quick property dump
notion templates tasks                          # List available templates

Property Type Reference

When using --prop key=value, the CLI auto-detects the property type from the database schema:

Multi-Workspace Profiles

Manage multiple Notion accounts from one CLI:

notion workspace add work --key ntn_work_key       # Add workspace
notion workspace add personal --key ntn_personal    # Add another
notion workspace list                               # Show all
notion workspace use work                           # Switch active
notion workspace remove old                         # Remove one

# Per-command override
notion query tasks --workspace personal
notion -w work add projects --prop "Name=Q2 Plan"

# Init with workspace
notion init --workspace work --key ntn_work_key

Aliases are scoped per workspace. Old single-key configs auto-migrate to a "default" workspace.

Notion API 2025 — Dual IDs

The Notion API (2025-09-03) uses dual IDs for databases: a database_id and a data_source_id. notioncli handles this automatically — when you run notion init or notion alias add, both IDs are discovered and stored. You never need to think about it.

Reliability

• Automatic pagination — All list commands fetch every result by default. Use --limit N to cap.
• Rate limit retry — 429 responses trigger automatic exponential backoff with jitter (up to 5 attempts). No flags needed.
• Input validation — Invalid numbers, dates, URLs, and emails are caught before the API call with clear error messages.

Troubleshooting

• "No Notion API key found" — Run notion init --key ntn_... or export NOTION_API_KEY=ntn_...
• "Unknown database alias" — Run notion alias list to see available aliases, or notion init to rediscover
• "Not found" errors — Make sure the database/page is shared with your integration in Notion
• Filter/sort property not found — Property names are case-insensitive; run notion --json query <alias> --limit 1 to see available properties
• "Invalid number/date/url/email" — Input validation caught a bad value. Check the format (dates: YYYY-MM-DD, URLs: must start with http(s)://, emails: must contain @)