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Getting Started#

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

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Configure the New or Updated Page in Data Source (By Property) trigger
1. Connect your Notion account
2. Configure timer
3. Select a Data Source ID
4. Configure Include New Pages
5. Optional- Select one or more Property Types
6. Configure alert
Configure the Create Employee action
1. Connect your Breathe account
2. Configure First Name
3. Configure Last Name
4. Configure Email
5. Configure Company Join Date
6. Optional- Configure Date of Birth
7. Optional- Configure Job Title
8. Optional- Select a Department ID
9. Optional- Select a Division ID
10. Optional- Select a Location ID
11. Optional- Select a Working Pattern ID
12. Optional- Select a Holiday Allowance ID
13. Optional- Configure Work Mobile
14. Optional- Configure Personal Mobile
15. Optional- Configure Home Telephone
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 or Updated Page in Data Source (By Property) on Notion

Description:Emit new event when a page is created or updated in the selected data source. [See the documentation](https://developers.notion.com/reference/page)

Version:1.0.0

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 zlib from "zlib"; import notion from "../../notion.app.mjs"; import base from "../common/base.mjs"; import constants from "../common/constants.mjs"; import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs"; export default { ...base, key: "notion-updated-page", name: "New or Updated Page in Data Source (By Property)", description: "Emit new event when a page is created or updated in the selected data source. [See the documentation](https://developers.notion.com/reference/page)", version: "1.0.0", type: "source", dedupe: "unique", props: { ...base.props, dataSourceId: { propDefinition: [ notion, "dataSourceId", ], }, includeNewPages: { type: "boolean", label: "Include New Pages", description: "Set to `false` to emit events only for updates, not for new pages.", default: true, }, properties: { propDefinition: [ notion, "propertyTypes", (c) => ({ parentId: c.dataSourceId, parentType: "data_source", }), ], description: "Only emit events when one or more of the selected properties have changed", optional: true, }, alert: { type: "alert", alertType: "warning", content: "Source not saving? Your database might be too large. If deployment takes longer than one minute, an error will occur.", }, }, 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.dataSourceId, 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.retrieveDataSource(this.dataSourceId); 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.dataSourceId, 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; } // Check if this is a new page first const pageExistsInDB = propertyValues[page.id] != null; isNewPage = !pageExistsInDB; 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 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) { // For new pages, always track the properties if (!propertyValues[page.id]) { propertyValues[page.id] = {}; } propertyValues[page.id][propertyName] = currentValueToSave; // Only mark as changed (to emit event) if includeNewPages is true if (this.includeNewPages) { propertyHasChanged = true; changes.push({ property: propertyName, previousValue, currentValue: currentValueToEmit, }); } } } // Only emit events if: // 1. It's an existing page with changes, OR // 2. It's a new page and includeNewPages is true if (propertyHasChanged && (!isNewPage || this.includeNewPages)) { 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`
Data Source ID	`dataSourceId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Include New Pages	`includeNewPages`	`boolean`	Set to `false` to emit events only for updates, not for 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 Employee on Breathe

Description:Creates a new employee in Breathe. [See the documentation](https://developer.breathehr.com/examples#!/employees/POST_version_employees_json)

Version:0.0.2

Key:breathe-create-employee

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Action Code#

import breathe from "../../breathe.app.mjs"; export default { key: "breathe-create-employee", name: "Create Employee", description: "Creates a new employee in Breathe. [See the documentation](https://developer.breathehr.com/examples#!/employees/POST_version_employees_json)", version: "0.0.2", annotations: { destructiveHint: false, openWorldHint: true, readOnlyHint: false, }, type: "action", props: { breathe, firstName: { type: "string", label: "First Name", description: "First name of the employee", }, lastName: { type: "string", label: "Last Name", description: "Last name of the employee", }, email: { type: "string", label: "Email", description: "Email address of the employee", }, companyJoinDate: { type: "string", label: "Company Join Date", description: "The date that the employee joined the company. Example: `2023-12-25`", }, dob: { type: "string", label: "Date of Birth", description: "The date of birth of the employee", optional: true, }, jobTitle: { type: "string", label: "Job Title", description: "The job title of the employee", optional: true, }, departmentId: { propDefinition: [ breathe, "departmentId", ], }, divisionId: { propDefinition: [ breathe, "divisionId", ], }, locationId: { propDefinition: [ breathe, "locationId", ], }, workingPatternId: { propDefinition: [ breathe, "workingPatternId", ], }, holidayAllowanceId: { propDefinition: [ breathe, "holidayAllowanceId", ], }, workMobile: { type: "string", label: "Work Mobile", description: "The work moblie phone number of the employee", optional: true, }, personalMobile: { type: "string", label: "Personal Mobile", description: "The personal mobile phone number of the employee", optional: true, }, homeTelephone: { type: "string", label: "Home Telephone", description: "The home telephone number of the employee", optional: true, }, }, async run({ $ }) { const response = await this.breathe.createEmployee({ $, data: { employee: { person_type: "Employee", first_name: this.firstName, last_name: this.lastName, email: this.email, company_join_date: this.companyJoinDate, dob: this.dob, job_title: this.jobTitle, work_mobile: this.workMobile, personal_mobile: this.personalMobile, home_telephone: this.homeTelephone, department: this.departmentId, division: this.divisionId, location: this.locationId, working_pattern: this.workingPatternId, holiday_allowance: this.holidayAllowanceId, }, }, }); $.export("$summary", `Successfully created employee with ID: ${response.employees[0].id}`); return response; }, };

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
Breathe	`breathe`	`app`	This component uses the Breathe app.
First Name	`firstName`	`string`	First name of the employee
Last Name	`lastName`	`string`	Last name of the employee
Email	`email`	`string`	Email address of the employee
Company Join Date	`companyJoinDate`	`string`	The date that the employee joined the company. Example: `2023-12-25`
Date of Birth	`dob`	`string`	The date of birth of the employee
Job Title	`jobTitle`	`string`	The job title of the employee
Department ID	`departmentId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Division ID	`divisionId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Location ID	`locationId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Working Pattern ID	`workingPatternId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Holiday Allowance ID	`holidayAllowanceId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Work Mobile	`workMobile`	`string`	The work moblie phone number of the employee
Personal Mobile	`personalMobile`	`string`	The personal mobile phone number of the employee
Home Telephone	`homeTelephone`	`string`	The home telephone number of the employee

Create Employee with Breathe API on New or Updated Page in Data Source (By Property) from Notion API

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