Keep your Notion schema ready for Bigpicture research
Turn repeated research friction into focused database improvements.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Update database schema
Updates an existing notion database's title, description, and/or properties; at least one of these attributes must be provided to effect a change.
Why this helps
The same missing structure keeps slowing down research review and follow-up.
- Reduces recurring workflow friction
- Keeps schema tied to real needs
- Makes improvements deliberate
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Bigpicture io and Notion once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation named Research schema improvement.
- 3Tell Notis to review recurring Bigpicture io research requirements and update the specified Notion database title, description, or properties only when the approved rules in the instruction are met.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with a small schema change in a safe database.
Questions about this workflow
Can this change any database?
Specify the exact database and approved schema changes in the automation instruction.
Will it add properties automatically?
Only when your instruction explicitly allows the corresponding schema update.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Bigpicture io to Notion. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Bigpicture io triggers
Notion actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add multiple content blocks (bulk, user-friendly)
Efficiently adds multiple standard content blocks to a notion page in a single api call with automatic markdown parsing. the 'content' field in notionrichtext blocks now automatically detects and parses markdown formatting including headers (# ## ###), bold (**text**), italic (*text*), strikethrough (~~text~~), inline code (`code`), links ([text](url)), and more. ideal for bulk content creation, ai agents, and replacing multiple individual add page content calls. supports automatic text formatting, content splitting, and up to 100 blocks per request.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add content to Notion page
Deprecated: appends a single content block to a notion page or a parent block (must be page, toggle, to-do, bulleted/numbered list, callout, or quote); invoke repeatedly to add multiple blocks.
Append complex blocks (advanced, full control)
Appends complex blocks with full notion block structure to a parent block or page. use for advanced scenarios requiring precise control: code blocks, tables, embeds, nested children within blocks, or when working with pre-built notion block objects. requires full notion api block schema - use add multiple page content for simpler content creation.
Archive Notion Page
Archives (moves to trash) or unarchives (restores from trash) a specified notion page.
Create comment
Adds a comment to a notion page (via `parent page id`) or to an existing discussion thread (via `discussion id`); cannot create new discussion threads on specific blocks (inline comments).
Create Notion Database
Creates a new notion database as a subpage under a specified parent page with a defined properties schema; use this action exclusively for creating new databases.
Create Notion page
Creates a new empty page in a notion workspace.
Delete a block
Archives a notion block, page, or database using its id, which sets its 'archived' property to true (like moving to "trash" in the ui) and allows it to be restored later.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Bigpicture io and Notion, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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