Auto-Generate Setup Guides for New Databases
Created a new database? Get a complete setup guide in seconds. Share with your team immediately.
Trigger
Database Created
Triggers when a new Notion database (the container) is created. A database is the post-2025-09-03 container that holds one or more data sources. This trigger fires for the container's creation event (`database.created`), distinct from `NOTION_DATASOURCE_CREATED` which fires when a new data source is added to an existing database. Most customers calling Notion's `POST /v1/databases` (the legacy API) or creating a database via the Notion UI will see this event. Adding a new data source to an existing database fires `data_source.created` instead — use `NOTION_DATASOURCE_CREATED` for that. Notion's payload puts `entity.type: "block"` (the container is a `child_database` block in the content tree) and `entity.id` is the database id.
Action
Text Chat Completion
Tool to generate text completions or chat responses using a specified llm model. use after assembling the conversation history to produce the next response.
Why this helps
New databases need documentation but documenting feels overwhelming. Tribal knowledge isn't captured, onboarding is slow.
- Setup documentation appears automatically with zero writing required
- Speeds up team onboarding and self-service
- Captures database structure and logic instantly
- Reduces support burden for explaining database use
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Notion to Notis via the portal.
- 2Ask Notis 'Generate a setup guide whenever I create a new database' or set up via Automations.
- 3Notis analyzes the new database structure and generates a ready-to-share guide.
- 4Specify where the guide should be added (as a page, in a template section, or sent to a channel).
- 5Create a test database and review the auto-generated setup guide within seconds.
Questions about this workflow
Will the guide cover all my database rules and views?
Yes. Notis inspects all columns, filters, and views to generate a comprehensive guide.
Can I customize the generated guide?
Absolutely. The guide is a starting point you can edit. Notis improves based on your edits.
What if my database has complex logic or relationships?
Add context when creating the database (e.g., 'This tracks project dependencies'). Notis uses that to explain logic more clearly.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Notion to Ai ml api. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Notion triggers
Ai ml api actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Moderation Completion
Tool to classify input text or image for safety using a moderation model. use after receiving user-generated content to filter out unsafe material.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Text Chat Completion
Tool to generate text completions or chat responses using a specified llm model. use after assembling the conversation history to produce the next response.
All Page Events
Triggers when any Notion page is created or updated across the workspace.
Comment Created
Triggers when a new comment is created in Notion. Optional `page_id` filter scopes to comments on a specific page. When omitted, fires for any new comment in the workspace the integration has access to. Requires the 'Read comments' capability on the Notion integration. If a connection was authorized before that capability was enabled, the user must re-authorize the connection for comment events to flow.
New Comment
Triggers when a new comment is added to a specified Notion block or page.
Database Created
Triggers when a new Notion database (the container) is created. A database is the post-2025-09-03 container that holds one or more data sources. This trigger fires for the container's creation event (`database.created`), distinct from `NOTION_DATASOURCE_CREATED` which fires when a new data source is added to an existing database. Most customers calling Notion's `POST /v1/databases` (the legacy API) or creating a database via the Notion UI will see this event. Adding a new data source to an existing database fires `data_source.created` instead — use `NOTION_DATASOURCE_CREATED` for that. Notion's payload puts `entity.type: "block"` (the container is a `child_database` block in the content tree) and `entity.id` is the database id.
Data Source Created
Triggers when a new Notion data source is created. Fires workspace-wide. The payload's `data.parent` carries the data source's tree parent (typically the teamspace) for downstream filtering. A single template-based database creation can fire multiple `data_source.created` events at once — one per data source the template instantiates.
Data Source Schema Updated
Triggers when a Notion data source's schema is updated. Fires on column add / remove / rename. Payload includes `data.updated_properties: [{id, name, action}]` so consumers can discriminate the kind of change downstream. Optional `data_source_id` filter scopes to schema changes on a single data source. When omitted, fires for any schema change in the workspace the integration has access to. Note: adding a column also fires `page.properties_updated` once per existing row in the data source. Customers wanting a single structural-change signal should use this trigger.
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