Automatically log Notion subpages to BigQuery
Notion's page hierarchy grows invisibly. Notis logs every subpage added so BigQuery tracks your workspace structure and you can query the organization of your content.
Trigger
Page Added to Page
Action
Query
Runs a SQL query in BigQuery, including statements that can modify data.
Why this helps
Page hierarchies in Notion are dynamic and invisible to analytics. You can't query the structure of your workspace or see how many subpages live under each parent.
- Track how your workspace organization evolves over time
- Query the depth and breadth of your page hierarchy
- Spot over-nested structures before they become hard to navigate
- Build dashboards on workspace organization metrics
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Notion workspace to Notis.
- 2Connect Google BigQuery to Notis.
- 3Ask Notis: 'When a subpage is added to a Notion page, log the parent page ID, parent title, child page ID, child title, timestamp, and creator email to BigQuery.'
- 4Select 'Page Added to Page' as the trigger and optionally filter to a parent page.
- 5Pick your reporting channel.
- 6Test by adding a subpage to a Notion page and confirming the record in BigQuery.
Questions about this workflow
Does this track all nesting levels or just immediate children?
'Page Added to Page' fires only when a subpage is directly added under a parent. Notion doesn't provide deep hierarchy change events.
Can I filter to log subpages under specific parents only?
Yes. Notis can scope to a specific parent page ID so you only track certain branches.
What happens if a page is moved to a different parent?
Notion treats a move as a delete-then-add operation. You'd see a new entry when the page is added to the new parent, but not an explicit move event.
When this happens · Trigger
Fires when a new comment is created in the accessible workspace.
Do this · Action
Runs a SQL query in BigQuery, including statements that can modify data.
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Notion to Google BigQuery. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Notion triggers
Google BigQuery actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Query
Runs a SQL query in BigQuery, including statements that can modify data.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Cancel BigQuery Job
Requests cancellation of a running BigQuery job; cancellation must be checked and may still incur costs.
Comment Created
Fires when a new comment is created in the accessible workspace.
Create Capacity Commitment
Creates a capacity commitment to purchase BigQuery compute slots for a committed term.
Database Created
Fires when a new database container is created.
Create BigQuery Connection
Creates a BigQuery connection to an external data source.
Data Source Created
Fires when a new data source is created in the workspace.
Create Analytics Hub Listing
Creates an Analytics Hub listing; its dataset must exist in the exchange’s region.
Data Source Schema Updated
Fires when a data source’s columns are added, removed, or renamed.
Create BigQuery Dataset
Creates a BigQuery dataset in a specified location.
Page Content Updated
Fires when the body content of an accessible page is updated.
Create Analytics Hub Data Exchange
Creates an Analytics Hub data exchange for sharing BigQuery datasets.
Page Created
Fires when a new page is created in the accessible workspace.
Create Analytics Hub Listing
Creates an Analytics Hub listing to publish a BigQuery dataset for subscription.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Notion and Google BigQuery, or any other combination from 1,500+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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