Start a visual archive with a new database
When a new Notion database is created for image-rich work, let Notis create a matching album as a ready destination.
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
Create Album
Creates a new album in google photos.
Why this helps
A new collection of work can gather images before anyone has created a clear place to organize them.
- Set up an album at the beginning of a new collection.
- Give image-heavy work a recognizable destination.
- Avoid a separate setup reminder.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Notion and Google Photos to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation or ask Notis to create a Google Photos album for each new Notion database intended to collect imagery.
- 3Choose Database Created and describe how to name the album and identify relevant databases in one prompt.
- 4Pick a channel for run reports and test with a new database created for a real image collection.
Questions about this workflow
Does database creation also mean a data source was added?
This trigger is for database container creation. Creating a data source inside an existing database is a different event.
Will every database receive an album?
State in the prompt which newly created databases are intended to have a visual archive.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Notion to Googlephotos. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Notion triggers
Googlephotos actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add Enrichment
Adds an enrichment at a specified position in a defined album.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Batch Add Media Items
Adds one or more media items to an album in google photos.
All Page Events
Triggers when any Notion page is created or updated across the workspace.
Batch Create Media Items
Unified action to upload media files and create them as items in google photos.
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.
Batch Get Media Items
Returns the list of media items for the specified media item identifiers.
New Comment
Triggers when a new comment is added to a specified Notion block or page.
Create Album
Creates a new album in google photos.
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.
Get Album
Returns the album based on the specified albumid.
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.
Download Photos Media Item
Downloads a media item from google photos and returns it as a file.
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.
List Albums
Lists all albums shown to a user in the albums tab of google photos.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Notion and Googlephotos, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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