Give each new service data source its Northflank project
A new place to track a service can kick off its infrastructure workspace too.
Trigger
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.
Action
Create Project
Tool to create a new project in Northflank. Use when you need to set up a new project with specific ID, name, region, and configuration.
Why this helps
New service tracking structures can proliferate before the corresponding infrastructure project is ready.
- Connect service tracking and project setup.
- Cut out a repetitive provisioning step.
- Make new service work easier to pick up.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Notion and Northflank to Notis once.
- 2Create an automation asking Notis to create a Northflank project for a new service data source.
- 3Select Data Source Created and explain how the service data source should be recognized.
- 4Choose a reporting channel and test with one representative new data source.
Questions about this workflow
Can a template create multiple runs?
Yes. One template can create multiple data sources and each can produce its own event, so describe which ones should result in a project.
Can the project use the data source's context?
State in the prompt how its name and parent context should guide project creation.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Notion to Northflank. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Notion triggers
Northflank actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create or Update Project
Tool to create a new project or update an existing project in Northflank (upsert operation). Use when you need to ensure a project exists with specific configuration, regardless of whether it's already created.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create or Update Secret
Tool to create or update a secret group in a Northflank project. Use when you need to store encrypted runtime variables or build arguments that can be inherited by services and jobs.
All Page Events
Triggers when any Notion page is created or updated across the workspace.
Create Project
Tool to create a new project in Northflank. Use when you need to set up a new project with specific ID, name, region, and configuration.
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.
Create Secret
Tool to create a secret group in a Northflank project. Use when you need to store encrypted environment variables that can be inherited by services and jobs.
New Comment
Triggers when a new comment is added to a specified Notion block or page.
Delete Project
Tool to permanently delete a Northflank project and all associated resources. Use when you need to remove a project including all builds, deployments, jobs, addons, secret groups, and configurations.
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 DNS ID
Tool to retrieve the DNS identifier for the authenticated account. Use when you need to get the DNS ID used for generating DNS entries for services and domains.
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.
Get Project
Tool to retrieve detailed information about a specific Northflank project. Use when you need to get project configuration, region, networking settings, or metadata.
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.
Get Secret
Tool to retrieve a secret from a Northflank project including its contents. Use when you need to view the actual secret values and metadata for a specific secret.
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