Keep competitor ad research moving from Notion
Update a watchlist entry with a competitor or campaign query, and let Apify look for relevant Facebook ads for your next review.
Trigger
Page Properties Updated
Triggers when properties of a Notion page are updated. Customer optionally scopes with at most one of: - data_source_id: any row in this data source - page_id: this specific page - parent_page_id: any page whose immediate parent is this page With none set, fires for any property change in the workspace the integration has access to. Adding a column to a data source fires this trigger once per existing row. Customers can branch on `data.updated_properties` (array of property IDs) to filter downstream.
Action
Search Facebook Ads
Scrape ads from the Meta/Facebook Ad Library by search query or page.
Why this helps
Remembering to revisit ad libraries competes with the work of building and running the business.
- Starts a search after a watchlist update.
- Makes current ad examples easier to review together.
- Keeps the research request connected to its Notion context.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Notion and Apify to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create the automation in Notis by asking conversationally or through Automations in the portal.
- 3Use one plain-language instruction to search the Facebook Ad Library based on each updated watchlist entry.
- 4Pick the Notion Page Properties Updated trigger and set a channel for run reports.
- 5Test by updating one watchlist entry with a real competitor or ad query.
Questions about this workflow
Can the search use a page name or query?
Yes. Include the competitor or search phrase in the watchlist item and describe that in the automation instruction.
Does it monitor every competitor continuously?
This workflow runs when the Notion watchlist page is updated. A recurring schedule would be needed for periodic searches.
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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.
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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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