Start social discovery with your new research source
Create a dedicated Notion data source for a research question and let an Instagram keyword search gather a first set of relevant results.
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
Search Instagram
Search Instagram for places, profiles, and hashtags by keyword.
Why this helps
Setting up a new research space can add another organizational step before the actual investigation begins.
- Pairs new research structure with an initial discovery pass.
- Searches Instagram for profiles, places, or hashtags.
- Helps turn an empty source into a useful research starting point.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Notion and Apify to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis to set it up in plain language.
- 3Write one instruction to search Instagram based on the new data source's research purpose.
- 4Select the Notion Data Source Created trigger and choose a run-report channel.
- 5Test by creating a research data source for a real topic.
Questions about this workflow
Will it run for every new data source?
The Data Source Created event fires workspace-wide. Explain the data sources that represent an Instagram research request in the instruction.
What does the Instagram action search?
It searches for Instagram places, profiles, and hashtags by keyword.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Notion to Apify. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Notion triggers
Apify actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Search Instagram
Search Instagram for places, profiles, and hashtags by keyword.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Snapchat Spotlight
Extract creator, caption, and engagement data from Snapchat Spotlight video URLs.
All Page Events
Triggers when any Notion page is created or updated across the workspace.
Get YouTube Transcript
Extract a full timestamped transcript plus video metadata from a YouTube video URL.
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.
Search Facebook Ads
Scrape ads from the Meta/Facebook Ad Library by search query or page.
New Comment
Triggers when a new comment is added to a specified Notion block or page.
Search LinkedIn Profiles
Search LinkedIn profiles by keyword with job title, company, school, location, industry, seniority, and headcount filters.
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.
List YouTube Comments
Extract complete comment threads from YouTube videos: text, authors, dates, votes, and replies.
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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