Start market discovery when you create a Notion database
Set up a database for a new market or topic and have Firecrawl search for current sources tied to its purpose.
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
Firecrawl Search
Search the web and optionally scrape every result.
Why this helps
Research planning can stall after creating a tracker because the initial source gathering is still manual.
- Pair a new research structure with an initial discovery pass.
- Find sources while the database purpose is top of mind.
- Reduce the friction between planning and investigation.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Notion and Firecrawl to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Ask Notis to search the web for current context related to each newly created research database.
- 3Select Database Created and describe how the research subject should be inferred from the database context.
- 4Choose where runs should be reported and test with a real database creation.
Questions about this workflow
Is database creation different from data source creation?
Yes. This trigger fires when the database container is created; adding a data source to an existing database is a separate event.
Can search results be scraped too?
Yes. Firecrawl Search can optionally scrape results so you can review source content.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Notion to Firecrawl. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Notion triggers
Firecrawl actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Firecrawl Scrape
Scrape one URL into clean, LLM-ready markdown or JSON.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Firecrawl Search
Search the web and optionally scrape every result.
All Page Events
Triggers when any Notion page is created or updated across the workspace.
Firecrawl Crawl
Crawl a whole website into clean content, page by page.
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.
Firecrawl Map
List a website's URLs, fast, without scraping content.
New Comment
Triggers when a new comment is added to a specified Notion block or page.
Firecrawl Batch Scrape
Scrape up to 500 known URLs as one durable job.
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.
Firecrawl Agent
Autonomous multi-page web research into structured JSON.
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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Notion and Firecrawl, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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