Research the topic behind a new Notion data source
A new data source often marks the start of a new area of work. Let Notis search for context to help you get underway.
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 Bing
Run a Bing web search and get organic results, knowledge cards, and paging.
Why this helps
New tracking structures can be created before anyone has time to gather the context needed to use them well.
- Give a newly created data source a research starting point.
- Search for context related to its intended purpose.
- Keep early discovery attached to the work structure.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Notion and Litescrape once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis to research the topic of new data sources.
- 3Describe in one instruction how the new data source context should guide a Bing search.
- 4Choose the Notion Data Source Created trigger and a channel for run reports.
- 5Test by creating one real data source for a defined area of work.
Questions about this workflow
How does this differ from Database Created?
Data Source Created fires when a new data source is added. Database Created fires when the database container itself is created.
Could one template creation trigger it more than once?
Yes. A template-based database creation can generate a data_source.created event for each data source instantiated.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Notion to Litescrape. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Notion triggers
Litescrape actions
Recurring trigger
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Webhook trigger
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All Page Events
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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.
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New Comment
Triggers when a new comment is added to a specified Notion block or page.
Search Bing
Run a Bing web search and get organic results, knowledge cards, and paging.
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.
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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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