Start partner discovery when a Notion data source is created
When you set up a new relationship tracker, let Orbit search for people who match the partner profile you describe.
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
Find People
Find people from a description, criteria or identity signals, with source-backed context.
Why this helps
A new tracking structure can invite more setup work before it produces useful relationship leads.
- Give a new relationship tracker an immediate research use.
- Search from the partner criteria you have already defined.
- Reduce friction between planning a tracker and finding people.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Notion and Orbit to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis conversationally.
- 3In one instruction, describe the partner profile and ask Orbit to find people matching it when a new data source is created.
- 4Select the Notion Data Source Created trigger and choose where run reports arrive.
- 5Test with a newly created data source and review the search output.
Questions about this workflow
How is a data source different from a database?
A Notion database is a container; a data source holds the schema and records. This trigger responds when a new data source is added.
Should I use this for every new data source?
Use it when the new data source represents a partner research need that fits the instruction.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Notion to Orbit. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Notion triggers
Orbit actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Find People
Find people from a description, criteria or identity signals, with source-backed context.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Read Person Profile
Read the stored profile for one person: identity, contacts, history, sections, sources.
All Page Events
Triggers when any Notion page is created or updated across the workspace.
Batch Enrich Profiles
Build up to 20 people's profiles to partial or full depth in one call.
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.
Enrich Person Profile
Build one person's profile to partial or full depth from live web and public sources.
New Comment
Triggers when a new comment is added to a specified Notion block or page.
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.
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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