Ground Every New Content Brief in Current Search Results
A brief is easier to shape when the search landscape is already visible. Notis can detect a new brief subpage, run a relevant search, and share the results before drafting begins.
Trigger
Page Added to Page
Fires when a new subpage (a `child_page` type block) is added under a specified parent Notion page.
Action
Search
Tool to perform unified search across 40+ search engines including Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, YouTube, Amazon, and more. Use when you need to retrieve search results with rich structured data including organic results, ads, knowledge graphs, local listings, images, videos, and related searches. Supports advanced filtering by location, language, date, device type, and SafeSearch settings.
Why this helps
Content briefs are created from internal assumptions, then revised later when someone finally checks what searchers and competing pages already cover.
- See current search results before drafting
- Spot related themes that deserve coverage
- Keep research aligned with the content planning workflow
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Notion and Search API to Notis once.
- 2Tell Notis to research search intent and competing pages for each new content brief.
- 3Select the Notion Page Added to Page trigger for the planning page and a report channel.
- 4Test by adding one real brief beneath that page.
Questions about this workflow
Can the workflow use a specific search engine?
Yes. Name the desired search engine, country, language, device, or date filters in the instruction.
Does this write the article?
No. This workflow performs the Search API research step and reports the results for the team to use in the brief.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Notion to Search api. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Notion triggers
Search api actions
All Page Events
Triggers when any Notion page is created or updated across the workspace.
Get Account Info
Tool to retrieve account usage statistics including monthly usage, remaining credits, hourly limits, and subscription period information. Use when you need to check current account status or usage limits.
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.
Get Cached Search by ID
Tool to retrieve cached search results by search ID in JSON format. Use when you need to access previously executed search results without re-running the query. The search ID is found in the search_metadata.id or search_metadata.json_url field from initial search responses. Cached results are available for 90 days.
New Comment
Triggers when a new comment is added to a specified Notion block or page.
Get Cached Search HTML by ID
Tool to retrieve cached search results by search ID in HTML format. Use when you need to access the raw HTML snapshot of a previous search execution. The search ID is available in the search_metadata.id or search_metadata.html_url field from initial search responses.
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.
Get Locations
Tool to get available locations for geo-localized search queries. Use when you need to find location identifiers for targeting Google searches to specific geographic areas. Returns location metadata including identifiers, names, coordinates, and population reach.
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.
Search
Tool to perform unified search across 40+ search engines including Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, YouTube, Amazon, and more. Use when you need to retrieve search results with rich structured data including organic results, ads, knowledge graphs, local listings, images, videos, and related searches. Supports advanced filtering by location, language, date, device type, and SafeSearch settings.
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.
New Page
Triggers when a new page is added to a Notion database.
Page Added to Page
Fires when a new subpage (a `child_page` type block) is added under a specified parent Notion page.
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