Most of the large apps and web apps that we use today have APIs, including Slack, Gmail, Google Calendar, Todoist, Twitter, Facebook, and more.Įxternal developers use these APIs to build apps – or integrations inside bigger apps – that can communicate with these tools.įor example, you may have synced events between Apple’s Calendar app (built into iOS and macOS) with Google Calendar. An API is essentially a set of tools that an app can provide to other developers in order to: “Hold up a minute – what the heck is an API?”ĪPI stands for Application Programming Interface. If most of your experience with Notion has consisted of creating pages and blocks inside the app, you’re probably like: Still, the tools we have available to us today at launch are more than adequate for building some pretty cool stuff! What is an API?

Remember that the API is currently in a beta state, so many changes and updates will be coming down the line. One-way calendar sync from Notion to Google Calendar.Sending notes to a Notion database via email.Sending Typeform survey responses to a Notion database.In the video tutorial above, I’ll also walk you through three initial workflows that I’ve built: In this guide, I’ll briefly explain Notion’s API, what an API is, and which integration tool you should use – Zapier vs. I’m your classic non-coder.įortunately, apps like Automate.io, Zapier, and Typeform have already launched integrations that allow you to build no-code workflows and connect to 3,000+ apps. That includes yours truly while I do understand Notion formulas (and Excel formulas, which are quite similar), I’m a total greenhorn when it comes to terms like REST API. Most importantly, this guide is aimed at non-developers. If you want to connect apps like Google Calendar, Gmail, Typeform, Slack, etc. If you’re curious about how you can start using the API today, this guide is for you. The official Notion API released into public beta today (May 13, 2021), meaning that we can now start connecting Notion up to other apps!

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