Automation library · Data collection

Add, update, and fetch contacts from a Notion database by email

Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Notion. 12 steps, 3 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

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12 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
3Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 4Logic 3Service 5

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Manual TriggerManual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Switch1SwitchLogic
  3. 3Search, Email Exists?NotionService
  4. 4Search, Find by EmailNotionService
  5. 5Notion, Get Person1NotionService
  6. 6Already Exists?IfLogic
  7. 7Person Found?IfLogic
  8. 8RespondRespond To WebhookStarts it
  9. 9Block DuplicateRespond To WebhookStarts it
  10. 10Notion, Create Person1NotionService
  11. 11Notion, Update Person1NotionService
  12. 12Not Found ErrorRespond To WebhookStarts it

How it's built

Starts on
An event in a connected app
Steps
12, with 3 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Notion
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Notion account. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on an event in a connected app.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 12 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.