# Document n8n workflows directly in Notion database: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across Notion. 8 steps, 1 branch: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/document-n8n-workflows-directly-in-notion-database (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

[Automation library](https://millionrounds.com/workflows) · [Documents and files](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?category=Documents+and+files#library)

# Document n8n workflows directly in Notion database

Started by a clock, and works across Notion. 8 steps, 1 branch: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

Small

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**8 steps** Small: readable in one sitting

**1** Branch: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**1** Service it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 1 Logic 3 Service 4

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

- 1 **Every 15 minutes** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **Get all workflows with tag** N8n *Service*
- 3 **Set fields** Set *Logic*
- 4 **Get notion page with workflow id** Http Request *Service*
- 5 **Map fields** Set *Logic*
- 6 **if newly added workflow** If *Logic*
- 7 **Add to Notion** Notion *Service*
- 8 **Update in Notion** Notion *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 8, with 1 branch
- **Size:** Small: readable in one sitting
- **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 a clock.

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?

Not long. At 8 steps it can be read in one sitting and changed without fear.

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 8 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fdocument-n8n-workflows-directly-in-notion-database)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Notion](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Notion#library)

## Workflows like it

Also documents and files, with the same services where possible, closest in size first.

- [**Store Notion's Pages as Vector Documents into Supabase** 8 steps · calls a model · Notion, Supabase vectors](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/store-notion-s-pages-as-vector-documents-into-supabase)
- [**AI-powered workflow documentation & promotion with Gemini** 9 steps · calls a model · Google Drive, LinkedIn](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/ai-powered-workflow-documentation-and-promotion-with-gemini)
- [**Track SDK documentation drift with GitHub and Notion** 10 steps · GitHub, Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/track-sdk-documentation-drift-with-github-and-notion)
- [**Parse CVs from emails with OCR and OpenAI** 10 steps · calls a model · Gmail, Notion](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/parse-cvs-from-emails-with-ocr-and-openai)
- [**Route and review finance documents from Google Drive** 14 steps · Gmail, Google Drive](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/route-and-review-finance-documents-from-google-drive)
- [**Send Google Drive files to Notion database** 2 steps · Notion](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/send-google-drive-files-to-notion-database)