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Notion API MCP server

Started by an event in a connected app. It calls services over plain HTTP rather than through connectors. 14 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

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14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
0Services by connector: it calls them over plain HTTP

The flow

Starts it 1Service 13

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

  1. 1Delete Block 1Http Request ToolService
  2. 2Retrieve BlockHttp Request ToolService
  3. 3Update Block 2Http Request ToolService
  4. 4Retrieve Block ChildrenHttp Request ToolService
  5. 5Append Block ChildrenHttp Request ToolService
  6. 6Retrieve CommentsHttp Request ToolService
  7. 7Retrieve DatabaseHttp Request ToolService
  8. 8Update Database 1Http Request ToolService
  9. 9Query DatabaseHttp Request ToolService
  10. 10Retrieve PageHttp Request ToolService
  11. 11Update Page PropertiesHttp Request ToolService
  12. 12Retrieve Page PropertyHttp Request ToolService
  13. 13Retrieve UserHttp Request ToolService
  14. 14Notion MCP ServerMcp triggerStarts it

How it's built

Starts on
An event in a connected app
Steps
14
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Nothing by connector; it calls services over plain HTTP
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n 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. 14 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 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.