# Save AI research to Notion with OpenAI: n8n workflow template

> Started by someone submitting a form, and works across Notion. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/save-ai-research-to-notion-with-openai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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

# Save AI research to Notion with OpenAI

Started by someone submitting a form, and works across Notion. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 6 steps: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

Small Calls a model: OpenAI

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fsave-ai-research-to-notion-with-openai)

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

**0** Branches: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**1** Service it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 1 Model 1 Logic 2 Service 2

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

- 1 **On form submission** Form trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **Message a model** Open Ai *Model*
- 3 **Format response and sources** Code *Logic*
- 4 **Handle AI Error** Stop And Error *Logic*
- 5 **Create a database page** Notion *Service*
- 6 **HTTP Request - Mark2Notion** Http Request *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** Someone submitting a form
- **Steps:** 6
- **Size:** Small: readable in one sitting
- **Connects to:** Notion
- **Model:** OpenAI

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Notion account, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on someone submitting a form.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Not long. At 6 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 6 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%2Fsave-ai-research-to-notion-with-openai)
- **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 research and reporting, with the same services where possible, closest in size first.

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- [**Report number of weekly created records in an app with Notion** 6 steps · Notion, Slack](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/report-number-of-weekly-created-records-in-an-app-with-notio)
- [**Route feedback by sentiment with Typeform and Notion** 6 steps · Notion, Slack](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/route-feedback-by-sentiment-with-typeform-and-notion)
- [**Summarize web pages from URLs to Notion with OpenAI** 7 steps · calls a model · Notion](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/summarize-web-pages-from-urls-to-notion-with-openai)
- [**Analyze research papers and find related work from Google Drive** 7 steps · Google Drive, Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/analyze-research-papers-and-find-related-work-from-google-dr)