Despite Notion’s many competitive advantages, its absent API deterred many potential users. From the earliest days of Notion, users have pleaded

Notion Explained: The API Debut

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2021-05-24 18:30:10

Despite Notion’s many competitive advantages, its absent API deterred many potential users. From the earliest days of Notion, users have pleaded for an API. The topic emerged daily across online conversations.

Nonetheless, it seemed the API would never arrive. Each hint of an impending release would be followed by days, weeks, months without an update.

The wish finally came true on May 13, 2021, when the API entered public beta. With that milestone, Notion unleashed a world of new possibilities and took another sizable step ahead of competing apps.

In this overview, I explore the fundamentals of the API and how to use it, demonstrated by a few simple examples. Moving forward, I’ll walk through more complex implementations of the API, so stay tuned to the Notion VIP newsletter and @WilliamNutt.

An application programing interface, or API, allows an app to integrate with other apps. Through these integrations, apps can exchange information and make updates.