<aside> ❓ Set up a simple shortcut to quickly add a new database page using a widget or Siri.

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Create a Notion Integration

1. Visit notion.so/my-integrations. You'll need to be logged in to Notion.
2. Click the + New Integration button then enter the following info.
   • Name: Shortcuts
   • Logo: you can leave this blank or download the one in this toggle.
   • Associated Workspace: select the relevant workspace.
3. Click Submit and keep the next page handy so you can easily grab your Internal Integration Token later.

<aside> 🔥 Hot tip: you can use the one integration above to control all of your Shortcuts-related automations, you won't have to create a new integration each time.

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Set Up Notion Database

1. Create a new Notes database, or go to an existing database you wish to link the shortcut to.

2. From the Share menu in the top right click Invite and select the Shortcuts integration you created above, leaving its permissions as Can edit.

3. From the same Share menu, click the Copy link button. Paste this link somewhere and make note of the section between the last / and the ?. This is the database's ID and will be needed in the shortcut later.

   https:/www.notion.so/bensomething/**8c324a26348843d4800ba9b4afe68608**?v=1208f3a058ed46b89ce948624225f490
   

Create Shortcut

1. Open the Shortcuts app.

2. Tap on the + button in the top right.

3. Tap on the ••• then rename the shortcut to Notion Note (or similar) and select an icon. Tap Done.

4. Add an Ask for input action with the following. The prompt can be whatever you'd like.

   • Ask for Text with What's on your mind?

5. Add a Text action with the following.

   {
   	"parent":{
   		"database_id":"ReplaceWithDatabaseID"
   	},
   	"properties":{
   		"Name":{
   			"title":[
   				{
   					"text":{
   						"content":"ReplaceWithProvidedInput"
   					}
   				}
   			]
   		}
   	}
   }
   

6. Highlight ReplaceWithDatabaseID and add your database ID from earlier.

7. Highlight ReplaceWithProvidedInput and select Provided Input from above the keyboard.

8. Add a Get Contents of URL action with the following.

   • Get contents of https://api.notion.com/v1/pages
   • Method: POST
   • Headers
     • Authorization  |  Bearer ReplaceWithIntegrationToken
     • Notion-Version  |  2021-05-13
     • Content-Type  |  application/json
   • Request Body: File
   • File: Choose Variable

9. For the last File option, tap Choose Variable, then Select Magic Variable, then tap the Text option directly below this code.