Obsidian to NotionNext
Now, support All Notion databases, including NotionNext and General Notion databases, and customise the database list.
现在支持所有Notion数据库，包括NotionNext和一般Notion数据库，以及自定义数据库列表。
Precautions
For customised database users before version 2.3.0
⚠️⚠️⚠️: The existing customised database should be recreated if you want to update to version 2.3.0. The new version has a new database structure, and the old database structure is not compatible with the new version to build the index properly.
在2.3.0版本之前的自定义数据库用户
⚠️⚠️⚠️: 如果你想要更新到2.3.0版本，你需要重新创建自定义数据库。新版本有一个新的数据库结构，旧的数据库结构无法构建索引。
TODO List
- [x] Modify the Edit function for the custom properties. 改进自定义属性的编辑功能
- [x] Support sync with long notes (From
v2.4.0). 从v2.4.0开始支持长笔记同步 - [x] Support custom properties for Notion General database. 支持自定义属性
- [x] Support preview for database details in plugin settings. 支持预览数据库详情
- [x] Support edit for database details in plugin settings. 支持编辑数据库详情
- [ ] Support group upload with one click 支持一键多数据库上传
How to use
If you want to use this plugin, you need to follow the following steps to set up the plugin. The steps can be divided into two parts: setting up the Notion API and setting up the plugin in Obsidian.
1. Setting up the Notion API
1). Go to Notion API to create a new integration, and copy the token.
2). Create a database in your Notion workspace.
Open Notion, click top-left Create a new page` -> You can give a title for the page and press "/" Select 'Database - Full page'.
Rename the database properties to title and tags.
⚠️⚠️title is the title column! tags is lower case⚠️⚠️
3). Add the Notion API integration.
Click the right-top '...' -> connections -> connect to -> find the integration you created and connect it.
4). Publish the database to the public. Click the 'Share' -> 'Publish' -> 'Publish' -> copy the database id from the URL.
2. Setting up the plugin in Obsidian
1). Go to Obsidian settings -> community plugins -> search 'NotionNext' -> install it.
2). Open the plugin settings and create a new database.
3. Create a database
You can create three types of databases:
1️⃣ General database
General database is the default database, which only has the title and tags columns. ⚠️⚠️title and tags are lowercase⚠️⚠️
The general is as follows:
- Full Name: the full name that you would like to give to the database.
- Abbreviate Name: the abbreviation that you would like to give to the database.
- Notion tags sync: whether you want to sync the tags column to Notion.
- Customise title property: whether you want to change the
titleto another name (e.g.,name). - Notion API token: the token you copied from the Notion API page.
- Notion Database ID: the database ID you copied from the Notion database URL. (e.g., only copy
7158cd3f70ce4f60afd9da5bdf74fd0cbetweensite/and?.https://jxpeng.notion.site/7158cd3f70ce4f60afd9da5bdf74fd0c?v=380317ac5373sadasdas3c13e618f&pvs=4**)
After setting, it should look like this:
Once you click save, the new database will be created in the plugin settings and display in the detabase list.
2️⃣ NotionNext database
If you use NotionNext to set up your website, you can use the NotionNext database. (All the properties are in lowercase, and you do not need to change the properties)
Like the general database, you need to fill in the following information:
- Full Name: the full name that you would like to give to the database.
- Abbreviate Name: the abbreviation that you would like to give to the database.
- Notion API token: the token you copied from the Notion API page.
- Notion Database ID: the database ID you copied from the Notion database URL.
3️⃣ Custom database
The custom database is purely customised, and you can customise the properties you want to sync. (All the properties are in lowercase, and you do not need to change the properties)
The basic information is identical to the general database and NotionNext database. You need to fill in the following information:
- Full Name: the full name that you would like to give to the database.
- Abbreviate Name: the abbreviation that you would like to give to the database.
- Notion API token: the token you copied from the Notion API page.
- Notion Database ID: the database ID you copied from the Notion database URL.
After adding the information, You can click Add New Property to add the properties you want to sync. There is no limit to the number of properties you can add.
⚠️⚠️⚠️: Title column is the main property in the Notion database, which has the open button to open the underlying page. You can select the type of all other properties. ⚠️⚠️⚠️
According to the previously shown database, you can use title as the Title column, and Tags as the property 1.
Until now, you have set up the plugin in Obsidian. You can start syncing your notes to Notion.
4. Start syncing
Create a new note in Obsidian, and fill in the front matter with the properties you want to sync.
1️⃣ note for general database
For example, we can create a test note with the following front matter:
---
title: test
tags: [test, web]
---
This is a test file.
After creating the note, you can click the Share to NotionNext button on the left sidebar to sync the note to Notion.
2️⃣ note for NotionNext database
We use the following front matter for the NotionNext database:
---
title: test-notionnext
titleicon: 📎
date: 2023-07-23
coverurl: https://img.jxpeng.dev/2023/08/843e27a210847f05a0f7cfb121fec100.jpg
type: Post
slug: test
status: Draft
category: test
summary: this is a summary for test post
icon: fa-solid fa-camera
password: "1234"
tags:
- test
- web
NotionID-pengjiaxin: 8ba573de-8fdf-4681-b063-c39d26e7860e
---
this is a test file
3️⃣ note for custom database
sync title and tags
Use the previously created general database and rename title to Name and tags to Tags in Notion.
The front matter for the custom database is as follows:
---
Name: test-custom
Tags:
- test
- web
---
This is a test file. 
sync more properties
Add more property to the custom database. For example, we can add a summary and date property to the custom database.
1). Click Edit in the plugin settings.
2). Click Add and add the summary and date property.
3). After adding the properties, you can see the properties in the plugin settings.
4). Add the summary and date in Notion
5). Create a new note with the summary and date property.
---
Name: test-custom-more
Tags:
- test
- web
summary: this is a summary for test custom
date: 2022-05-03
---
This is a test file.6). Sync the note to Notion.
Acknowledgment
Thanks to the original author for developing such a useful plugin that can synchronize Obsidian to Notion. However, the original repository can only sync Name and Tag information. For those like me who use NotionNext to set up their website, this presents some limitations. Every time I import, I need to make a lot of modifications.
Thus, based on the original author's work, I've added a feature to match the NotionNext template. This way, you can edit directly in Obsidian and publish with a single click after organizing.