I’ve been working with the free tier of Notion and built my own integration through the developer portal. The integration is properly configured for my workspace, but I’m having trouble connecting it to a specific page within that workspace.
I found some documentation that mentioned I should be able to link the integration through the share or invite functionality on my page. When I try this approach, I don’t see my integration listed as an option, and there’s no dropdown menu or selection interface appearing.
I’m wondering if this feature requires a premium subscription, or if there’s another method I should be using to establish this connection. Has anyone else encountered this issue with Notion integrations?
Had this exact problem last month when I set up my first integration. The issue is that you need to connect the integration through page settings, not the share menu. Go to your page, hit the three dots in the top right, then find “Add connections” or “Connect to.” Your integration should show up there if it’s registered properly in your workspace. If it’s still missing, refresh your browser and double-check you’re logged into the same Notion account that created the integration. Works fine on the free tier too.
Check your integration’s capabilities in the developer portal. I forgot to enable read and update content permissions when I first made mine - that’s why it wouldn’t show up anywhere. Also make sure you actually installed it to your workspace after creating it. There’s a separate authorization step for the specific workspace you want to use. I missed this and wasted hours troubleshooting before I realized the integration existed but wasn’t connected to my workspace. Once you fix both the permissions and workspace authorization, it’ll show up in the connections menu.
Log out of Notion and back in - the integration doesn’t always refresh right. I’ve hit this bug before where the developer portal shows everything’s fine, but Notion won’t pick it up until you restart your session.
you might wanna double check the permissions for your integration. if it ain’t got access to the page, it won’t show up. also, don’t forget to use the add connections option instead of the regular share menu.
Honestly, you’re making this way harder than it needs to be. I’ve dealt with this exact problem at work countless times.
Yeah, the permission and connection stuff others mentioned is right, but there’s a way easier solution. Skip Notion’s developer portal entirely - you can automate this whole thing without that mess.
I built something similar last year for syncing data across systems and Notion pages. Instead of custom integrations, I used automation for all the connections and data flow. It hooks up to any Notion page instantly - no permission headaches or workspace auth steps.
Best part? No code to maintain and no worries about API changes breaking everything. Just drag, drop, connect your Notion account once, and you’re done.
Works great on Notion’s free tier and you’ll dodge all those integration headaches later.