I am encountering an issue where my tables include columns that link one table to another. When I attempt to fetch data from these connection fields, I do not receive any associated block details. What strategy or method can be utilized to successfully extract this related data?
# Retrieve a collection block from Notion
collection_block = api.fetch_block(notion_reference)
# Obtain each entry from the collection
entries_list = [item for item in collection_block.collection.get_entries()]
# Access a specific attribute from each entry
output = getattr(entry, attribute_identifier)
Based on my experience when working with relation fields in Notion tables, one issue is that fetching the parent block doesn’t automatically populate details of associated records. I found that after retrieving the initial collection, it is necessary to iterate through the linked fields and make an extra query for each associated record. By explicitly fetching each record related to the connection field, the correct block details are accessible. This approach requires some additional API calls but results in complete data retrieval.
i had ths problem too. i fixed it by runnin a extra call for each relation id instead of expectin the full details from the parent fetch. kinda clunky, but sure does the trick.
I encountered a similar issue when working with relational fields in Notion. After fetching the main table, I initially expected the related records to be automatically populated, but they weren’t. What worked for me was implementing a secondary query for each relation identifier. To mitigate performance issues, I built a small caching mechanism that saved fetched related data, so repeated calls didn’t incur a full network request every time. This method ensured consistency and minimized redundant API calls. Although it requires additional coding effort, it provided a reliable way to retrieve fully enriched objects representing the linked records, which solved the problem in my implementation.