I’m working on an application that needs to pull information from a Notion database and show it in a table format. Based on the Notion API documentation, getting database content requires making a POST request instead of the usual GET request. I’ve already set up my database in Notion and have access to the API. The thing is, I’m not sure how to handle this POST request properly to fetch the database records. Most examples I see online use GET requests for retrieving data, but Notion’s API works differently. Can someone explain the correct approach to make this POST request and process the response data? I need to understand the proper way to structure the request and handle the returned database content.
yea, notion’s api is kinda weird with post requests, but once u get it, it’s simple. just ensure u set content-type to application/json and include the auth bearer token or else u’ll keep getting those 401 errors.
Had this exact problem integrating Notion last month. Here’s what got me: you can send a completely empty body {} for basic queries, but it still needs to be a POST with proper JSON headers. I started with just the endpoint, headers, and empty body to test the connection first. Once that worked, I added filtering and sorting bit by bit. Heads up - the response dumps tons of metadata around each property. You’ll need to dig into the results array and parse each property by its type. Property values aren’t simple strings - they’re objects with type-specific structures, which threw me off initially.
Accessing data from a Notion database through a POST request can indeed be tricky. Start by making your request to https://api.notion.com/v1/databases/{database_id}/query, ensuring to include your integration token in the headers. It’s also essential to specify the Notion-Version header, typically as “2022-06-28” or the specific version you’re working with. For simple queries, you can send an empty body, but feel free to include JSON for filters, sorts, or pagination. One common pitfall is not granting your integration proper access to the database, so double-check those settings. The response will contain your records in a results array, structured according to your database’s configuration. Additionally, keep in mind that Notion limits the results to 100 per request, so plan for pagination if your dataset is larger.