I’m working on a project where I need to programmatically update date properties in my Notion database. The automatic date updates work fine, but I’m wondering if there’s a way to also configure reminders for these dates through the API.
I’ve been able to modify the date values successfully with my script, but I can’t figure out how to add reminder notifications to those same dates. Has anyone managed to set up date reminders programmatically? I’m looking for a solution that would let me specify reminder times when I update the date properties.
Any guidance on whether this functionality exists in the API would be really helpful. Thanks!
totally get what ur saying! it’s a bummer that reminders aren’t in the API yet. i made my own workaround too using a cron job to ping me about deadlines. it’s not ideal, but def helps keep me on track!
Unfortunately, the Notion API does not support setting reminders programmatically. I encountered the same issue while developing a project last year. While modifying date properties through the API is straightforward, reminder notifications must be configured manually within Notion itself. My solution involved implementing an external notification system in my application. I kept track of the dates and used cron jobs to trigger notifications as needed. While this may not be the ideal integration, it proved effective. Many developers also use Zapier or webhooks for similar reminder implementations. The API documentation does not indicate any upcoming support for reminders, so these alternatives may be the best approaches for now.
Hit this same wall about six months back when I was building a content calendar automation. The API just doesn’t have reminder functionality - super annoying since it’s right there in the UI. Here’s what I did: created a separate tracking table in my database with a status field that updates whenever my script runs. Then I set up a Python scheduler that checks this table daily and shoots out email notifications based on upcoming dates. You’ll need to handle the notification logic yourself, but you get reliable alerts without doing it manually. Works great if you need different reminder intervals for different event types.