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Creating the Notion API

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Prior to the beta launch of the Notion API, our team used to joke that every product announcement resulted in a common refrain: NOTION: *posts a tweet that does not mention the API* USERS: "Where is the API?" There was a huge appetite for an API from users who wanted to extend the power of Notion. Our mission is to make software toolmaking ubiquitous. To effectively do so in today's inter-connected world, Notion has to work with the other tools that users already rely upon. Many users rightfully asked, "Isn't building a REST API well-trodden territory at this point? What could possibly be so difficult?" These are valid questions, especially in a world with APIs for virtually everything, from fantasy sports data to the New York Times' movie reviews. What makes Notion different? It turns out that designing a good API for a platform as flexible as Notion poses a surprisingly nuanced challenge! We're sharing some key decisions from our process, in the hopes that our experiences provide ins

All posts ← ← All posts Published January 20, 2022 in Tech Creating the Notion API By Alicia Liu Engineering 10 min read Share this post Prior to the beta launch of the Notion API, our team used to joke that every product announcement resulted in a common refrain: NOTION: *posts a tweet that does not mention the API* USERS: "Where is the API?" There was a huge appetite for an API from users who wanted to extend the power of Notion. Our mission is to make software toolmaking ubiquitous. To effectively do so in today's inter-connected world, Notion has to work with the other tools that users alr

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