Notion Exporter 🛫

A simple CLI tool and TypeScript library for exporting Markdown and CSV files from any Notion.so page. The tool relies on the stable export feature of Notion's API, hence you get exactly the Markdown and CSV you'd get from clicking through: ••• > Export > Markdown & CSV, no subpages, OK.

CLI

The CLI let's you download pages as part of any bash script, build step or content pipeline. For example, you can use Notion as a CMS to write your blog, export the Markdown in a Github action and build a static Hugo page. 🎉

npm install -g notion-exporter
notion-exporter 3af0a1e347dd40c5ba0a2c91e234b2a5 -t csv > list.csv

For more options, try notion-exporter --help and read about the NOTION_TOKEN.

Library

With the library you can do more elaborate things like directly parse and use your CSV, inject the Markdown in any React/next.js/Vue page or directly interact with the AdmZip object.

import NotionExporter from "notion-exporter"

const token = ...
const blockId = "3af0a1e347dd40c5ba0a2c91e234b2a5"

await new NotionExporter(token).getMdString(blockId)

API

Check the doc comments in NotionExporter.ts for the most accurate information.

Constructor

Provide the NOTION_TOKEN as authentification to create a new exporter client.

const exporter = new NotionExporter(token: string)

Methods

Download and extract the first file of the requested type and return it as string.

exporter.getCsvString(blockId: string): Promise<string>
exporter.getMdString(blockId: string): Promise<string>

Start an export of the given block and get the exported archive's URL. The second method also downloads the ZIP and gives full access to the AdmZip object.

exporter.getZipUrl(blockId: string): Promise<string>
exporter.getZip(url: string): Promise<AdmZip>

Token & Block IDs

To export anything from Notion's API, one needs to authenticate oneself with the so called NOTION_TOKEN. That token is the value of the Cookie token_v2 that is set on all requests of a logged in user when using the Notion Web-App.

How to retrieve the NOTION_TOKEN?

• Go to notion.so.
• Log in with your account.
• Open the developer tools of your browser, open the network tab. (You may need to reload the page now.)
• Click on any request to https://www.notion.so/api/v3/* and look at the Cookie tab.
• Copy the value of the Cookie called token_v2. This is your token. 🚀

How to get the block ID of a page?

To download a page or table you need its block ID. The block ID is usually the last part of its URL. For example on this page with URL:

https://www.notion.so/Notion-Official-83715d7703ee4b8699b5e659a4712dd8

the ID is 83715d7703ee4b8699b5e659a4712dd8. So you can get the page as Markdown by doing notion-exporter 83715d7703ee4b8699b5e659a4712dd8.

For tables, the ID is the first of the two long hexadecimal strings. Take this gallery for example with URL:

https://www.notion.so/228eea9d563a47f09fc594d0a89a2e18?v=d5bcf2644d2940b1b18a9ba9cc11c9b6

the ID is 228eea9d563a47f09fc594d0a89a2e18. So, you can get the table as CSV by doing notion-exporter 228eea9d563a47f09fc594d0a89a2e18 -t csv.

Note on Stability

This tool completely relies on the export/download feature of the official but internal Notion.so API. The advantage is, that we do not generate any markup ourselves, just download and extract some ZIPs. While the download feature seems to be pretty stable, keep in mind that it still is an internal API, so it may break anytime.

Contributing

Want to help improve this tool, spotted a type or you need to add a new use-case? Please submit issues and PRs on Github.

Contributors

• Yann Bolliger, @yannbolliger.