Notion API MCP Server
Create and manage Notion pages, databases, and blocks through your AI agent.
Quick Answer
- 1. The Notion API MCP server lets Claude, Cursor, and VS Code interact with the Notion API API through natural language.
- 2. Setup: Add the config to
claude_desktop_config.json, set your OAuth2 variables, and restart. - 3. 3 operations available including Create a page, Query a database, Get block children.
- 4. Quality score: 78/99 — good source quality and documentation coverage.
Overview
Category: Productivity
Auth: OAuth2
Endpoints: 3
Transport: STDIO
Command: npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-notion
Spec: v2022-06-28
Setup time: ~2 min (auth required)
Environment Variables
NOTION_TOKENExample: ntn_...
One-Click Install
Copy the snippet for your MCP client and paste it in — zero editing required.
Claude Desktop
Add to claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"notion": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-notion"
],
"env": {
"NOTION_TOKEN": "ntn_..."
}
}
}
}Cursor
Settings → MCP Servers → Add
{
"mcpServers": {
"notion": {
"url": "https://mcpbridge.org/config/notion.json"
}
}
}Saves as .cursor/mcp.json in the download. Move it to your project root.
VS Code
Use with MCP extension
{
"mcpServers": {
"notion": {
"url": "https://mcpbridge.org/config/notion.json"
}
}
}MCP Server Configuration
Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json or Cursor MCP settings.
{
"mcpServers": {
"notion": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y","@modelcontextprotocol/server-notion"],
"env": {
"NOTION_TOKEN": "ntn_..."
}
}
}
}What You Can Build
With the Notion API MCP server, your AI assistant can:
- Access 3 API operations through natural language
- Read, create, and modify productivity resources without writing HTTP requests
- Chain multiple operations in a single conversation for complex workflows
- Combine with other MCP servers for cross-tool automation
Endpoints
/v1/pagesCreate a page
/v1/databases/{database_id}/queryQuery a database
/v1/blocks/{block_id}/childrenGet block children
Authentication
This API requires OAuth2 authentication.
Set the required environment variables in your MCP client before using this server. Refer to the Notion API API documentation to obtain credentials.
Required environment variables:
NOTION_TOKEN
Spec Version
Version: 2022-06-28
Spec version published with the OpenAPI document. Config auto-updates when the spec changes.
Page last updated: June 13, 2026
Quality Score
- +Official source (+30)
- +Has documentation (+12)
- +GitHub repo (+12)
- +Auth type defined (+8)
- +OpenAPI spec available (+8)
- +3 endpoints (+8)
Build with Notion API
Get everything you need in one bundle: MCP config, cursor rules, and framework integration for Notion API.
View Notion + Python Productivity Stack→Read the Guide
Step-by-step walkthrough for setting up and using the Notion API MCP server.
Notion APIMCP Setup Guide →This listing is verified by the API owner.
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