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Notion Integration
Poppy
I strongly doubt that we need a "bi-directional connection".
If you want to sync Notion.so and Raindrop.io, there's no need for 'bi-directional connection.' We need a synchronous update support.
Raindrop.io does not need any updates that you make on Notion.so. Raindrop.io has the ability like a subset of Notion. If you want to make changes, do it on Raindrop.io, connect it to Zapier, and send bookmarks to Notion.so, which is problematic.
The problem is that:
- Zapier or other no-code automation tools does not support real-time updates (it's ignited only when bookmarks are added, not edited)
- I tried to use 'HTML/CSS to Image' API to make a beautiful thumbnail like Save to Notion, but Notion does not support Markdown from no-code automation tools (i.e. "! [thumbnail] (imgUrl)" was not supported at all since you have to provide 'block type' and there is no such field to select)
- 'highlight' object on a raindrop is not supported (probably because it requires real-time updates)
In summary, I could have added raindrop bookmarks on Notion.so using Zapier with ease, but because I could not add the thumbnail nor ignite Zapier on every update, I decided not using the Zapier integration.
Save to Notion is a great tool so I'm migrating at some point.
Poppy
After commenting, I was able to add bookmarks, thumbnails and highlights from Raindrop to Notion using API server with Node. However, since it was my first time using Node.js & TypeScript, it was not easy at all. Especially implementing all the CRUD operations using JSON file was hard. I realized that I have to use NoSQL for that, then I gave up at that point.
It's what YOU or API service providers have to do. Not Raindrop.
Bastien
Poppy: I am very interested in your work. I would need to sync real time my Raindrop with my Airtable. Indeed, Zapier is not working for that. What would you recommend to me ? Knowing that I don’t code.
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Darren LI
Maybe, not only bookmarks, but also synchronize the whole text as well is super helpful
Denis Golinzovsky
yep, good idea.
David Dias
That would be a really good new feature! Now that the Notion API is pretty stable (still in Beta but is working pretty well), it would be the right time to integrate both APIs.
B3ast0
Why is this important and how do you utilize this feature, not challenging it but trying to understand and learn different uses / techniques etc. why Notion versus another note app?
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Rachel Wolk
B3ast0: Notion is a really easy and adaptable user. it is so much more than a notes app! i basically put my whole life on there
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Tobias Lee
B3ast0: Each tool does its respective job brilliantly so it'd be nice to pull them together. Id love to be able to add a section to a Notion page that displays related bookmarks from Raindrop according to tag or collection, for example; my 'Holidays' Notion entry could include a view of my bookmarks tagged 'Travel'.
I can roughly accomplish this at the moment by embedding a public Raindrop page but it's clunky and limited. Proper syncing of database properties would be magical, ideally I'd be able to have Raindrop create a database in Notion that it updates with entries as I add them, pulling in tags and collections as properties, alongside the title, image and URL to display in native Notion fashion.
Matter (getmatter.app) has a nice Notion integration that shows the principle in action, albeit one-way import only.