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Create a Table

A new database on a page, with the columns you give it.

Action referenceCreate

What this action does #

First, connect Notion in Services. Then open Actions → + → Notion and choose Create a Table.

To find this direct request action, choose Every Notion endpoint in the integration’s picker. The setup guide also explains the dedicated forms for common tasks.

What a run does

Running or testing this action creates something in your connected service.

More about this action

A table is a database block, so it isn't added like other blocks: it's made through the databases API, inside a page, and lands at the bottom of it. Its columns are Notion's column JSON — `{"Name":{"title":{}},"Done":{"checkbox":{}}}` — and every table needs exactly one title column.

Inputs to fill in #

Open an input to choose its value. Keep a fixed value with Text, receive it from Shortcuts, ask when the action runs, or use an Earlier Step. Read how input sources work.

Inside Page

RequiredText

Supply a text value for this input.

Example value (replace with your own):

248104cd-477e-80a9-8a1b-e4f8b0f8c1d2

Title

RequiredText

Supply a text value for this input.

Example value (replace with your own):

Groceries

Show on the page

OptionalOn or off

Yes shows the table on the page; no makes it a page of its own.

Example value (replace with your own):

true

Columns

OptionalStructured data (JSON)

Leave empty for a single Name column.

Default: {"Name":{"title":{}}}

Example value (replace with your own):

{"Name":{"title":{}},"Done":{"checkbox":{}}}

What comes back #

In the action editor, open Output → Returned Value to choose fields for your shortcut. These are the response fields described by the app; a service may omit an optional field or return an empty list. JSON File contains the full response.

Returned field	Type	Meaning
`id`	string	The new database's ID.
`url`	string	Text value.
`data_sources`	array	A list of values.
`data_sources[].id`	string	The table's ID, for Add a row and Find rows.

Run it from Shortcuts #

Give the action a recognizable name and tap Save.
In Apple Shortcuts, add Shortcutify’s Execute Action and select the saved action.
Supply any Param or File slots you bound in the inputs, then run the shortcut.

If the result is unexpected, open Logs in Shortcutify, select the run, and inspect this step’s inputs and response.

Advanced reference #

Request, permissions, and identifiers

Request: POST https://api.notion.com/v1/databases

Action identifier: notion.databases.create.v1

No additional per-action permissions are declared in the app’s catalog. The integration’s connection and account access rules still apply.

Input	Request key	Location
Inside Page	`parent.page_id`	body
Title	`title[0].text.content`	body
Show on the page	`is_inline`	body
Columns	`initial_data_source.properties`	body

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