notion_search
Search for pages and databases in Notion by title to quickly find specific content within your workspace.
Instructions
Search pages or databases by title in Notion
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | No | Text to search for in page or database titles | |
| filter | No | Filter results by object type (page or database) | |
| sort | No | Sort order of results | |
| start_cursor | No | Pagination start cursor | |
| page_size | No | Number of results to return (max 100). | |
| format | No | Specify the response format. 'json' returns the original data structure, 'markdown' returns a more readable format. Use 'markdown' when the user only needs to read the page and isn't planning to write or modify it. Use 'json' when the user needs to read the page with the intention of writing to or modifying it. | markdown |
Implementation Reference
- src/server/index.ts:251-260 (handler)Handler case for 'notion_search' tool that parses arguments and delegates to NotionClientWrapper.search method.
case "notion_search": { const args = request.params.arguments as unknown as args.SearchArgs; response = await notionClient.search( args.query, args.filter, args.sort, args.start_cursor, args.page_size ); break; - src/types/schemas.ts:427-476 (schema)Schema definition for the 'notion_search' tool including input schema, description, and parameters.
export const searchTool: Tool = { name: "notion_search", description: "Search pages or databases by title in Notion", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { query: { type: "string", description: "Text to search for in page or database titles", }, filter: { type: "object", description: "Filter results by object type (page or database)", properties: { property: { type: "string", description: "Must be 'object'", }, value: { type: "string", description: "Either 'page' or 'database'", }, }, }, sort: { type: "object", description: "Sort order of results", properties: { direction: { type: "string", enum: ["ascending", "descending"], }, timestamp: { type: "string", enum: ["last_edited_time"], }, }, }, start_cursor: { type: "string", description: "Pagination start cursor", }, page_size: { type: "number", description: "Number of results to return (max 100). ", }, format: formatParameter, }, }, }; - src/server/index.ts:303-322 (registration)Registration of the 'notion_search' tool (as schemas.searchTool) in the list of all available tools returned by ListToolsRequest.
const allTools = [ schemas.appendBlockChildrenTool, schemas.retrieveBlockTool, schemas.retrieveBlockChildrenTool, schemas.deleteBlockTool, schemas.updateBlockTool, schemas.retrievePageTool, schemas.updatePagePropertiesTool, schemas.listAllUsersTool, schemas.retrieveUserTool, schemas.retrieveBotUserTool, schemas.createDatabaseTool, schemas.queryDatabaseTool, schemas.retrieveDatabaseTool, schemas.updateDatabaseTool, schemas.createDatabaseItemTool, schemas.createCommentTool, schemas.retrieveCommentsTool, schemas.searchTool, ]; - src/client/index.ts:292-316 (helper)Core implementation of the search functionality in NotionClientWrapper, making a POST request to Notion's /search API endpoint.
async search( query?: string, filter?: { property: string; value: string }, sort?: { direction: "ascending" | "descending"; timestamp: "last_edited_time"; }, start_cursor?: string, page_size?: number ): Promise<ListResponse> { const body: Record<string, any> = {}; if (query) body.query = query; if (filter) body.filter = filter; if (sort) body.sort = sort; if (start_cursor) body.start_cursor = start_cursor; if (page_size) body.page_size = page_size; const response = await fetch(`${this.baseUrl}/search`, { method: "POST", headers: this.headers, body: JSON.stringify(body), }); return response.json(); }