notion_update_database
Modify database title, description, or properties in Notion to keep information current and organized.
Instructions
Update a database in Notion
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| database_id | Yes | The ID of the database to update.It should be a 32-character string (excluding hyphens) formatted as 8-4-4-4-12 with hyphens (-). | |
| title | No | An array of rich text objects that represents the title of the database that is displayed in the Notion UI. | |
| description | No | An array of rich text objects that represents the description of the database that is displayed in the Notion UI. | |
| properties | No | The properties of a database to be changed in the request, in the form of a JSON object. | |
| 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/client/index.ts:211-229 (handler)Core implementation of the updateDatabase method in NotionClientWrapper, performing the PATCH request to Notion API /databases/{database_id} with optional title, description, and properties.
async updateDatabase( database_id: string, title?: RichTextItemResponse[], description?: RichTextItemResponse[], properties?: Record<string, any> ): Promise<DatabaseResponse> { const body: Record<string, any> = {}; if (title) body.title = title; if (description) body.description = description; if (properties) body.properties = properties; const response = await fetch(`${this.baseUrl}/databases/${database_id}`, { method: "PATCH", headers: this.headers, body: JSON.stringify(body), }); return response.json(); } - src/types/schemas.ts:305-336 (schema)Tool schema definition for 'notion_update_database', specifying input schema, description, and parameters.
export const updateDatabaseTool: Tool = { name: "notion_update_database", description: "Update a database in Notion", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { database_id: { type: "string", description: "The ID of the database to update." + commonIdDescription, }, title: { type: "array", description: "An array of rich text objects that represents the title of the database that is displayed in the Notion UI.", items: richTextObjectSchema, }, description: { type: "array", description: "An array of rich text objects that represents the description of the database that is displayed in the Notion UI.", items: richTextObjectSchema, }, properties: { type: "object", description: "The properties of a database to be changed in the request, in the form of a JSON object.", }, format: formatParameter, }, required: ["database_id"], }, }; - src/server/index.ts:303-326 (registration)Registration of the notion_update_database tool (as updateDatabaseTool) in the list of available tools returned by ListToolsRequestHandler.
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, ]; return { tools: filterTools(allTools, enabledToolsSet), }; }); - src/server/index.ts:197-207 (handler)Dispatch handler in CallToolRequestHandler switch statement that casts arguments and invokes the client updateDatabase method.
case "notion_update_database": { const args = request.params .arguments as unknown as args.UpdateDatabaseArgs; response = await notionClient.updateDatabase( args.database_id, args.title, args.description, args.properties ); break; } - src/types/args.ts:98-104 (schema)TypeScript interface defining the arguments for the notion_update_database tool, used for type casting in the handler.
export interface UpdateDatabaseArgs { database_id: string; title?: RichTextItemResponse[]; description?: RichTextItemResponse[]; properties?: Record<string, any>; format?: "json" | "markdown"; }