Notion API
Notion's public REST API is mature and versioned via the Notion-Version header, covering pages, databases, blocks, users, search, and native HMAC-signed webhooks. Access is self-serve with internal tokens or OAuth 2.0 for multi-workspace apps. Rate limits average 3 requests per second.
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Notion scores A on Supergood's API Report Card. Notion's public REST API is mature and versioned via the Notion-Version header, covering pages, databases, blocks, users, search, and native HMAC-signed webhooks. Access is self-serve with internal tokens or OAuth 2.0 for multi-workspace apps. Rate limits average 3 requests per second.
Notion has a workable official integration path. Most engineering teams can build against it directly. Open API: self-serve, documented, with SDKs
Notion is an AI-first 'connected workspace' from Notion Labs, Inc. (San Francisco), founded in 2013 by Ivan Zhao and Simon Last and broadly released in its current incarnation in 2018.
Vertical: misc (horizontal docs + databases + wiki + lightweight PM + AI workspace; cuts across every Supergood vertical with no specific industry tilt). Sub-vertical: All-in-one Workspace / Docs / Wikis / Knowledge Management. Block-based pages combining rich text, headings, toggles, callouts, embeds, code, images, and database views in any structure.
High, 8/10. Notion is one of the most recognized productivity brands of the last decade, with 100M+ users globally, deep penetration in startups (>50% of YC) and tech (Fortune 100 ~62%), a massive creator/template ecosystem, and a fast-growing enterprise footprint.
Owner: Notion Labs, Inc. (privately held); HQ San Francisco, CA. Founders: Ivan Zhao (CEO), Simon Last (CTO). Founded: 2013; modern product relaunched 2018; current platform Notion 3.5 (May 2026).
Founded 2013 in San Francisco by Ivan Zhao and Simon Last; the modern product launched in 2018 after a near-complete rewrite. Now on Notion 3.5 (May 13, 2026 Developer Platform release).
Supergood's grades measure one thing: can a customer's engineering team get their own data out programmatically? Supergood checks six things (whether a real API exists, how access is gated, data coverage, auth quality, docs and developer experience, and stability) and rolls them into a letter grade. Supergood re-verifies grades, and they only move on evidence.
Notion scores GOOD on MCP availability. Notion publishes an official hosted MCP server at mcp.notion.com with OAuth, covering search, reading, creating, and updating pages, databases, and comments. Connection guides live on developers.notion.com, and Notion also maintains an open-source local server on GitHub under the makenotion org.
Yes. Notion publishes an official MCP server, so MCP clients like Claude, Cursor, and Codex can connect to it directly. Setup instructions are in the vendor's documentation.