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https://github.com/yannbolliger/notion-exporter

CLI and library for exporting .md and .csv files from any Notion.so page.
https://github.com/yannbolliger/notion-exporter

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CLI and library for exporting .md and .csv files from any Notion.so page.

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# Notion Exporter 🛫



A simple CLI tool and TypeScript library for exporting Markdown and CSV files

from any [Notion.so](https://notion.so) page. The tool relies on the export

feature of Notion's web-app, hence you get exactly the Markdown and CSV you'd

get from clicking through: _••• > Export > Markdown & CSV, no subpages, OK._



## CLI



The CLI let's you download pages as part of any script, build step or content

pipeline. For example, you can use Notion as a CMS to write your blog, export

the Markdown in a Github action and build a static Hugo page. 🎉



```bash

npm install -g notion-exporter

notion-exporter 3af0a1e347dd40c5ba0a2c91e234b2a5 -t csv > list.csv

```



For more options, try `notion-exporter --help` and read about the

[needed Cookies](#needed-cookies).



## Library



With the library you can do more elaborate things like directly parse and use

your CSV, inject the Markdown in any React/Next.js/Vue page or interact with the

underlying [`AdmZip`](https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip) object.



```ts

import NotionExporter from "notion-exporter"



const tokenV2 = ...

const fileToken = ...

const blockId = "3af0a1e347dd40c5ba0a2c91e234b2a5"



await new NotionExporter(tokenV2, fileToken).getMdString(blockId)

```



### API



Check the doc comments in [`NotionExporter.ts`](./src/NotionExporter.ts) for the

most accurate information.



#### Constructor



Provide the [required Cookies](#needed-cookies) as authentification to create a

new exporter client. For configuration options,

[refer to the definition](./src/config.ts).



```ts

const exporter = new NotionExporter(tokenV2: string, fileToken: string, config?: Config)

```



#### Methods



Download and extract the first file of the requested type and return it as

string.



```ts

exporter.getCsvString(blockIdOrUrl: string): Promise

exporter.getMdString(blockIdOrUrl: string): Promise

```



Start an export of the given block and get the exported archive's URL. The

second method also downloads the ZIP and gives full access to the

[`AdmZip`](https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip) object.



```ts

exporter.getZipUrl(blockIdOrUrl: string): Promise

exporter.getZip(blockIdOrUrl: string): Promise

```



To get all files of the exported zip use:



```ts

exporter.getMdFiles(blockIdOrUrl: string, folderPath: string): Promise

```



## Needed Cookies



To export anything from Notion, one needs to authenticate oneself with some

Cookies (like a browser would). These cookies are called `token_v2` and

`file_token`. They are set on all requests of a logged in user when using the

Notion web-app.



### How to retrieve the Cookies?



- Go to [notion.so](https://notion.so).

- Log in with your account.

- Open the developer tools of your browser, open Application > Storage > Cookies

  (Chrome); Storage tab (Firefox).

- Copy the value of the Cookies called `token_v2` and `file_token` and paste

  them somewhere safe.



### How to get the block ID of a page?



To download a page or table you need its block ID. The block ID is usually the

last part of its URL. For example on

[this page](https://www.notion.so/Notion-Official-83715d7703ee4b8699b5e659a4712dd8)

with URL:



```

https://www.notion.so/Notion-Official-83715d7703ee4b8699b5e659a4712dd8

```



the ID is `83715d7703ee4b8699b5e659a4712dd8`. So you can get the page as

Markdown by doing `notion-exporter 83715d7703ee4b8699b5e659a4712dd8`.



For tables, the ID is the first of the two long hexadecimal strings. Take

[this gallery](https://www.notion.so/228eea9d563a47f09fc594d0a89a2e18?v=d5bcf2644d2940b1b18a9ba9cc11c9b6)

for example with URL:



```

https://www.notion.so/228eea9d563a47f09fc594d0a89a2e18?v=d5bcf2644d2940b1b18a9ba9cc11c9b6

```



the ID is `228eea9d563a47f09fc594d0a89a2e18`. So, you can get the table as CSV

by doing `notion-exporter 228eea9d563a47f09fc594d0a89a2e18 -t csv`.



## Note on Stability



This tool completely relies on the export/download feature of the official _but

internal_ Notion.so API. The advantage is, that we do not generate any markup

ourselves, just download and extract some ZIPs. While the download feature seems

to be pretty stable, keep in mind that it still is an internal API, so it **may

break anytime**.



## Contributing



Want to help improve this tool, spotted a type or you need to add a new

use-case? Please submit issues and PRs on Github.



### Contributors



- Yann Bolliger, [@yannbolliger](https://github.com/yannbolliger)

- Guillermo C. Martínez, [@telekosmos](https://github.com/telekosmos)