#Notion todolist example how to

In the software world, the waiter would be called API. Fortunately, in real life, this job is done by a waiter. The job of the kitchen is to prepare your dishes. But the kitchen staff needs a way of communication so that it is informed of orders from the guests.īecause without incoming orders, they don’t know what food to prepare and as a result, you’re left hungry at the table. You have to imagine this as if you were sitting in a restaurant as a guest: Think of the guest area and kitchen as two different apps that need to communicate with each other in order for the restaurant system to work. What is changing due to the Notion API?įirst the basics: What is an API? An API (Application Programming Interface) describes a programming interface that enables communication between two apps.

#Notion todolist example how to

In the following post, I will show you the possibilities the Notion API offers and as an example, I will show you step by step how to connect Notion with the Google Calendar. Thanks to the Notion API that was launched in May 2021, this is an issue of the past. For a long time Notion was a closed system that on the one hand offered many functions, but on the other hand, was limited because it could not communicate with the outside world aka external apps.