# Notion to Markdown (`lucen_data/notion-to-md`) Actor

Convert Notion pages to clean Markdown with automatic image download, hosting, and optimization.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lucen\_data/notion-to-md.md
- **Developed by:** [Lucen](https://apify.com/lucen_data) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Integrations, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 8 total users, 1 monthly users, 75.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $50.00 / 1,000 page converteds

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Notion to Markdown

An Apify Actor that converts a single Notion page into Markdown. Optionally downloads every image referenced by the page, optimizes it with sharp (resize + re-encode to WebP/JPEG), and rewrites the Markdown so images keep working long after Notion's signed-URL expiration window.

### What it does

1. Accepts a Notion integration token and a page reference (ID, UUID, or URL).
2. Fetches the page via the Notion API.
3. Converts blocks to Markdown.
4. For each image block (if enabled):
   - Downloads the image.
   - Optimizes it (resize to `maxWidth`, re-encode to the chosen format at the chosen quality).
   - Stores the result in the run's key-value store.
   - Rewrites the Markdown reference to point at the stored copy.
5. Writes the final Markdown to the key-value store as `page.md`.
6. Emits a dataset record summarizing the run.

GIFs and SVGs are stored as-is — re-encoding them would lose animation / vector data.

### Input

| Field                | Type            | Default | Notes                                                                                                                    |
| -------------------- | --------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `notionToken`        | string (secret) | —       | Internal integration token. The integration must be shared with the target page.                                         |
| `pageId`             | string          | —       | Raw ID, dashed UUID, or full Notion URL.                                                                                 |
| `downloadImages`     | boolean         | `true`  | If off, Markdown keeps original Notion S3 URLs (which expire).                                                           |
| `optimizeImages`     | boolean         | `true`  | Passes downloaded images through sharp.                                                                                  |
| `imageFormat`        | enum            | `webp`  | `webp`, `jpeg`, or `original` (keeps source format, still resizes).                                                      |
| `maxWidth`           | integer         | `2400`  | Wider images are scaled down. Smaller ones are left alone.                                                               |
| `quality`            | integer         | `85`    | Encoder quality for WebP/JPEG.                                                                                           |
| `relativeImagePaths` | boolean         | `false` | If on, Markdown references `./images/<filename>` instead of a public Apify URL — useful when you want a portable bundle. |

### Output

**Key-value store**

- `page.md` — the converted Markdown.
- `images/<filename>` — each downloaded image.

**Dataset** (one record per run)

```json
{
    "pageId": "…",
    "title": "…",
    "markdownUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/…/records/page.md",
    "imageCount": 5,
    "images": [{ "filename": "hero.webp", "url": "https://…" }],
    "downloadImages": true,
    "optimizeImages": true,
    "imageFormat": "webp",
    "relativeImagePaths": false
}
```

### Getting a Notion token

1. Visit https://www.notion.so/my-integrations and create an internal integration.
2. Copy the token (it starts with `secret_` or `ntn_`).
3. Open the Notion page you want to convert, click the `···` menu → **Connections** → add your integration.

Without step 3 the Actor will get a 404 when it tries to read the page.

# Actor input Schema

## `notionToken` (type: `string`):

Internal integration token from https://www.notion.so/my-integrations. The integration must be shared with the page you want to convert. Leave empty to run a demo conversion against the public example page.

## `pageId` (type: `string`):

The Notion page to convert. Accepts a raw page ID, a dashed UUID, or a full Notion URL (e.g. https://www.notion.so/My-Page-<id>).

## `downloadImages` (type: `boolean`):

If enabled, images referenced in the page are downloaded and stored alongside the Markdown. If disabled, the Markdown keeps the original (often expiring) Notion S3 URLs.

## `optimizeImages` (type: `boolean`):

If enabled, downloaded images are passed through sharp for resizing and re-encoding. Ignored when 'Download images' is off.

## `imageFormat` (type: `string`):

Format used when optimization is enabled. 'original' keeps the source format but still applies resizing.

## `maxWidth` (type: `integer`):

Images wider than this are scaled down. Images smaller than this are left untouched.

## `quality` (type: `integer`):

Encoding quality (1-100). Used for WebP and JPEG output.

## `relativeImagePaths` (type: `boolean`):

If enabled, the Markdown references images as './images/<filename>' instead of public Apify URLs. Useful when you want a portable folder (download the entire key-value store to get a self-contained bundle).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "pageId": "34acc72d794080009288cd15ea9233b7",
  "downloadImages": true,
  "optimizeImages": true,
  "imageFormat": "webp",
  "maxWidth": 2400,
  "quality": 85,
  "relativeImagePaths": false
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "pageId": "34acc72d794080009288cd15ea9233b7"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lucen_data/notion-to-md").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "pageId": "34acc72d794080009288cd15ea9233b7" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lucen_data/notion-to-md").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "pageId": "34acc72d794080009288cd15ea9233b7"
}' |
apify call lucen_data/notion-to-md --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lucen_data/notion-to-md",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/ZlSO4Ut9AaKvewu9m/builds/lCKD7GzPeNGjhRCVB/openapi.json