Connect Notion to SmartChat
Connect Notion in the AI Chat. Then every new row in your database becomes a WhatsApp for the right contact.
From the Notion page to the WhatsApp.
Notion knows your dates and lists, SmartChat reaches your contacts. In between is the secret webhook address of your automation.
You keep your page up to date
Your team enters sign-ups, bookings or tasks into a Notion database as before.
NotionA tool sends word
Make, Zapier or n8n report the new or changed row to the webhook address.
Make, Zapier, n8nSmartChat looks up the contact
SmartChat finds the contact by the phone number in the report, and the filter decides whether it starts.
Event from an appWhatsApp with your details
The contact reads an approved template with date, place and everything in the row.
WhatsApp
Three groups, three Notionlists.
A tour plan, a room plan and a member list: each row can become its own message.
When the guide ticks off the tour, the thank-you goes to all participants.
The booking table turns into the confirmation with all the details.
The recipe is in Notion, and the notes go to the members.
Notes on their own or with SmartChat.
Notion without WhatsApp
- The list is up to date, but nobody hears about it.
- You copy names and dates by hand into a message.
- Participants ask questions because details are missing.
- You have to enter new sign-ups twice.
Notion with SmartChat
- The row triggers the message.
- Details from Notion appear directly in the text.
- A new sign-up can automatically become a row.
- You still maintain only one list.
What SmartChat can do in Notion
The actions come from Notion's documentation. Which one is used depends on the goal you describe.
- Create a row in the Tours database for every sign-up for the hiking tour.
Create row
A sign-up becomes a row in your database.
- Create a page with name and join date for every new member.
Create page
A separate notes page for every new contact.
- Set the row's status to confirmed as soon as the contact replies to the reminder.
Change property
Status, date or selection get updated.
- Add the contact's reply as a paragraph to their page.
Append text
Paragraphs, lists or tasks are added to the page.
- Every Friday, get all rows with the status open from the Bookings database.
Query database
With a filter, so only matching rows come back.
- Duplicate the Cooking Night Template page for every new date.
Duplicate page
A template becomes a new page.
This is how it looks for the contact on the screen.
Straight from the row
Date, spot or dish come from the properties of your Notion row.
As an approved template
SmartChat sends it exactly as Meta approved it, just with your details filled in.
Replies in one place
Whatever the contact writes back, you read in the inbox.
Welcome new membersbefore you even think about it.
As soon as a new row appears in the member list, the welcome starts.
For every new member
The row is enough to trigger it, you don't have to do anything else.
With the first dates
Schedule and place are in the message, without you typing them again every time.
Personal in tone
The template sounds like your club, not like a form.
How to brief SmartChat AI.
You describe the goal as you would to a colleague. SmartChat AI builds the automation and shows it to you for review.
- 1
The goal
What should happen after a change in Notion?
Send every participant a WhatsApp one day before the tour with the meeting point and packing list. - 2
The database
If there are several, SmartChat AI will ask.
Use the Tours 2026 database, not the Ideas database. - 3
The control
You only switch the automation on once everything is right.
Show me the automation before it starts.
How to connect Notion in SmartChat.
No tech needed: you write what you want and allow access.
Write in the AI Chat
Write in the AI Chatthat you want to connect Notion. SmartChat AI shows you the card with the button.
AI ChatAllow access
The Notion sign-in window opens. You choose your account and give SmartChat access.
NotionUse your pages
After that, SmartChat AI can use Notion in your automations.
Done
Frequently asked questions about Notion and SmartChat.
How do I connect Notion to SmartChat?
Write in the AI Chatthat you want to connect Notion. SmartChat AI shows a card with the button to connect. Then the Notion sign-in window opens, where you choose your account and allow access.
Does SmartChat learn my Notion password?
No. You only enter it in the Notion sign-in window; SmartChat never sees it.
Can SmartChat create a row in a Notion database?
Yes. The documentation lists an action that creates a row in a database, with properties and, if you like, content below it. An automation can use it to record every sign-up.
Can a row also be created from a normal sentence?
Yes. There's an action that creates a database row from a description in everyday language. SmartChat AI picks it when it fits your goal.
Can SmartChat create or change a whole page?
Yes. According to the docs, one action creates a new page under a parent page, another changes a page's properties, icon or cover image. Text, to-do lists and tables can also be added to a page.
Can SmartChat search Notion databases?
Yes. The docs mention querying a database, including with a filter on Notion's side. That way an automation can fetch, for example, all rows with the status confirmed.
How does a change in Notion trigger a WhatsApp?
Every automation offers the trigger Event from an app and gets a secret webhook address. A tool like Make, Zapier or n8n reports the change from Notion there, and SmartChat sends the message to the right contact.
And what if the report only contains IDs instead of values?
That happens with some apps. Then your tool (Make, Zapier or n8n) fetches the values first and only then passes them on to SmartChat.
Can SmartChat write comments in Notion?
Yes. The docs list actions that add a comment to a page or a discussion and fetch comments.
How many automations can I build with Notion?
Automations with Notion come on top of the fixed automation for new contacts. Free and Starter only have that one, Basic has three, Pro as many as you need.
What does SmartChat cost, and what does sending cost?
Free costs €0, Starter €299, Basic €499 and Pro €999 per month, each plus VAT. Sending and every automation run cost 0 credits. Meta charges its own fees per message; details are here.
Who checks the texts that go to my contacts?
Meta. Messages outside the inbox only go out as a template that Meta has reviewed and approved. SmartChat AI writes them for you and submits them to Meta.
What does STOP mean for my Notion list?
Anyone who writes STOP is unsubscribed right away and gets nothing more from SmartChat. Nothing changes in Notion; your list stays as you set it up.
Notes become messages. In 60 seconds your system is ready.
Enter your website, and SmartChat AI builds your landing page, confirmation message and thank-you message. Then you connect Notion in the AI Chat.