notion-sdk-py: Search does not return root page, when root is not a workpace parent level page

This is weird. I think this is a problem with Notion API and not this library. But opening this issue, so that it can be closed when this is solved.

Problem

Suppose I create a page “my page name”, and add my integration to this page, then

notion.search(query="my page name")

will not give this page.

If I query for any subpage/database in this page/page within a database on this page, I will get it successfully.

Steps to reproduce

Create a new integration named “Issue32Inti”.

Duplicate this page https://www.notion.so/aahnik/notion-sdk-py-540f8e2b79914654ba103c5d8a03e10e and [update]* put it inside a parent level page .share this with your integration.

Note: the page should be a subpage. Not a parent-level page. ie, it should be inside a parent page.

Now, Initialize your client object notion.

Root page

obj = notion.search(query="notion-sdk-py") # root page

Result ❌

   { 'object': 'list',
      'results': [],
      'next_cursor': None,
      'has_more': False,
    }

Database

obj = notion.search(query="People") # database

Result ✅

{ 'object': 'list',
 'results': [{'object': 'database',
   'id': '99572135-4646-49bd-95a1-4ff08f79c7a5',
   'created_time': '2021-05-19T04:50:21.634Z',
   'last_edited_time': '2021-05-19T04:57:00.000Z',
   'title': [{'type': 'text',
     'text': {'content': 'People', 'link': None},
     'annotations': {'bold': False,
      'italic': False,
      'strikethrough': False,
      'underline': False,
      'code': False,
      'color': 'default'},
     'plain_text': 'People',
     'href': None}],
   'properties': {'Tags': {'id': 'EcDa',
     'type': 'multi_select',
     'multi_select': {'options': [{'id': '2cd67f95-2f58-4223-bc0a-de03bf87c1e2',
        'name': 'python',
        'color': 'default'},
       {'id': 'f2ae0eef-5611-4da8-97e0-9208ecec44c1',
        'name': 'expert',
        'color': 'blue'},
       {'id': '573d40b5-42bd-4035-815d-73fc4aa7d208',
        'name': 'learner',
        'color': 'purple'}]}},
    'Website': {'id': 'Z{nX', 'type': 'url', 'url': {}},
    'GitHub': {'id': '`<Mi', 'type': 'rich_text', 'rich_text': {}},
    'Name': {'id': 'title', 'type': 'title', 'title': {}}}}],
 'next_cursor': None,
 'has_more': False}

Subpage

obj = notion.search(query="Subpage 1") # subpage

Result ✅

{ 'object': 'list',
 'results': [{'object': 'page',
   'id': '4e8705d7-e6a5-4b23-853f-3b2fcc9f18fe',
   'created_time': '2021-05-19T04:45:47.349Z',
   'last_edited_time': '2021-05-19T04:49:00.000Z',
   'parent': {'type': 'page_id',
    'page_id': '540f8e2b-7991-4654-ba10-3c5d8a03e10e'},
   'archived': False,
   'properties': {'title': {'id': 'title',
     'type': 'title',
     'title': [{'type': 'text',
       'text': {'content': 'Subpage 1', 'link': None},
       'annotations': {'bold': False,
        'italic': False,
        'strikethrough': False,
        'underline': False,
        'code': False,
        'color': 'default'},
       'plain_text': 'Subpage 1',
       'href': None}]}}}],
 'next_cursor': None,
 'has_more': False}

[update] means that portion was later edited.

About this issue

Original URL
State: closed
Created 3 years ago
Comments: 16 (8 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

The page “notion-sdk-py” was not in workspace parent in my case. It was inside a page called “Scratch”. “Scratch” had many pages, but only “notion-sdk-py” was shared with integration. I could access all the subpages of “notion-sdk-py”, but not itself.

Now when i moved “notion-sdk-py” page into not shared one I also getting empty results now. May be we should issue Notion support with this.

Blucknote on May 25, 2021