Link previews & Synced Databases
Bring your favorite tools into Notion with link previews and Synced Databases, to keep all of your info in one easily accessible hub 📬
Link previews allow you to see live, synced visualizations of links directly in Notion. This is currently supported for several platforms:
GitHub
Jira
Slack
Asana
Trello
Zoom
Figma
Dropbox
OneDrive & Sharepoint
Pitch
Amplitude
Hex
GRID
Paste a link as a preview
Copy a link from any of the supported platforms. Paste it into Notion and you'll see the option to
Paste as preview. Select this!
Note: Specific link and content types may not support previews. For example: Jira project URLs do not have an associated preview, but Jira issue URLS do.
The first time that you paste a link from one of these platforms, you'll see a button that asks you to connect to the app.
Once you click the button to connect, you'll be redirected to a browser window. Here, the app will ask for authentication and permission to display content in Notion.
When you've authenticated with the app, you'll see a detailed preview of the linked content. This preview updates as changes are made to any relevant fields.
Note: Once you've authenticated a connected app, anyone who can view your Notion page will be able to see corresponding content that you've pasted as a link preview.
In some cases, information will be abstracted (e.g., channel names from Slack private channels and DMs).
Paste a link as a mention
In addition to previews, you can also paste links from these platforms as mentions. These provide a more condensed visualization of the content in the link.
Copy a link from any of the supported platforms. Paste it into Notion and you'll see the option to
Paste as mention.
Similarly to previews, you'll have to authenticate the app the very first time you paste a corresponding link in Notion. Click the button to open the authentication window and grant the necessary permissions. Afterward, you'll see the link mention pop up!
Tip: You can paste links as mentions directly inline, next to other text!
Synced Databases allow you to sync entire Jira boards, Jira projects, GitHub PRs and GitHub issues as Notion databases. More apps will be supported in the future!
Authenticate your JIRA or GitHub account
To set up a Synced Database, you must first authenticate JIRA and GitHub in Notion.
Go to your left sidebar and click
Settings & Members.Choose
My connected apps.Find JIRA or GitHub in the menu and click
Connect.You’ll be prompted to authenticate by logging in to your account.
Create a synced database
You can now sync JIRA and GitHub content into Notion as Synced Databases.
In JIRA, copy the link to a project or board. In GitHub, copy the link to a PR or issue.
Paste the link into Notion and select
Paste as database.An empty database with a preset list of properties will show up in your page. It will show up in a Notion table view, with all JIRA/GitHub properties automatically added.
The database will begin populating automatically and will continue to sync if you navigate away from the page.
Note: Synced Databases update based on actions taken in JIRA and GitHub. At the moment, property types and values imported directly from those external platforms are view-only.
