Use Quick Actions

Quick actions let you update Notion from Discord without opening Notion first.

Where quick actions come from

• Notification rules: add button rows or dropdowns on a database rule after opening Notifications in the sidebar.
• Real-time notification-rule quick actions appear on shared-channel notification cards.
• Scheduled-change notification-rule quick actions appear on the changed item details card and work in both shared channels and direct messages.
• Create-command page cards: add button rows or dropdowns in a create command on Discord Commands.
• You need edit access to the Notion database for the quick action to succeed.

Add quick actions to notification rules

1. Open Notifications in the sidebar, then open the database rule you want to edit.
2. Expand Quick actions. The section starts collapsed until you open it or add a row.
3. After you pick a compatible database, the first button row is added automatically when supported quick actions are available.
4. Add more rows with Add button row or Add dropdown when needed.
5. For a button row, use Add buttons for and click the inline buttons you want from any supported Status, Select, or People properties. The picker shows a short property status like 2 available from Priority or All Priority buttons selected. If a row is already full, the builder explains that you need another button row or need to remove a button first. If the top Add button row or Add dropdown button is disabled, every action of that type is already used in the rule or you reached the row limit.
6. For a dropdown, choose one Status or Select property, then choose the options you want in that row.
7. Optional: edit button labels or set a dropdown label inline.
8. Save the rule.

Limits:

• Up to 5 quick action rows per rule
• Up to 5 actions in one button row
• Up to 25 options in one dropdown
• Button rows can mix actions from different supported properties.
• Dropdowns support Status and Select only. Each dropdown uses one property. People uses buttons.
• You can mix button rows and dropdowns on the same rule.

Add quick actions to create commands

1. Open Discord Commands.
2. Edit the create command you want to use.
3. Expand Quick actions. The section starts collapsed until you open it or add a row.
4. After you pick a compatible database, the first button row is added automatically when supported quick actions are available.
5. Add more rows with Add button row or Add dropdown when needed.
6. For a button row, use Add buttons for and click the inline buttons you want from any supported Status, Select, or People properties.
7. For a dropdown, choose one Status or Select property, then choose the options you want in that row.
8. Optional: edit button labels or set a dropdown label inline.
9. Save the command.

Limits:

• Up to 5 quick action rows per create command
• Up to 5 actions in one button row
• Up to 25 options in one dropdown
• Button rows can mix actions from different supported properties.
• Dropdowns support Status and Select only. Each dropdown uses one property. People uses buttons.
• You can mix button rows and dropdowns in the same create command.

Use the quick actions

What users often miss

• If the underlying Notion property was removed or changed to a different type, the affected quick action stops working until you reconfigure it.
• Assign to me also requires a valid People property and edit access in Notion.
• Create-command quick actions and notification-rule quick actions are configured separately.
• Scheduled-change notification-rule quick actions work in direct messages. Real-time notification-rule quick actions do not.
• Notification entry labels are copy-only. Calling something issue or release note does not change which quick actions are available.

Use Quick Actions Not Working if a button, dropdown, or option is missing or failing.