Notion Vault Sync

Synchronize your entire Obsidian vault to Notion — preserving folder hierarchy, markdown formatting, internal links, frontmatter metadata, and attachments.

Features

• Full vault sync — mirrors your complete vault structure to Notion in a single command
• Incremental sync — only pushes files that have changed since the last sync
• On-save sync — automatically syncs a note to Notion the moment you save it
• Scheduled sync — runs sync automatically on a configurable interval
• Pull from Notion — bring pages back into your vault: pull all mapped notes, or pull only new pages created in Notion
• Sync panel — a sidebar panel with one-click push/pull actions, live status, and synced file/folder counts
• Changes list — a git status-style list of files that have local changes pending a push, each with its own push button
• Sync history — a history modal of every push/pull, with rollback for pulled files
• Folder hierarchy — recreates your folder tree as nested Notion pages
• Markdown conversion — headings, bold, italic, code, tables, blockquotes, lists, dividers, and more all convert to native Notion blocks
• Frontmatter metadata — YAML frontmatter is parsed and synced as Notion page properties
• Internal link resolution — [[wikilinks]] are resolved to their synced Notion page URLs
• Attachment support — images and file embeds (![[file.png]]) can be uploaded to Notion via a configurable upload endpoint
• Image download on pull — when pulling from Notion, images are downloaded locally and rewritten as Obsidian embeds
• Sync log — an in-app log modal shows every sync operation with timestamps and status, with a one-click clear
• Connection test — verify your Notion API token with a single click before syncing
• Abort support — cancel an in-progress sync at any time

Requirements

• Obsidian 1.4.0 or later
• A Notion integration with access to your target page
• Desktop only (not supported on mobile)

Setup

1. Create a Notion Integration

1. Go to notion.so/my-integrations
2. Click New integration, give it a name, and select your workspace
3. Copy the Internal Integration Secret — this is your API token

2. Share Your Root Notion Page

1. Open the Notion page you want to use as the vault root
2. Click Share → Invite → search for your integration and add it
3. Copy the page ID from the URL:
   https://notion.so/Your-Page-Title-abc123def456...

3. Configure the Plugin

Open Settings → Notion Vault Sync and fill in:

Click Test Connection to verify everything is working.

Sync Modes

Sync Panel

Open the panel from the ribbon icon (cloud) or the Open sync panel command. It gives you:

• Push vault to Notion and quick actions for Sync Changed, Push Note, Pull All, and Pull New
• A Changes section listing files with local edits not yet pushed — U for not-yet-synced notes, M for modified ones — each row opens the file or pushes it individually
• Live status badge, synced file/folder counts, and the time of the last sync
• History and Logs buttons

Pulling from Notion

Sync is two-way. When pulling, Notion is the source of truth and local files are overwritten (a snapshot is saved to history first, so pulls can be rolled back).

With Download Images on Pull enabled, images referenced in pulled pages are downloaded into a local _attachments folder and rewritten as ![[filename]] embeds.

Commands

All commands are available via the Command Palette (Cmd/Ctrl + P):

Markdown Support

The following Obsidian/Markdown elements are converted to native Notion blocks:

• Headings (#, ##, ###)
• Paragraphs
• Bold, italic, strikethrough, inline code
• Bulleted and numbered lists
• To-do checkboxes (- [ ] / - [x])
• Block quotes (>)
• Callouts (> [!note], > [!warning], …) mapped to colored Notion callouts
• Code blocks (fenced with language hint)
• Tables
• Horizontal dividers (---)
• Embedded images and files (![[...]])
• Internal wikilinks ([[Note Name]]) resolved to Notion URLs

Attachment Uploads

By default, attachment embeds are converted to placeholder callout blocks in Notion. To enable real image uploads:

1. Set up an external file hosting endpoint (e.g., Cloudflare R2, S3, or your own server)
2. Enter the endpoint URL in Settings → Attachment Upload URL

The plugin will POST the file binary to this URL and use the returned url field as the Notion image source.

Privacy & Security

Your Notion API token and page IDs are stored locally in data.json inside your vault and are never sent anywhere except directly to the official Notion API (api.notion.com). This file is excluded from version control by the plugin's .gitignore.

Installation

From Obsidian Community Plugins (pending review)

1. Open Settings → Community Plugins → Browse
2. Search for Notion Vault Sync
3. Click Install, then Enable

Manual Installation

1. Download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the latest release on the Releases page
2. Copy all three files into your vault's plugin folder:
   .obsidian/plugins/notion-vault-sync/
3. Reload Obsidian and enable the plugin under Settings → Community Plugins

Contributing

Pull requests and issues are welcome. Please open an issue before starting any large change so we can discuss the approach.

License

MIT