This tutorial guides you through the process of setting up a sync between AudioPen and Notion using Make.com.

This tutorial goes with the post The Third Brain where I go into details about why you might want to try this.

If you're using Obsidian, I made a plugin that does most of the work for you, read more about it here.

Table of Contents

1. Prerequisites
2. Setting up Notion
3. Configuring Make.com
4. Connecting AudioPen
5. Troubleshooting

Prerequisites

Before starting this tutorial, ensure you have the following:

1. A Notion account - Sign up at notion.so if you don't have one
2. A Make.com account - Create an account at make.com if you haven't already
3. An AudioPen account - Sign up for AudioPen at audiopen.ai

Once you have all these accounts set up, you're ready to begin the integration process.

Setting up Notion

1. Create Notion Database

• Make a new database page in Notion.
  • I called it AudioPen Notes, you can call it anything you want.
• Create a database list or card view inside

2. Get the Notion API Key for Make.com

• Follow this guide to get your API key for an Internal Connection: Notion - Add Database to Make
• Copy and Save the API key, but don't add it to Make.com yet.
• Give the Make.com integration in Notion a specific name (e.g., Make for AudioPen) and upload a recognizable image.
  • Any image will work, it's just so we can easily find it again later.

3. Add a Make.com connection to your Notion database

• Open the AudioPen Notes page in Notion.
• Click on the ... menu in the top right corner
• Select Connect to and find the Make for AudioPen connection you just made.

Configuring Make.com

1. Import Make.com blueprint

• Sign in to make.com, or create a free account.
• Download the blueprint [[make-audiopen-notion-blueprint.json]]
• Create a new make.com scenario
• Click on the ... more button in the toolbar and select Import Blueprint.
• Import the blueprint file you just downloaded.

2. Add Notion API key to the Make.com scenario

• Click Add next to the Choose an account dropdown.

• Select Notion Internal as the connection type and give the connection a name (e.g., "AudioPen Notion").
• Paste your Notion API key in the box and click Save

• Once saved and connected, link it to the database you made in Notion:
  • At Database ID click on search, leave the Query Search box empty and click OK.
  • It should find your AudioPen database automatically.
  • If you get an error, you might need to re-link Make.com to Notion. See Notion databases visible in Make for instructions.
• If all went well and you have a Database ID, click OK to save it.

• Go through the remaining 4 Notion modules in the scenario and choose your Notion connection from the dropdown.

• Open the Webhook module at the very left side of the scenario
• Click Add
• Give it a useful name, like AudioPen Notion Webhook

• After generating the webhook, click on the button Copy address to clipboard
• The webhook URL looks like this: https://hook.eu2.make.com/ab97f2f0a143hgfdghjd3e5fc3f4e833

• Click 💾 Save in the bottom toolbar and turn the scenario on with the big toggle switch.

Connecting AudioPen

• Navigate to AudioPen
• Make sure you're logged in
• Click the settings icon at the top right of the screen:

• Scroll down to the section Beta Program and enable the toggle
• In the Integrations section, click Set up integrations

• Add your webhook URL:
  • as an automatic webhook
  • (optionally) as a manual trigger, if you want to be able to update notes manually

Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues during setup:

• Ensure all API keys and webhooks are correctly copied without extra spaces.
• Double-check that you've given Make.com the necessary permissions in Notion. See Notion databases visible in Make for instructions.
• Verify that your Notion database is correctly linked in the Make.com scenario.
• If AudioPen isn't sending data, check that the Beta Program is enabled and the webhook is correctly set up. You'll need a paid account to use webhooks with AudioPen. I paid for it and I'm glad I did.

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