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CLI

Use the CLI to download and manage Notion content.

init

Use the init command to set up your Notion downloader configuration.

notion-downloader init

You'll be prompted to enter your configuration options:

Would you to skip convertion to markdown (recommended)? (Y/n)
Which cache strategy would you like to use? (cache-only/cache-first/no-cache)
What is the root object type of your Notion content? (page/database)
What is the root ID of your Notion content?

Options

Usage: notion-downloader init [options]

initialize your project and install dependencies

Options:
  -y, --yes        skip confirmation prompt. (default: false)
  -d, --defaults   use default configuration. (default: false)
  -c, --cwd <cwd>  the working directory. defaults to the current directory.
  -h, --help       display help for command

pull

Use the pull command to download content from Notion.

notion-downloader pull

Options

Usage: notion-downloader pull [options]

pull pages from notion

Options:
  -n, --notion-token <string>        notion api token, which looks like secret_3bc1b50XFYb15123RHF243x43450XFY33250XFYa343
  -r, --root-page <string>           The 31 character ID of the page which is the root of your docs page in notion. The code will look like 9120ec9960244ead80fa2ef4bc1bba25. This page must have a child page named 'Outline'
  -d, --root-is-db                   Whether the root page is a database. If not, it must be a 'page'. Default: false
  -c, --clean-cache                  Clear the cache before starting. WARNING: this will remove all files from the cache directory. Default: false
  -l, --log-level <level>            Log level (choices: "info", "verbose", "debug")
  -o, --overwrite                    overwrite existing files. Default: false
  -c, --cwd <cwd>                    the working directory. defaults to the current directory.
  -p, --revalidate-period <period>   The period (in milliseconds) at which to revalidate the cache. Default: -1 (disabled)
  -h, --help                         display help for command

cleanup

Use the cleanup command to remove downloaded files and cache.

notion-downloader cleanup

Options

Usage: notion-downloader cleanup [options]

Remove all downloaded files and cache

Options:
  -y, --yes          skip confirmation prompt. (default: false)
  -c, --cwd <cwd>    the working directory. defaults to the current directory.
  -o, --output-only  only clean output files and remove the filesmap files. (default: false)
  -h, --help         display help for command
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