How to Connect Web2Markdown with Notion and Obsidian

Web2Markdown Pro lets you send Markdown content directly to a Notion database or your Obsidian vault — no manual copy-pasting, no third-party middleware.

This guide walks you through the full setup, from start to finish.

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Requirements

• Web2Markdown Pro (install from Chrome Web Store)
• A Notion account (or Obsidian with sync plugin)
• ~15 minutes to set up

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Part 1: Connect to Notion

Step 1: Create a Notion Integration

1. Go to notion.so/my-integrations
2. Click ”+ New integration”
3. Name it: Web2Markdown
4. Select your workspace
5. Under Capabilities, check:
   • ✅ Read content
   • ✅ Update content
   • ✅ Insert content
6. Click Submit
7. Copy the Internal Integration Token (starts with secret_...)

Step 2: Create a Notion Database

Create a new database in Notion with this structure:

Property	Type	Description
Title	Title	Page title
URL	URL	Source link
Tags	Multi-select	Classification tags
Date Added	Date	Date saved
Content	Text	Markdown content

Step 3: Share the Database with Your Integration

1. Open the database you just created
2. Click ”…” (three-dot menu) → “Add connections”
3. Find and select Web2Markdown
4. The Database ID is in the URL:

   notion.so/your-workspace/[DATABASE_ID]?v=...

   Copy the DATABASE_ID (32 hex characters).

Step 4: Configure in Web2Markdown

1. Open the extension → Settings tab
2. Under Notion Integration:
   • API Token: Paste your secret_... from Step 1
   • Database ID: Paste the database ID from Step 3
3. Click “Test Connection” — you’ll see a green success message
4. Click Save

Step 5: Export Your First Page to Notion

1. Open any web page
2. Click the Web2Markdown icon
3. Select “Send to Notion”
4. Check your Notion database — the article will appear within seconds!

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Part 2: Connect to Obsidian

Option A: Via Obsidian Web Clipper (Recommended)

Obsidian 1.7+ has a built-in Web Clipper that integrates directly with Web2Markdown.

1. Open Obsidian → Settings → Web Clipper
2. Enable Web Clipper and select your target vault
3. In Web2Markdown Settings → Obsidian:
   • Enable “Use Obsidian Web Clipper protocol”
   • Set default save folder (e.g., Clippings/)
4. Export a page → select “Send to Obsidian”
5. Obsidian will open automatically and create a new note

Option B: Via Local REST API

If you use the Local REST API plugin:

1. Install the plugin in Obsidian → Enable it
2. Copy the API key from plugin settings
3. In Web2Markdown Settings → Obsidian REST API:
   • API URL: http://localhost:27124
   • API Key: Paste the key from Step 2
   • Default Folder: Web Clippings/

File Structure in Obsidian

Every exported page creates a .md file with this format:

---
title: Page Title
source: https://example.com/article
date: 2026-02-23
tags: [research, ai]
---

# Page Title

Markdown content here...

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Part 3: Real-World Workflows

Workflow for Researchers

Reading an article
    ↓
Select important passages
    ↓
Right-click → "Export Selection to Obsidian"
    ↓
Add tags in the popup
    ↓
Auto-saved to Obsidian vault

Workflow for AI Developers

Find documentation/article
    ↓
Click "Send to Notion"
    ↓
Notion database updates
    ↓
AI agent reads from Notion API
    ↓
Process and generate insights

Batch Import Multiple URLs

With Web2Markdown Pro, you can import a list of URLs at once:

1. Open extension → Batch Export tab
2. Paste your URL list (one URL per line)
3. Select destination: Notion or Obsidian
4. Click “Export All”
5. The extension processes each URL and sends them automatically

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Tips and Tricks

Customize YAML Frontmatter

You can customize the metadata template in Settings:

---
title: {{title}}
source: {{url}}
date: {{date}}
author: {{author}}
tags: {{tags}}
reading_time: {{reading_time}}
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Filter Content Before Exporting

Use the Smart Extract feature to only capture the main content, ignoring:

• Navigation menus
• Sidebar widgets
• Footer links
• Cookie banners

Keyboard Shortcut

Set a shortcut in Chrome: chrome://extensions/shortcuts

• Recommended: Alt+Shift+M → Export current page to Notion/Obsidian

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Troubleshooting

“Invalid API Key” error with Notion:

• Make sure the database has been shared with the integration (Step 3)
• Token must start with secret_, not ntn_

Obsidian doesn’t open when exporting:

• Make sure Obsidian is running (minimized is fine, fully closed is not)
• Check that the Local REST API plugin is enabled

Content missing after export:

• Try enabling “Wait for dynamic content” in Settings
• The page may use JavaScript lazy loading — the extension needs extra time

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Conclusion

Once set up, your workflow becomes so smooth that you’ll wonder how you ever did it manually.

The key benefit: your data is always in clean Markdown format, ready for AI agents to process without burning extra tokens on parsing.

Running into issues during setup? We’re always happy to help — email [email protected] or open an issue on GitHub.