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How can ChatGPT trigger my Zap to create new database item in Notion?

  • December 10, 2025
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Hi,

I’m trying to use Zapier to take content from ChatGPT and automatically create new items in a Notion database, but I’ve run into a few roadblocks and could use some clarity.

ChatGPT kept telling me it could be done, but after spending the whole day on it, I still haven’t found a working trigger.

Here’s what I’ve tried:

  1. Webhook Trigger
    I learned ChatGPT can’t actually trigger a Zapier webhook, so this didn’t work.

  2. Email Parser
    I tried sending formatted text to the Email Parser, but the fields wouldn’t map correctly into Notion.

  3. Zapier AI Actions
    These don’t allow creating a new row/item inside a Notion database with custom properties — only basic pages.

At this point, I’m just trying to understand:

Is there ANY supported method for getting ChatGPT to automatically trigger a Zap that creates a structured Notion database item?
Or is this simply not possible right now?

Thanks,
Jesse

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Troy Tessalone
Zapier Orchestrator & Solution Partner
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  • Zapier Orchestrator & Solution Partner
  • December 10, 2025

Sparsh from Automation Jinn
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Hey ​@jsimp,

If you want to trigger it from Chatgpt itself, you will have to use MCP. If you run into issues with Zapier MCP for custom properties, you can try using Notion MCP if it can help with your usecase.

But you can also trigger it from Zapier tables or email as a middle step. You can AI by Zapier Analyze and return action to parse the data. Here is a helpful article about it- https://help.zapier.com/hc/en-us/articles/8496342944013-Use-AI-by-Zapier-to-analyze-and-return-data. Hope it helps!