Hi everyone,

I’m building a workflow using Zapier + Notion + OpenAI to automate resume bios.

Goal:

• User fills a form in Notion (basic inputs like role, tone, audience)

• Zapier sends this data to OpenAI ChatGPT to generate a resume/LinkedIn summary

• GPT output is written back into the same Notion row in the GPT Output column

Setup Summary:

Trigger: New database item in Notion
Step 2: Send prompt + variables to OpenAI ChatGPT (works fine)
Step 3: Update the same Notion row → write GPT response into GPT Output column

Issue (Blocked on Step 3):

In Step 3 (Update Database Item):

• I select the right database

• For the Item, I go to Custom → select ID from Step 1 (New Database Item)

• Then map GPT response from Step 2 to the correct column

But when I test:

Error: “Can't edit block that is archived. You must unarchive the block before editing.”

In other tests:

Sometimes it says: “No new database item found”

🧪 What I’ve Tried:

• Created new rows manually in Notion (fresh test rows)

• Ensured the row isn’t archived/deleted

• Confirmed I’m selecting Custom → ID not static row

• Confirmed GPT output is returned correctly in Step 2

• Tried both manual test and live triggers

🧩 My Questions:

1. Is there anything I’m missing in the “Update Database Item → Item (Custom)” step?

2. Is it common for Zapier to fail when updating a Notion row with GPT output?

3. What’s the best way to debug “archived block” error in Notion?

Tools:

• Zapier Free Plan

• Notion database (inline table, with GPT Output text column)

• OpenAI GPT-4 API call via Zapier built-in action

Thanks in advance! Happy to share screenshots if needed.