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book-lookup-notion

use google book api to look up bibliographic metadata elements

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Notion Book Database Auto-Populator

This Val automatically enriches your Notion book database by fetching metadata from Google Books API.

Features

Monitors Notion database for new entries with title and author
Automatically fetches and populates:
- ISBN (ISBN-13 preferred, ISBN-10 as fallback)
- Year Published
- Page Count
- Publisher
Uses Google Books API (no API key required)
Handles multiple book matches intelligently

Setup

Create a Notion integration and get your API token
Get your Notion database ID
Set environment variables:
- NOTION_API_TOKEN: Your Notion integration token
- NOTION_DATABASE_ID: Your book database ID

Usage

The Val can be triggered:

HTTP: Manual trigger via web endpoint
Cron: Automatic periodic checks (recommended)
Manual: Run directly from Val Town

API Endpoints

GET / - Manual trigger to process all incomplete records
GET /status - Check system status and recent activity

Files

/backend/index.ts - Main HTTP handler and orchestration
/backend/notion.ts - Notion API integration
/backend/books.ts - Google Books API integration
/backend/processor.ts - Main processing logic