Create Your First Destination
A destination is a unique email address (like abc123@in.quicktion.io) that's linked to a specific Notion database. Any email forwarded to that address gets saved as a new page in that database.
You can create multiple destinations for different purposes -- one for receipts, one for newsletters, one for client emails, and so on.
Prerequisites
Before creating a destination, you need to have connected your Notion workspace to Quicktion.
Create a Destination
- Sign in to your Quicktion dashboard at quicktion.io.
- Click New Destination.
- Select the Notion integration you want to use (the workspace you connected earlier).
- Pick the Notion database where emails should be saved. Only databases you shared with Quicktion during authorization will appear here.
- Click Create.
You'll now see your new destination with its unique forwarding address (e.g., abc123@in.quicktion.io). Copy this address -- you'll need it to start forwarding emails.
Configure Property Mappings
After creating a destination, you can configure how email fields map to your Notion database properties. This controls where the subject, sender, date, and body end up in your database.
By default, Quicktion maps:
- Subject to the page title
- Sender to an email property (if one exists)
- Date to a date property (if one exists)
- Body to the page content (Notion blocks)
You can change these mappings and set default values in the destination settings. For more details, see the help articles on property mappings and default values.
Test Your Destination
Send a test email to make sure everything works:
- Open your email client (Gmail, Outlook, or any other).
- Forward any email to your destination address (the
abc123@in.quicktion.ioaddress you copied earlier). - Wait a few seconds, then check your Notion database.
You should see a new page in your database with the email's subject, sender, date, and body content.
If the Email Doesn't Appear
- Check the destination address -- Make sure you forwarded to the correct address. Even a small typo will prevent delivery.
- Wait a moment -- Emails typically arrive in Notion within seconds, but it can occasionally take up to a minute.
- Check your Quicktion dashboard -- The activity log shows the status of processed emails. Look for any errors there.
- Verify database access -- If you restricted which pages Quicktion can access in Notion, make sure the target database is included.
Next Steps
Now that your destination is working, you can:
- Set up auto-forwarding rules in Gmail or Outlook so emails are sent to Quicktion automatically, without manual forwarding.
- Create more destinations for different databases or use cases.
- Customize property mappings to control exactly how email data is stored in Notion.