Notion: Get Block Children

Retrieve block children.

Tool ID: notion_get_block_children

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Use the TypeScript SDK for a single call. Put ctx.tools.execute(...) inside a Play when the call should be durable, scheduled, or run across a CSV.

import { Deepline } from 'deepline';

const deepline = await Deepline.connect();
const result = await deepline.tools.execute(
  'notion_get_block_children',
  {
    "block_id": "block_123"
  },
);

console.log(result.toolResponse.raw);

CLI

deepline tools execute notion_get_block_children --input '{
  "block_id": "block_123"
}' --json

Example response

The SDK exposes this shape at result.toolResponse.raw. Values below are representative.

{
  "data": {
    "type": "block",
    "block": {},
    "object": "list",
    "next_cursor": "cursor_123",
    "has_more": true,
    "results": [
      {
        "object": "block",
        "id": "123e4567-e89b-42d3-a456-426614174000"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Use deepline tools get notion_get_block_children --json for the latest machine-readable contract.

Input reference

Retrieve block children

Name	Type	Required	Default	Details
`payload.block_id`	`string`	Yes	—	—
`payload.start_cursor`	`string`	No	—	Format: `uuid`.
`payload.page_size`	`integer`	No	—	Minimum: 1. Maximum: 100.

Output reference

Standard tool result payload.

Name	Type	Required	Default	Details
`result.data`	`object`	Yes	—	Provider response payload.
`result.data.type`	`"block"`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.block`	`object`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.object`	`"list"`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.next_cursor`	`string \| null`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.has_more`	`boolean`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results`	`array`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].object`	`"block"`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].id`	`string`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].type`	`"paragraph"`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].paragraph`	`object`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].paragraph.rich_text`	`array`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].paragraph.rich_text[].plain_text`	`string`	Yes	—	The plain text content of the rich text object, without any styling.
`result.data.results[].paragraph.rich_text[].href`	`string \| null`	Yes	—	A URL that the rich text object links to or mentions.
`result.data.results[].paragraph.rich_text[].annotations`	`object`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].paragraph.rich_text[].annotations.bold`	`boolean`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].paragraph.rich_text[].annotations.italic`	`boolean`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].paragraph.rich_text[].annotations.strikethrough`	`boolean`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].paragraph.rich_text[].annotations.underline`	`boolean`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].paragraph.rich_text[].annotations.code`	`boolean`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].paragraph.rich_text[].annotations.color`	`"default" \| "gray" \| "brown" \| "orange" \| "yellow" \| "green" \| "blue" \| "purple" \| "pink" \| "red" \| "default_background" \| "gray_background" \| "brown_background" \| "orange_background" \| "yellow_background" \| "green_background" \| "blue_background" \| "purple_background" \| "pink_background" \| "red_background"`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].paragraph.rich_text[].type`	`"text"`	Yes	—	Always `text`
`result.data.results[].paragraph.rich_text[].text`	`object`	Yes	—	If a rich text object’s type value is `text`, then the corresponding text field contains an object including the text content and any inline link.
`result.data.results[].paragraph.rich_text[].text.content`	`string`	Yes	—	The actual text content of the text.
`result.data.results[].paragraph.rich_text[].text.link`	`object \| null`	Yes	—	An object with information about any inline link in this text, if included.
`result.data.results[].paragraph.rich_text[].mention`	`object`	Yes	—	Mention objects represent an inline mention of a database, date, link preview mention, page, template mention, or user. A mention is created in the Notion UI when a user types `@` followed by the name of the reference.
`result.data.results[].paragraph.rich_text[].equation`	`object`	Yes	—	Notion supports inline LaTeX equations as rich text objects with a type value of `equation`.
`result.data.results[].paragraph.rich_text[].equation.expression`	`string`	Yes	—	A KaTeX compatible string.
`result.data.results[].paragraph.color`	`"default" \| "gray" \| "brown" \| "orange" \| "yellow" \| "green" \| "blue" \| "purple" \| "pink" \| "red" \| "default_background" \| "gray_background" \| "brown_background" \| "orange_background" \| "yellow_background" \| "green_background" \| "blue_background" \| "purple_background" \| "pink_background" \| "red_background"`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].paragraph.icon`	`object \| null`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].paragraph.icon.type`	`"emoji"`	Yes	—	Type of icon. In this case, an emoji.
`result.data.results[].paragraph.icon.emoji`	`string`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].paragraph.icon.file`	`object`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].paragraph.icon.external`	`object`	Yes	—	The external URL for the icon.
`result.data.results[].paragraph.icon.custom_emoji`	`object`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].paragraph.icon.icon`	`object`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].parent`	`object`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].parent.type`	`"database_id"`	Yes	—	The parent type.
`result.data.results[].parent.database_id`	`string`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].parent.data_source_id`	`string`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].parent.page_id`	`string`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].parent.block_id`	`string`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].parent.agent_id`	`string`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].parent.workspace`	`true`	Yes	—	Always true for workspace parent.
`result.data.results[].created_time`	`string`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].created_by`	`object`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].created_by.id`	`string`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].created_by.object`	`"user"`	Yes	—	Always `user`
`result.data.results[].last_edited_time`	`string`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.results[].last_edited_by`	`object`	Yes	—	—

The table shows the first 50 fields. Use the live contract below for every field.

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