23 Aug 2026 Release

Crisp / Intercom chat, Auth0 / Okta / email & password sign-in, Identity admin, signup defaults, Form HTML Blocks, Automation onboarding, Messaging builder, Messaging + Workflow webhooks, Notify {{payload}} tokens, the /templates catalog redirect, live-demo OTP with email/password, and admin SaaS Metrics — updates released since 9 August 2026.

What’s new at a glance

Capability	What you can do	Learn more
Crisp / Intercom	Add in-app chat from Integrations; publish and the widget loads	Integrations, Crisp, Intercom
Auth0 / Okta / email & password	First-class sign-in next to Google	Integrations, Enterprise SSO, Auth and access
Integration entitlements	Each provider is its own capability. Paid plans get Google + email/password by default; chat and Auth0/Okta need the matching capability or a NotionApps grant	Plans and entitlements, Integrations
Identity admin	Manage roles and identities from Users → Identity	Identity admin
Signup defaults	Stamp Users metadata on self-register	Sign up
Form HTML Block	Sandboxed HTML + CSS on Create / Update forms	Add new item form
Automation onboarding	First-run orientation + Notify / Approval first wins	Start from a wizard
Messaging builder	Inspect and edit messaging objects without JSON-first contracts	Messaging
Messaging + Workflow webhooks	Inbound HTTP + outbound Notify / subscriber delivery	Webhook technical reference
Notify `{{payload}}` tokens	Mix literal text with submitted field values in email Subject/Body	Workflow how-to
Templates catalog	`notionapps.com/templates` → `notionapps.com/app-templates`	Start from a template
Live-demo OTP + email/password	Persona codes still log in when email/password is on	See Features below
SaaS Metrics	Admin Billing snapshot from Mongo + Stripe; signup UTM stored	Admin Billing → SaaS Metrics (`admin.metrics.view`)

Chat and SSO from Integrations.
Paid plans get email/password and Google by default.
Chat and Auth0/Okta are separate capabilities.
Identity without the Analytics gate.
HTML blocks on forms.
Automation you can actually start.
Webhooks in and out.
Notify emails include submitted fields.
/templates no longer 404s.
Live-demo codes work with email/password.
SaaS Metrics is measured, not guessed.

Features

1. Crisp and Intercom chat

Add Crisp or Intercom under Integrations, paste the Website ID / App ID, publish. The widget loads in the published app. Same mental model as Google Sign-In — no per-domain snippet hunt.

2. Auth0, Okta, and email & password

Connect Auth0 or Okta with guided callback copy, or turn on Email & password as a NotionApps-hosted method next to Google / SSO.

Live-demo persona login codes still work when email/password is also enabled. If a verification code is present, login verifies OTP instead of requiring a password.

3. Who gets which integration

Integrations are not “paid plan = everything.” Each provider is its own capability. The most specific grant wins: one app, then the account, then the plan default.

Typical defaults (your workspace can differ if NotionApps granted an exception):

Provider	Typical default
Email & password	On for paid plans
Google Sign-In	On for paid plans
Crisp / Intercom	Off until the plan includes chat, or NotionApps grants your account or one app
Auth0 / Okta	Off until the plan includes SSO, or NotionApps grants your account or one app
Free	Integrations off by default

If a provider is missing from Add Integration or shows an upgrade prompt, your plan does not include it. Contact NotionApps support — we can grant a provider for your account or a single app without changing your Stripe plan. Do not try to force it with Advanced JSON.

Full reference: Plans and entitlements and Integrations.

4. Identity admin and signup defaults

Users → Identity manages who can sign in and what role they hold (role catalog, optional dual-write to Users, Add User, origin, password reset). Screen visibility and list filters still use Users DB properties.

When self-serve signup is on, makers can set default Users metadata stamped onto new rows (Role, Client, Team, and so on).

5. Form HTML Block

Create / Update forms accept an HTML Block: visual editor + CSS panel, sandboxed (HTML + CSS, no maker JavaScript). Blocks size to their content so they don’t sit in an inner scrollbar.

6. Automation onboarding and Messaging builder

First-run Automation orientation plus Notify / Approval first-win paths from Home. Messaging objects are inspectable and editable in the builder without starting from raw JSON.

7. Messaging and Workflow webhooks

Messaging: inbound POST onto a channel/topic; outbound Webhook subscribers deliver a live HTTP POST. Workflow: Webhook received trigger (central or per-app alias) and Notify → Webhook outbound. Shared token: x-notionapps-webhook-token. Admin kill switches and intake/egress live under Workflow Operations and Messaging Operations (independent entitlements).

8. Notify {{payload}} tokens and JSON IntelliSense

Notify Subject/Body accept mixed literal text and {{payload.fields.…}}. {{payload.fields}} dumps every submitted value. Power-user JSON (workflow, simulator, Messaging, integration advanced JSON) has type-ahead: Ctrl/⌘+Space, Tab/Enter.

9. Templates catalog redirect

https://www.notionapps.com/templates and matching older template URLs permanently redirect to https://www.notionapps.com/app-templates. Old bookmarks and ads continue to reach the current catalog.

10. SaaS Metrics (admin)

Billing → SaaS Metrics (admin.metrics.view): cached snapshot of signups, Notion-connected activation, paid / active logos from Mongo + Stripe (refresh=1 recomputes). New accounts store signup UTM / referrer and first Notion-connect time.

Bug fixes and polish

Login chrome and credential errors

Desktop auth card no longer clips on short viewports. Wrong email/password shows a clearer error. Okta / multi-method login keeps a steadier background. Desktop guest Login is easier to hit.

Live-demo OTP when email/password is on

Apps that mint live-demo OTP codes but have email/password as the primary auth type no longer return InvalidData / password on persona login.

Form InvalidText saves

Text-like form payloads that used to fail with InvalidText are coerced to string|null so saves succeed. Included here so the 23 Aug release is complete.

Identity console on first setup

Identity opens correctly during app setup instead of failing the first-time Identity path.

Application Inventory paging

Inventory advances by account pages instead of stalling mid-list.

HTML Block auto-height

Form HTML Blocks size to content so they sit in the form without an inner scrollbar.

Documentation for this release

Doc	Link
Integrations	Open
Plans and entitlements	Open
Identity admin	Open
Webhook technical reference	Open
Start from a wizard	Open
Messaging how-to	Open
Workflow how-to	Open
Start from a template	Open

Recommended learning path

Integrations — Crisp, Intercom, Auth0, Okta, email/password
Plans and entitlements — which providers your plan includes
Identity admin + Sign up
Start from a wizard — Notify / Approval first win; add {{payload.fields.…}} in Notify
Webhook technical reference
Confirm www.notionapps.com/templates lands on www.notionapps.com/app-templates.
For 9 Aug items (mixed public/private, Content Pages), continue with the 9 Aug 2026 Release

Availability notes

Chat + SSO + email/password: each provider is its own capability. Paid plans typically include Google and Email & password. Crisp, Intercom, Auth0, and Okta need the matching capability or a NotionApps grant for the account or one app. Free stays off by default. See Plans and entitlements.
Identity admin: builder Users → Identity; not gated on Analytics
HTML Block: Create / Update forms; sandboxed HTML + CSS; no maker JavaScript
Webhooks: Messaging needs external messaging entitlement; Workflow webhooks are on/off; shared token auth
Notify tokens: Workflow Notify Subject/Body; no extra entitlement
Templates redirect: notionapps.com public site
SaaS Metrics: admin only; admin.metrics.view
Live-demo OTP + email/password: API + published client; no maker toggle
Login chrome, InvalidText coerce, Identity setup, Inventory paging: no new maker configuration — Publish / refresh as usual

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