View data components

Canonical family page for every view component. Replaces the one-sentence stubs. Inputs are on Add/Update data components. Comments stay on Comments.

What this is / when to use it

Use a view component when the user should read a value or a layout block. Use an input when they should change it.

Before you start

The screen is Details, Content, a list row, or the read-only part of an update screen. The property exists if the block is data-backed.

Build it

1. Add component → pick the type in the table.
2. Bind the property when required.
3. Set visibility.
4. Preview empty and filled states.

Every control

Type	Enum	Property	Type-specific controls	When to use
Details	DETAILS	Record	Layout of the details header	The built-in details chrome
View data	VIEW_DATA	Any displayable	Label, empty text	Generic read-only value
Metric card	METRIC_CARD	Number / rollup / formula	Label, comparison, format	KPI on details or content
Media gallery	MEDIA_GALLERY	Files	Image vs video, captions	Multiple files as a gallery
Status timeline	STATUS_TIMELINE	Status / select + dates	Sort	History of status changes
Unique ID chip	UNIQUE_ID_CHIP	unique_id (stored as text)	Copy-to-clipboard	Show the Notion unique id
Show image	SHOW_IMAGE	Files / URL	Style, fill, orientation	One image
Show video	SHOW_VIDEO	Files / URL	Poster	One video
Show toggle	SHOW_TOGGLE	Checkbox	On/off labels	Read-only checkbox
Show URL	SHOW_URL	URL	Open in new tab	Clickable link
View file	VIEW_FILE	Files	Download	Non-image files
Contact	CONTACT	Email / phone	email / phoneNumber subcomponents	Tap to mail or dial
Heading	HEADING	—	Overlay vs normal	Section title
Label	LABEL	—	Size	Helper text
Divider	DIVIDER	—	—	Visual break
Section	SECTION	—	Title, stepper membership	Group fields (forms)
HTML block	HTML_BLOCK	—	HTML	Custom markup on content/details
Show page content	SHOW_PAGE_CONTENT	Page	TOC, guest vs signed-in	Notion page body
Show user	SHOW_USER	People / user (as text)	—	Display who is on the row
View location	VIEW_LOCATION	Location	Map type	Map pin
View address	VIEW_ADDRESS	Address	—	Formatted address
View signature	VIEW_SIGNATURE	Signature	—	Signed image

How-tos for Metric card, Media gallery, Status timeline, and Unique ID chip remain short jobs that link to this table.

What users see

They see the current value, or the empty state you configured. They cannot change the Notion property from a view component. Buttons and comments are separate types.

Limits and plans

• unique_id is mapped to text. The chip is display + copy, not an editor.
• People / created_by / last_edited_by are mapped to text. Show user displays that string; it is not a live Notion people picker.
• Files are mapped to URL internally. Preview still works when the file is a Notion file.
• Formula and rollup display as text (or number when the metric card can parse them). They never write back.
• HTML block is not a replacement for a Content screen. Prefer Content for landing pages.
• Show page content freshness follows Reload and sync.

Example

A client details screen: Heading “Delivery”, Unique ID chip, Status timeline, Media gallery of files, Show page content for the brief, Contact for the PM.

Fix problems

Symptom	Likely cause	What to do
Metric card is blank	Property is not numeric	Bind a number, or a rollup that returns a number.
Unique ID chip empty	Database has no unique_id, or not synced	Add the property in Notion. Sync.
Page content stale	Blocks not re-fetched	Reload page content. See sync manual.
People shows a raw id	Mapped as text	That is expected. Use a User input if you need a picker.

Related

Inputs: Add/Update data components. Page body: Show Page Content. Content screens: Content.