notion-cost-tuning

# Notion Cost Tuning ## Overview The Notion API is **free with every workspace plan** — there is no per-call pricing. The real "cost" is the **3 requests/second rate limit** (per integration token) and engineering time wasted on inefficient patterns. Apply six strategies below to reduce request volume by 80-95%. **Notion workspace pricing (for context — API access is included at every tier):** | Plan | Price | API Access | Rate Limit | |------|-------|------------|------------| | Free | $0 | Full API | 3 req/sec | | Plus | $12/user/mo | Full API | 3 req/sec | | Business | $28/user/mo | Full API | 3 req/sec | | Enterprise | Custom | Full API | 3 req/sec | The rate limit is identical across all plans. Optimization is about staying within 3 req/sec, not reducing a bill. ## Prerequisites - `@notionhq/client` v2.x installed (`npm install @notionhq/client`) - Integration token from [notion.so/my-integrations](https://www.notion.so/my-integrations) - Token shared with target pages/databases via the **Connections** menu in Notion - For queue patterns: `p-queue` v8+ (`npm install p-queue`) - For caching: `node-cache` or `lru-cache` (`npm install lru-cache`) ## Instructions ### Step 1: Audit Current Request Volume Before optimizing, measure your baseline. Instrument the Notion client to track every API call by method, endpoint, and timestamp. ```typescript import { Client } from '@notionhq/client'; interface RequestEntry { method: string; endpoint: string; timestamp: ...