Multiple Data Sources for a single Softr App?

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Congrats on the Notion launch! I have an app that uses Airtable as my core data source for users and other structured data, but I would like to explore using Notion as a CMS for some of the content pages I would like to add to my app. Is it possible to have an app connected to multiple data sources simultaneously (only use 1 of them for user data, obviously) and choose between the data sources at the block level?

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Hi,

Yes this is possible, within the limit of 1 datasource per block. Except this (which is normal) you can add as many datasources per page, per app.

Also, careful => Notion is a datasource for Softr only for Notion data structured as a database (Notion table blocks, Notion list blocks, Notion Kanban blocks etc.) => not for simple text block or any other content-type blocks (for now).

Just test it and you will see all you can do and if it’s a go or a no-go for you.

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Thanks @matthieu_chateau, that’s very good to know regarding multiple data sources per app. In my opinion, Notion is a much better CMS than Airtable but Airtable is a much better database than Notion. So in the future it would definitely be nice to be able to use Notion to control content pages in a Softr app (e.g., a blog) rather than just having Notion be a substitute for things that Airtable already does better (for those who know how to use both :wink: ).

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And now, the vibe-coding block allows to connect multiple data sources to one block.

A nice use case is a GANT chart where you need to manage data from 2 tables: projects and tasks.

Feel free to give it a try and send feedback our way :slight_smile:

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Airtable for app data + Notion DB blocks for CMS content works well in practice — one datasource per block is the main constraint. VC blocks bridging two tables (projects/tasks style) is exactly what I needed for a similar setup.

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Found this while browsing and wanted to add that it’s great to see the vibe-coding block innovation letting us pull from multiple data sources in a single block. For those still figuring out the balance between Airtable and Notion, how’s the integration working for you now? Are there specific use cases where the new feature has been a game-changer?