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Turn a Notion Database CSV Into a Markdown Table

A Notion database exports as CSV plus one Markdown file per row. Here is how to get a readable Markdown table out of it.

Direct answer

A Notion database exports as a CSV file plus a folder with one Markdown file per row. For one database, open the CSV in the CSV to Markdown tool and copy the table. For a whole export, upload the zip to the Notion to Markdown tool in Clean export (.zip) mode, which adds a Markdown table for each database. Notion exports only the current view or the default view, so set up the view you want before you export.

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When to use this

  • You exported a Notion database and got a CSV you want to show as a table in Markdown.
  • You are moving a workspace with several databases and want tables in the page files.
  • You need a database in a README, a wiki, or a notes app that has no database feature.

Steps

  1. Open the database as a full page and switch to the view you want. Notion exports only the current view or the default view, not all views at once.
  2. Open the ••• menu, pick Export, and choose Markdown & CSV.
  3. For one database, unzip the export, open the CSV, paste it into the CSV to Markdown tool, and copy the table.
  4. For many databases, upload the whole zip to Clean export (.zip) in the Notion to Markdown tool. Each database gets a Markdown table.
  5. Check wide tables, empty cells, and columns that held formulas, rollups, or relations.

Example

Before
Name,Status,Owner
Launch page,In progress,Dana
Pricing FAQ,Done,Lee
After
| Name | Status | Owner |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Launch page | In progress | Dana |
| Pricing FAQ | Done | Lee |

Common mistakes

  • Board, calendar, and timeline views do not survive. You get the rows as a flat table.
  • Formulas, rollups, and relations stop being live. Check those columns by hand.
  • Form-view databases can't be exported at all, per Notion's export help page.

Tools for this job

FAQ

Why does my export have two CSV files for one database?
Exports can hold both name.csv and name_all.csv for the same database, next to a folder of row pages. Open both and use the one that has the rows you expect.
Can I export every view of a Notion database?
No. Notion's help page says you can choose between the current view and the default view, and that exporting all views at once isn't supported.
What happens to the row pages?
Each row exports as its own Markdown file in a folder named after the database. Row properties appear as Key: Value lines in those files.

Sources

Checked September 2026.

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