Notion adds database column permissions for people and AI agents
By Automate Basics, written with AI from Notion's original
Notion has added database column permissions that let owners control which properties each person or AI agent can view or edit. The change is aimed at teams that keep shared work and restricted information in the same database.
What changed
Notion says database owners can now decide which properties a person or an agent may view or edit. The new column permissions apply to databases where teams keep both everyday work details and information that should stay restricted. In Notion's examples, a recruiting team can collaborate on candidates without exposing compensation, while a support agent can use account context without seeing restricted customer data.
The distinction matters when an AI agent works from the same database as a team. People and agents can use shared records without all having access to every property, according to Notion. Owners can set permissions based on what each participant needs to do.
Who can use Notion database column permissions?
Notion describes column permissions as a way for database owners to manage what individual people and agents can view or edit. The announcement does not say which plans include the feature, whether access is being rolled out in stages, or whether there is an added charge. Teams should check availability for their own workspace rather than assume their current plan includes it.
For a team keeping sensitive details alongside everyday work, the useful question is who needs to read a property and who needs to change it. Notion says owners can control those rights for each person or agent.
How do I try column permissions at work?
A sensible first trial is a database that combines shared work information with a property needing tighter access, such as recruiting records that include compensation. Notion says owners can control what people and agents may view or edit, but its announcement does not provide a setup sequence. Decide who needs each property before changing access.
After setting permissions, check what the people and agents using the database can access. Confirm that they can still view or edit the properties their tasks require, and that restricted properties are not available to them. Include any agent that uses the database for routine work in that check.
Frequently asked questions
Can Notion column permissions restrict AI agents as well as people?
Yes. Notion says a database owner can control which properties each person or agent may view or edit. That could let an agent use the account details needed for a task without giving it access to restricted customer information in the same database.
Which Notion plans include database column permissions?
Notion's announcement does not identify the plans that include column permissions or state whether they cost extra. It describes what database owners can control, but teams need to check availability in their own workspace before planning around the feature.
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Written with AI from Notion's original and published after automatic checks: every figure here appears in the original, and no sentence is copied from it. The picture is AI-generated. The original is the authority.
Source: Notion 3.8: Context for your agents, Notion, 13 Oct 2026.