If you manage multiple Notion workspaces for different teams, clients, or projects, you may need to move a page from one workspace to another. Notion does not include a built-in Move to Workspace command. The workaround involves exporting the page from the source workspace and importing it into the target workspace. This article explains the exact steps to transfer a page between workspaces, including how to preserve linked databases and maintain subpage structure.
Key Takeaways: Export and Import a Notion Page Between Workspaces
- Page > Export as Markdown & CSV: Exports the page and all subpages in a format that Notion can re-import.
- Target workspace > Import > Markdown & CSV: Restores the exported page structure and content into the new workspace.
- Recreate linked database properties manually: Relations and rollups do not survive the export-import process and must be rebuilt.
Why Notion Lacks a Direct Move Between Workspaces
Notion organizes content inside workspaces. Each workspace has its own database index, permission set, and billing plan. A page belongs entirely to one workspace. The product does not offer a Move to Workspace option because pages are tied to the workspace’s data silo. Moving a page would require reassigning ownership, updating access rights, and breaking links to databases that remain in the source workspace. Instead, Notion provides export and import as the supported method for transferring content between workspaces.
What the Export-Import Method Preserves
When you export a page from Notion, the following items are preserved in the resulting files:
- Page title and body text with formatting (bold, italics, headings, lists, toggles, callouts, quotes, dividers, code blocks, inline code, and mentions)
- Images and file attachments (embedded as links in Markdown files)
- Subpages (exported as separate Markdown files inside a folder)
- Database rows as CSV files
- Checkbox, select, multi-select, date, email, phone, URL, and text properties
What the Export-Import Method Does Not Preserve
- Relation properties and rollup properties (these must be recreated manually after import)
- Formula properties (formulas are exported as plain text of the formula string, but the computed value is lost)
- Page comments and discussion threads
- Page-level permissions and share links
- Linked database views (views become simple database pages)
- Database templates
Steps to Export a Page from the Source Workspace
- Open the page you want to move
Navigate to the page in the source workspace. Click the page title area or open it in full view. - Open the page menu
Click the three-dot icon in the top-right corner of the page. Alternatively, right-click the page title in the sidebar and select the three-dot menu. - Select Export
From the menu, choose Export. A dialog appears with export format options. - Choose export format
Select Markdown & CSV as the format. This ensures that both rich text and database properties are exported. Leave the Include subpages checkbox checked if you want to move all nested pages. Click Export. - Save the ZIP file
Your browser downloads a ZIP archive. Do not extract or rename the files yet. Keep the ZIP as is for import.
Steps to Import the Page into the Target Workspace
- Open the target workspace
Log into the Notion account that owns or has edit access to the target workspace. Switch to that workspace using the workspace switcher in the top-left corner. - Navigate to the parent page
Open the page under which you want the imported page to appear. If you want the imported page at the top level of the sidebar, go to the workspace home page. - Open the Import menu
Click the three-dot icon in the top-right corner of the parent page. Select Import from the dropdown menu. - Select Markdown & CSV
In the Import dialog, choose Markdown & CSV. Notion will open a file picker. - Upload the ZIP file
Select the ZIP file you downloaded earlier. Do not extract it first. Notion reads the ZIP structure and recreates the page hierarchy. - Wait for the import to complete
A progress bar appears. Depending on the file size, this may take a few seconds to a minute. After completion, the page appears under the parent page in the target workspace.
Common Issues and Their Fixes
Imported Page Has No Subpages
If the subpages did not import, the ZIP file may have been extracted before upload, or the Include subpages checkbox was unchecked during export. Re-export the original page with Include subpages checked. Upload the new ZIP directly without extracting it.
Database Properties Are Missing After Import
Notion imports database rows as a simple database page. Relation and rollup properties are not recreated because the target workspace has no related database to link to. To restore relations, create a new Relation property in the imported database and link it to the corresponding database in the target workspace. Then manually assign each relation value.
Images Show Broken Links
Exported images are referenced by relative file paths in the Markdown files. When Notion imports the ZIP, it attempts to upload each image. If an image file is missing from the ZIP, the link breaks. Ensure the original page has all images embedded (not linked from external sources). Re-export if necessary.
Formula Values Display as Text
Formula properties are exported as plain text showing the formula string, not the computed value. After import, you must recreate the formula property manually. Copy the formula string from the imported property, delete the property, create a new Formula property, and paste the formula back.
| Item | Export-Import Method | Manual Copy Method |
|---|---|---|
| Page structure | Preserved (subpages become folders) | Not possible (no copy-paste between workspaces) |
| Rich text formatting | Preserved | Not possible |
| Database rows | Preserved as CSV | Not possible |
| Relation properties | Lost | Not applicable |
| Rollup properties | Lost | Not applicable |
| Formula properties | Formula string preserved, values lost | Not applicable |
| Comments and permissions | Lost | Not possible |
| Time required | 2 to 5 minutes plus manual property rebuild | Not possible |
You can now move any page between Notion workspaces using the export-import method. After importing, review database properties, especially relations and formulas, and rebuild them in the target workspace. For pages that contain no databases or formulas, the transfer is complete and requires no further steps. To speed up future transfers, create a template in the target workspace that mirrors the source page structure and copy content manually for small pages.