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title: "Notion Acquires Automate.io for Enhanced Automation & Integration | Notion"
description: "Notion announced that it is acquiring Automate.io to strengthen its strategy of connecting Notion with the other tools and systems used in everyday work. Automate.io had spent five years building connectivity and integrations for more than 200 software tools, and Notion says the acquisition will support high-quality native integrations for teams and businesses as well as features for developers building on Notion. The company plans to continue working with platform partners including Zapier and IFTTT after launching its API earlier in the year, while expanding access to workflows and integrations. The deal also makes Hyderabad, India, Notion’s fifth office and its first engineering centre outside the United States, with plans to grow a technical team there over several years."
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# Notion Acquires Automate.io for Enhanced Automation & Integration | Notion

[Notion](https://yomu.fyi/company/notion) · Ivan Zhao · Sep 8, 2021

**Type:** Announcement

## Summary

Notion announced that it is acquiring Automate.io to strengthen its strategy of connecting Notion with the other tools and systems used in everyday work. Automate.io had spent five years building connectivity and integrations for more than 200 software tools, and Notion says the acquisition will support high-quality native integrations for teams and businesses as well as features for developers building on Notion. The company plans to continue working with platform partners including Zapier and IFTTT after launching its API earlier in the year, while expanding access to workflows and integrations. The deal also makes Hyderabad, India, Notion’s fifth office and its first engineering centre outside the United States, with plans to grow a technical team there over several years.

## Context

Notion wants to connect with more of the tools and systems used by individuals, teams, and businesses so they can streamline and centralise work, reduce context switching, avoid silos, and limit duplicated effort.

## Approach / What changed

Notion is acquiring Automate.io, which built connectivity and integrations for more than 200 software tools. The company plans to use the acquisition to develop native integrations and features for developers, continue working with partners such as Zapier and IFTTT, and establish an engineering centre in Hyderabad, India.

## Takeaways

- Automate.io had spent five years building connectivity and integrations for more than 200 software tools.
- Notion plans to pursue high-quality native integrations for teams and businesses while shipping features for developers building on its platform.
- Hyderabad becomes Notion’s fifth office and its first engineering centre outside the United States, with plans to grow a technical team there over several years.

**Tags:** [API](https://yomu.fyi/topic/api), [Notion](https://yomu.fyi/topic/notion)

- Source: [Notion](https://www.notion.com/en-gb/blog/taking-building-blocks-beyond-the-workspace-welcome-automate-io)
- Source URL: https://www.notion.com/en-gb/blog/taking-building-blocks-beyond-the-workspace-welcome-automate-io
- Ingested by Yomu: 2026-09-09T05:20:34.859Z

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