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While agents were the star of the general show, the star of MY show was… database row permissions! Why? Because it's the #2 most requested feature of all time, after offline mode. Personally, it was even #1 for me as it prevented so many potential clients from switching to Notion.

What does it do? Well, we’re now able to grant permissions by database row. The person assigned to those database pages won’t be able to see the rest of the database.

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Why this matters

• Share a single record without exposing the whole database.
• Less duplication. No more cluncky/unsafe workarounds.

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Example — client tasks (before → now)

• Before: Sharing Client A’s tasks meant exposing B, C, D — so teams spun up separate client databases as a workaround.
• Now: Keep one master Tasks database and share only Client A’s task pages. Client A sees just what’s shared, nothing else.

This is huge, especially for companies like agencies who want to create client portals for all their clients but keep everything centralized in their backend.

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How to use it?

1. Go to your database → click Share
2. Page-level access → Add a new rule
3. Select wanted person property → grant access

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Worth to note that this feature is only available on the Business or Enterprise Plan.