Special Fields

Notion Monkey recognizes special fields to make certain tasks easier

Notion Monkey has "special fields" that make saving certain common types of data easier.

• x-sheetmonkey-current-date-time

• x-sheetmonkey-current-date

• x-sheetmonkey-redirect

• x-sheetmonkey-ip-address

Saving a current date and time:

Create a hidden field with a value of x-sheetmonkey-current-date-time and Notion Monkey will automatically convert that value to a date and time in your Notion DB.

<input type="hidden" name="Created" value="x-sheetmonkey-current-date-time" />

Saving a current date:

Create a hidden field with a value of x-sheetmonkey-current-date and Notion Monkey will automatically convert that value to a date in your Notion DB.

Setting the Timezone

All of the times are saved at 0 UTC time. If you want to save dates and times in your own timezone, you'll need to set the timezone in your Notion Monkey dashboard, under settings.

Click on the drop down menu and select "Settings"

Redirecting after the form is submitted

Once a visitor to your website has successfully submitted a form, you often want to redirect them to another location. Notion Monkey allows you to do this with the x-sheetmonkey-redirect field. Put any URL into this field and the user will be automatically redirected to that URL after submitting your form.

<input 
    type="hidden" 
    name="x-sheetmonkey-redirect" 
    value="https://my-site.com/signup-success.html" 
/>

This special reserved field will not be added to your spreadsheet as a column.

Capturing the client IP address from your form submission

You can capture the client IP address from form submissions by adding a hidden field with the value x-sheetmonkey-ip-address to your form. This can be useful for geocoding user locations or preventing spam.

<input
    type="hidden"
    name="IP address"
    value="x-sheetmonkey-ip-address"
/>

Notion Monkey will automatically convert this value to the IP address of the client who submitted the form.