Changes / Notion / Notion MCP connections are having auth issues
Notion: Major incident: Notion MCP connections are having auth issues
Summary
New Claude-to-Notion MCP authorizations failed with “Invalid authorization request,” blocking new connections. Notion rated the incident major and reported failures starting approximately 01:25 UTC on August 5, 2026; the incident was logged at 2026-08-05 03:34 UTC and resolved at 2026-08-05 04:33 UTC (computed duration: 58 min).
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What changed
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After: Notion MCP connections are having auth issues
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After: major
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After: resolved
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After: 2026-08-05 03:34 UTC
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After: 2026-08-05 04:33 UTC
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After: We are currently investigating an issue affecting new Claude-to-Notion MCP connections. Users attempting to authorize Claude to access their Notion workspace are encountering an "Invalid authorization request" error.
Starting at approximately 01:25 UTC on August 5, 2026, new authorization requests from Claude to Notion began failing.
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After: This issue is now resolved.
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History of this incident
| When (UTC) | Change | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| Major incident: Notion MCP connections are having auth issues (this change) New Claude-to-Notion MCP authorizations failed with “Invalid authorization request,” blocking new connections. Notion rated the incident major and reported failures starting approximately 01:25 UTC on August 5, 2026; the incident was logged at 2026-08-05 03:34 UTC and resolved at 2026-08-05 04:33 UTC (computed duration: 58 min). | Major incident |