Notion outage: Notion MCP connections are having auth issues

1. resolvedAug 5, 2026, 04:33 UTC

   This issue is now resolved.

2. investigatingAug 5, 2026, 03:34 UTC

   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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