Notion has released a highly anticipated “Can Create Pages” toggle that allows users to add new entries to a database without granting them broader editing or viewing rights.

Previously, users needed at least “Can edit content” access to add rows, which often exposed the entire database or allowed accidental edits to existing data. Now, admins can set a user’s base permission to “No Access” or “Can View” and simply switch on the “Can Create Pages” toggle. This enables powerful “self-serve” workflows—such as sales teams adding leads or employees submitting support tickets—where contributors can only create new items and are blocked from seeing or changing existing records they didn’t create.

To enable this, navigate to the Share menu of any database, invite a person or group, set their access to “No Access”, and then toggle on the “Can Create Pages” option located within the permissions dropdown.