How to Add PDF Search to Your Notion Site

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PlatformNotion

Embed method/embed block on a public Notion page

DifficultyMedium

Install time5–10 minutes

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Why it matters

Why add PDF search to your Notion site?

Visitors on Notionsites expect to find information fast. If you’re hosting PDFs — guides, contracts, menus, manuals, resource libraries — a search widget lets them find exactly what they need without downloading anything or sending you an email.

Sparks Simple gives your Notion site an embeddable search widget that indexes your PDFs and returns instant, full-text results — right on your page. Clients and visitors stay on your site, find what they need, and stop calling your office asking for documents they should already have.

No portal. No login required from visitors. No custom development. Just paste one line of code.

Step-by-step

How to install on Notion

Embed method: /embed block on a public Notion page

01
Open the Notion page where you want to add the widget (the page must be set to Public via Share > Publish to web).
02
Type /embed on a new line and press Enter to add an embed block.
03
In the embed dialog, paste the URL of your Sparks Simple widget page (available in your dashboard).
04
Press Enter — the widget will render inline in the Notion page for anyone viewing it publicly.

Difficulty:Medium

Install time:5–10 minutes

Before you start

What you’ll need

A free Sparks Simple account — Sign up free
Your embed code — available in your dashboard after signup
A Notion site with a publicly shared page

What it looks like

The widget on a Notion site

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Notion tip

⚠ Notion's embed block accepts URLs, not raw script tags. You will need to use the hosted widget URL from your Sparks Simple dashboard rather than the standard script embed code. The widget only appears for visitors viewing the published public page — it is not visible in edit mode. Embed functionality requires the Notion page to be publicly shared.

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