Move a WhatsApp contribution into a Canvas discussion
Keep a useful course contribution in the discussion where students can find it, with the topic supplied in the request.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create discussion entry
Tool to create a new entry in a canvas discussion topic. use when posting a message with optional attachments to a discussion topic.
Why this helps
Helpful answers shared in chat may never reach the course discussion they belong in.
- Keep a useful response with the relevant discussion.
- Reduce copy and paste between apps.
- Preserve the supplied text and attachments where supported.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect 2chat and Canvas once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation and give it a clear name.
- 3Tell Notis to create a discussion entry from the supplied contribution in the specified existing topic, preserving its content and any supported attachments.
- 4Pick the Notis webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real contribution and a valid course and discussion topic.
Questions about this workflow
Can this create the discussion topic too?
This workflow creates an entry in an existing topic. Use a separate workflow with the discussion topic action if a new topic is needed.
What identifiers should the request include?
Include the valid course and discussion topic details needed to locate the existing discussion.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link 2chat to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
2chat triggers
Canvas actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create account notification
Creates a global notification within a canvas account, ensuring `end at` is after `start at` and any specified `notification roles` are valid.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create appointment group
Creates a new appointment group in canvas for schedulable time slots within specified course or group contexts.
Create an assignment
Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.
Create assignment override
Creates an assignment override to adjust due/unlock/lock dates for an assignment in a course, targeting specific students (requires `title`), a group, or a course section; at least one target (`student ids`, `group id`, or `course section id`) is required.
Create Calendar Event
Creates a calendar event with options for recurrence (finite `rrule` series only), section-specific timings, and blackout dates within a specified context.
Create communication channel
Creates a new communication channel (e.g., email, sms, push) for an existing canvas user to receive notifications.
Create content share
Shares a canvas content item to specified users, if the sender has necessary permissions and receiver ids are valid.
Create conversation
Use to send messages in canvas by creating a new conversation or adding to an existing one; an existing conversation with the same recipients (and matching scope/filter, if specified) may be reused unless `force new` is true.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
2chat and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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