Turn a WhatsApp follow-up request into a Canvas message
Move a follow-up out of chat and into a Canvas conversation with the intended recipient and message supplied up front.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
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.
Why this helps
A follow-up request can be forgotten when it is separated from the course conversation.
- Reduce manual re-entry of follow-up messages.
- Keep course communication in Canvas.
- Use explicit recipient details from the request.
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 Canvas conversation using the supplied message and recipient details, and not to guess missing recipients.
- 4Pick the Notis webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real request and verify the recipient before relying on the workflow.
Questions about this workflow
Can it infer the Canvas recipient from a phone number?
Do not rely on that. Include a valid Canvas recipient identifier in the request or provide an approved way to resolve it.
Could the message be added to an existing conversation?
Canvas may reuse an existing conversation with the same recipients and matching scope or filter unless force new is specified.
When this happens · Trigger
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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.
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