Set up the requested Canvas communication channel
Turn a clear request into a configured channel for an existing Canvas user.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create communication channel
Creates a new communication channel (e.g., email, sms, push) for an existing canvas user to receive notifications.
Why this helps
Notification preferences can be delayed when channel setup requires a separate manual task.
- Set up a requested channel for an existing user.
- Use the supplied channel details consistently.
- Reduce administrative follow-up.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Ably and Canvas once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3Tell Notis to create a communication channel only when the request supplies an existing Canvas user and supported channel details.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real request and verify the channel for that user.
Questions about this workflow
Does this create a Canvas user?
No. The user must already exist in Canvas.
Can it choose a channel type from context?
State the supported channel details in the request or instruction so Notis has a concrete value to use.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Ably to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Ably 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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