Turn a complete course setup request into a Canvas course
Process a confirmed setup request with the supplied account and course configuration.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create a course
Creates a new course in canvas within a specified account, with comprehensive configuration options.
Why this helps
Course setup can stall when approved details arrive through a channel separate from Canvas.
- Move a complete setup request into Canvas.
- Use supplied course configuration details.
- Reduce repeated administrative entry.
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 course only for a complete, authorized request with a valid account and required course details.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real approved request and verify the course configuration.
Questions about this workflow
Can this create a course if the account is unknown?
No. The request must identify a valid Canvas account and provide the necessary course configuration.
Can the automation decide to create every course mentioned in an event?
Set a clear rule in the instruction and have the request distinguish an approved setup from a mention or discussion.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Ably and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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