Share Canvas content with checked recipients
Check the recipients in the request, then share the Canvas item with the intended users.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create content share
Shares a Canvas content item with selected users.
Why this helps
Sharing learning materials is easy to misdirect when recipient details are copied from a request without checking them.
- Validate the contact details included in the request.
- Share the specified content with intended users.
- Avoid repeated manual checks before sharing.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Abstract and Canvas once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and provide a name and prompt.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to validate the supplied recipient emails with Abstract and share the specified Canvas content item with the provided valid user ids.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real content share request and review the recipients.
Questions about this workflow
Can Abstract turn an email into a Canvas user id?
Abstract validates email addresses, but the request must include the valid Canvas receiver ids required by the sharing action.
Will sharing always succeed?
Canvas permissions and valid receiver ids are required. The sender must have the necessary permission to share the item.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Abstract to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Abstract triggers
Canvas actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create account notification
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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