Bring Adafruit IO device alerts into a Canvas discussion
When a connected device raises an alert, give your class a shared place to examine what happened and discuss next steps.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create discussion entry
Posts an entry in a Canvas discussion topic.
Why this helps
Device alerts can be easy to miss when they arrive outside the course where learners are expected to discuss them.
- Put incoming device alerts into the course discussion
- Keep investigation and follow-up in one shared thread
- Reduce manual copying between IoT dashboards and Canvas
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Adafruit IO and Canvas once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3Tell Notis to turn each incoming device alert into a concise discussion entry with the feed, reading, timestamp, and alert details provided in the request.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and the Canvas course and discussion topic in your instruction.
- 5Choose where run reports go, then test with one real alert sent to the webhook.
Questions about this workflow
How does the alert reach Notis?
Adafruit IO has no listed trigger event here, so an external tool or custom backend must send an HTTP request with the alert details to the Notis webhook.
Does this create a new discussion topic?
No. This workflow creates an entry in an existing Canvas discussion topic. Your instruction needs to identify the course and topic.
What if the request does not include a timestamp or feed name?
Notis can only use details provided in the request. Ask the sender to include the information you want in the discussion entry.
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Adafruit IO triggers
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