Respond to content requests with a Canvas share
When a learner asks for a resource, let Notis use the request context to share the relevant Canvas content with them.
Trigger
New Email Received
Trigger for new emails in an AgentMail inbox
Action
Create content share
Shares a canvas content item to specified users, if the sender has necessary permissions and receiver ids are valid.
Why this helps
Sharing a requested resource involves finding the right item, identifying the recipient, and switching between email and Canvas.
- Reduce steps to fulfill resource requests
- Keep course materials in Canvas
- Make learner follow-up more direct
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Agent mail and Canvas once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation through Automations, New Automation.
- 3Give Notis one instruction for identifying content requests, the relevant Canvas item, and the intended recipients.
- 4Choose New Email Received as the trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real request and verify the recipient and content share.
Questions about this workflow
Will the share work if the requester cannot be matched to a Canvas user?
Canvas requires valid receiver ids and the sender needs permission to share. Tell Notis how to handle requests when a valid recipient is unavailable.
Can this handle every type of course resource?
Use it for content items supported by the Canvas share action. Specify the resource types and request conditions in your instruction.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Agent mail to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Agent mail 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.
New Email Received
Trigger for new emails in an AgentMail inbox
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.
Agent mail and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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