Put competitor research reviews on the Canvas calendar
Give competitor monitoring a regular place in the course calendar, with an agenda based on current findings.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create Calendar Event
Creates a calendar event, optionally as a recurring series.
Why this helps
Competitor research can become an occasional scramble instead of a consistent learning practice.
- Create a recurring point to review competitor research.
- Give the session a relevant agenda based on available findings.
- Keep class review plans visible in Canvas.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Ahrefs and Canvas once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3Ask Notis in one instruction to review available competitor findings and create a Canvas calendar event with a concise agenda.
- 4Pick a recurring Notis cron schedule and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real competitor research example.
Questions about this workflow
Does this monitor competitors continuously?
The workflow runs on the Notis cron schedule and reviews the Ahrefs data available at that time.
What event timing should I provide?
Include the intended event date, time, timezone, and course context in the instruction or schedule setup.
Will it create a Canvas calendar event?
Yes, the selected action creates a calendar event; the workflow prompt should identify the appropriate course context and timing.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Ahrefs to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Ahrefs 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 notification for the Canvas account.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Abort Quiz Report Generation
Cancels quiz report generation or removes a previously generated report.
Create appointment group
Creates an appointment group with schedulable time slots.
Add conversation message
Adds a follow-up message to an existing conversation.
Create an assignment
Creates an assignment in a Canvas course.
Add course to favorites
Adds a course to the current user’s favorites; no change occurs if it is already saved.
Create assignment override
Creates an assignment override to adjust dates for selected students, a group, or a course section.
Add group to favorites
Adds a group to the current user’s favorites; no change occurs if it is already saved.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Ahrefs and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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