Post a follow-up to a Canvas discussion with AI
Send Notis the discussion topic and the clarification students need, then create a focused Canvas entry.
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
A useful clarification can stay in a draft while students continue asking the same question.
- Make course clarifications available in the relevant discussion.
- Turn a supplied answer into a concise student-facing post.
- Keep the destination topic explicit to avoid posting in the wrong place.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Ai ml api and Canvas once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation.
- 3Tell Notis to post each supplied clarification as an entry in the named Canvas discussion topic without adding unsupported facts.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real clarification and confirm it appears in the intended topic.
Questions about this workflow
Can it reply to a specific student's post?
This action creates a new discussion entry. It does not specify a reply target, so do not rely on it to thread a reply to a particular entry.
Can Notis improve the wording?
Yes. Ask it to make the supplied clarification concise and readable while preserving its meaning.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Ai ml api to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Ai ml api 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.
Ai ml api and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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