Keep Canny feedback status aligned with your Airtable process
When Airtable records capture a meaningful decision, a recurring Notis review can help move the corresponding Canny post to the right workflow stage.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Change Post Status
Tool to change a post's status. use when you need to update a post's workflow stage and optionally notify voters.
Why this helps
Feedback status can lag behind product decisions when the decision is recorded in Airtable but the Canny post is left unchanged.
- Reduce stale statuses in Canny.
- Use recorded decisions to prompt workflow updates.
- Keep product review work easier to scan.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Airtable and Canny once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis from any channel.
- 3Ask Notis to review Airtable decision context and change the status of matching Canny posts when your stated criteria are met.
- 4Pick a schedule trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real decision record and its matching Canny post.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis choose statuses based on our process?
Describe your status rules in the instruction. The workflow can only use status options supported by Canny and information available in the connected apps.
Will voters be notified?
The Canny action supports optionally notifying voters. State your preference in the instruction.
How does Notis find the matching Canny post?
Give it a reliable identifier or distinctive information available in Airtable and Canny so it can find the intended post.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Airtable to Canny. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Airtable triggers
Canny actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add Post Tag
Tool to add a tag to a specific post. use when you need to categorize or group content by applying an existing tag.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Delete User
Tool to delete a user and their comments and votes. use when you need to fully remove a user's account and all associated data (e.g., gdpr compliance).
Base Metadata Changed
Triggers when an existing Airtable base changes its name or permission level.
Change Post Status
Tool to change a post's status. use when you need to update a post's workflow stage and optionally notify voters.
Base Schema Changed
Triggers when tables, fields, or views change in an Airtable base.
Create Changelog Entry
Tool to create and optionally publish a new changelog entry. use when you need to add a product update record, control publish timing, and notify users. example: "create changelog entry titled 'version 1.2' with details '...' and publish immediately.".
User Profile Changed
Triggers when the connected Airtable user's profile information changes.
Create Comment
Tool to create a new comment on a post. use when you have the authorid and postid and want to submit feedback or replies.
View Created
Triggers when a new view is created in an Airtable base.
Create or Update User
Tool to create or update a user in canny. use when you need to provision a new user or synchronize updates to an existing user profile. example: "create or update user with email user@example.com"
View Deleted
Triggers when a previously known Airtable view is deleted.
Create Post
Tool to create a new post on a board. use when you have the boardid and userid and need to submit new feedback.
View Metadata Changed
Triggers when an Airtable view changes its name or type.
Create Tag
Tool to create a new tag. use when you have the boardid and tag name and need to categorize posts.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Airtable and Canny, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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