Make course deadline reminders quick to prepare
Put the date and required next step into a draft students can understand at a glance.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create email draft
Creates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading.
Why this helps
Important deadlines are harder to communicate when date, task, and context must be pieced together each time.
- Highlights the deadline and required action in a concise draft.
- Uses the date supplied with the request.
- Avoids sending without instructor review.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Blackboard and Gmail once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, with a name and prompt.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to draft a deadline reminder using the date and course details in the webhook request.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and select a run report destination.
- 5Test with one real deadline and verify the date and time zone before sending.
Questions about this workflow
Does it monitor Blackboard deadlines?
No. A webhook request must start it and provide the deadline details.
Can Notis infer the time zone?
Provide the intended time zone in the request when it matters; the workflow should not guess.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Blackboard to Gmail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Blackboard triggers
Gmail actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Modify email labels
Adds and/or removes specified gmail labels for a message; ensure `message id` and all `label ids` are valid (use 'listlabels' for custom label ids).
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create email draft
Creates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading.
Create label
Creates a new label with a unique name in the specified user's gmail account.
Delete Draft
Permanently deletes a specific gmail draft using its id; ensure the draft exists and the user has necessary permissions for the given `user id`.
Delete message
Permanently deletes a specific email message by its id from a gmail mailbox; for `user id`, use 'me' for the authenticated user or an email address to which the authenticated user has delegated access.
Fetch emails
Fetches a list of email messages from a gmail account, supporting filtering, pagination, and optional full content retrieval.
Fetch message by message ID
Fetches a specific email message by its id, provided the `message id` exists and is accessible to the authenticated `user id`.
Fetch Message by Thread ID
Retrieves messages from a gmail thread using its `thread id`, where the thread must be accessible by the specified `user id`.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Blackboard and Gmail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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