Keep eligible learners on the right list
A new submission can prompt a list subscription for a learner who meets your stated criteria, keeping a relevant audience current.
Trigger
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Action
Manage list subscription
Subscribe or unsubscribe a contact from a list in activecampaign. the tool requires either a contact's email address or contact id, and can perform either a subscribe or unsubscribe action on a specified list.
Why this helps
List membership can fall out of sync when teams track course participation in Canvas and manage communication in ActiveCampaign.
- Keep a qualifying audience current from course activity.
- Reduce manual CRM list maintenance.
- Apply an explicit inclusion rule to each submission.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and ActiveCampaign once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3In one instruction, specify who qualifies and ask Notis to subscribe the matching contact to the existing ActiveCampaign list.
- 4Pick New Canvas Assignment Submission as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real submission from an eligible learner.
Questions about this workflow
Does this create an ActiveCampaign list?
No. It subscribes or unsubscribes a contact from a specified existing list. Set up the list in ActiveCampaign first.
Should every learner be subscribed automatically?
Only if that matches your intended audience and applicable consent. Use the prompt to state a clear eligibility rule.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Active campaign. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Active campaign actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add contact note
Add a note to a contact in activecampaign. the note will be associated with a contact as a subscriber type. the tool will first find the contact id using the provided email address and then create the note.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add Contact to Automation
This tool adds an existing contact to a specific automation in activecampaign. it first looks up the contact by email address to get their id, then adds them to the specified automation using the /api/3/contactautomations endpoint.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Add Secondary Contact to Deal
This tool adds a secondary contact to an existing deal in activecampaign. if the deal has no primary contact set, this contact will be set as primary if no role is specified. the tool requires the user to have permission to manage deals and expects parameters like contact id (required), deal id (required), and role id (optional).
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Create Account
This tool creates a new account in activecampaign. it represents a business or organization and allows programmatic account creation. the tool requires the account name and optionally accepts parameters such as account url, owner, and custom fields.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Create contact
Creates a new contact in activecampaign with the specified details. this action allows you to create a new contact with basic information like email, name, phone, organization details, and tags. the email address is the only required field, while all other fields are optional.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Create contact task
Create a task associated with a contact in activecampaign. this action allows you to create a new task that will be associated with a specific contact in your activecampaign account. the task can include details such as due date, title, description, and can be assigned to a specific user.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Create Deal Pipeline
Creates a new deal pipeline in activecampaign. a deal pipeline is a visual representation of your sales process that helps organize and track deals through different stages. when you create a new pipeline, it automatically comes with three default stages: 'to contact,' 'in contact,' and 'follow up.'
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Create Deal Task Type
This tool creates a new deal task type in activecampaign. deal task types are used to categorize and organize tasks associated with deals, and they are an important feature for maintaining a structured task management system within the deals pipeline. this action complements the existing active campaign create deal task action by enabling the creation of custom task types that can be used when creating deal tasks.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Active campaign, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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