Keep relevant Canvas discussion updates with Airtable records
Bring a new discussion message into the Airtable record where your team tracks the related course or topic.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Action
Create Comment
Creates a new comment on a specific record within an airtable base and table.
Why this helps
Useful discussion updates get separated from the Airtable records people use to coordinate work.
- Keep relevant discussion context beside an existing record.
- Make important messages easier to find during follow-up.
- Reduce manual copying between course discussions and trackers.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Airtable once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations > New Automation and give it a clear name.
- 3Tell Notis how to find the related Airtable record and add the new message as a comment with available author and topic context.
- 4Pick New Canvas Discussion Message as the trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real discussion message and check the comment on the intended record.
Questions about this workflow
Does this make a new Airtable record for every message?
No. This workflow adds a comment to a specific existing record. The instruction needs a reliable way to find that record.
Can it capture the whole discussion thread?
The trigger polls for new messages. It can use the message details available from the event, but it does not imply that the entire thread history is provided.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Airtable. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Airtable actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create base
Creates a new airtable base with specified tables and fields within a workspace; ensure field options are valid for their type.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Comment
Creates a new comment on a specific record within an airtable base and table.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Create Field
Creates a new field within a specified table in an airtable base.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Create multiple records
Creates multiple new records in a specified airtable table.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Create a record
Creates a new record in a specified airtable table; field values must conform to the table's column types.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Create table
Creates a new table within a specified existing airtable base, allowing definition of its name, description, and field structure.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Delete Comment
Deletes an existing comment from a specified record in an airtable table.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Delete multiple records
Deletes up to 10 specified records from a table within an airtable base.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Airtable, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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