Connect Canvas to Amara

When something happens in Canvas, Notis takes the next step in Amara. Describe what you want in plain English, or start from one of the examples below.

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Examples

Ways Notis can move work from Canvas to Amara

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Find video context for new Canvas submissions

When a new assignment submission includes a public video link, retrieve its Amara metadata to make the video easier to identify and review.

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Review subtitles after a Canvas grade

After Canvas reports a newly graded submission, fetch subtitle segments for the associated Amara video and language so reviewers can check the captioned content.

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Check Amara video inventory after course uploads

When Canvas reports a new course file upload, list Amara videos to help course teams check whether the new asset is already represented in their video inventory.

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Amara. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Canvas triggers

Amara actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Add Subtitle Note

Tool to add a note to a subtitle set. use after retrieving the notes uri of the subtitle set.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Create Subtitle Language

Tool to create a new subtitle language for a video. use when you need to add a language track (iso 639-1 code) before uploading subtitles.

ActionInstant

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Fetch Subtitles Data

Tool to fetch subtitle data for a video in a specific language. use when you need to retrieve subtitle segments after confirming video id and language code.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Get Subtitle Language Details

Tool to retrieve details for a single subtitle language. use when you have video id and language code and need metadata about that language track.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

TriggerPolling

Get Team Details

Tool to get details on a specific team by slug. use when you need metadata for a single team.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

TriggerPolling

Get User Data

Tool to get user data by username or id. use when you need to fetch account details for a user.

ActionInstant

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

TriggerPolling

Get Video URL Details

Tool to get details for a specific video url. use when you have a public or embeddable video url and need its amara metadata (id, title, duration, thumbnails, etc.).

ActionInstant

New Canvas File Upload

Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.

TriggerPolling

List Available Languages

Tool to get a list of all supported languages. use when you need to know available language options from amara.

ActionInstant

Trigger Types

Four ways to start an automation.

A trigger is the event that kicks a workflow off. Notis supports four kinds: an event in a connected app, an inbound webhook, a recurring schedule, and soon, your own database.

Integration triggers

Fire when something happens inside a connected app. New Notion page, Stripe charge, Linear issue: any of 1,000+ apps can start a workflow.

New Notion pageStripe chargeCalendar event

Webhook triggers

A unique URL per workflow. Anything that can send an HTTP POST can start an automation, including no-code tools that speak webhooks.

Any HTTP POSTCustom backendIoT event

Works with

ZapierPipedream

Most used

Recurring triggers

Cron-style schedules run a workflow on the clock. Daily standups, hourly syncs, business-hours-only digests: the workhorse of Notis.

Daily · 8:00HourlyWeekdays only

Coming soon

Database triggers

Watch a row, query, or threshold in your own database and fire the moment the data changes. Row inserted, value crosses a limit, query starts matching.

Row insertedValue > limitQuery match

Why AI automation

Classic automation breaks. AI adapts.

Same triggers and actions, smarter middle. AI handles the fuzziness that breaks traditional Zapier-style workflows the moment a field gets renamed.

Classic automationAI automation

Cost

$ · pay per run

$$ · AI models per run

Reliability

Breaks on schema change

Adapts to format changes

Setup

Click 8 dropdowns

Describe it in English

Handles fuzzy

Hard-coded fields only

Reads intent, summarises

Human in loop

Bolted on

Built in · approval inbox

Maintenance

You own every break

Self-heals · we own it

Ease of use

Describe it. Notis builds it.

Skip the visual builder. Tell Notis what you want, in plain English. It writes the workflow, you review and deploy.

You · in the Notis Builder

NEW

“When a row gets added to the Q4 OKRs Notion database and the status is Blocked, send a Telegram message to the owner with a summary of what's blocking, and ping me if there's no reply within 24 hours.”

Notis built this automation:

TriggerRow added to "Q4 OKRs"

Condition✦Status = "Blocked"

AI step✦Summarise the blocker in plain English

ActionDM the row owner with summary

Timeout✦No reply in 24h → ping you

Observability

Watch every run.

Notis Desktop is Mission Control for your AI automations. See every run, replay, edit, or rewind. Set approval gates so Notis pauses before destructive actions.