Review new course details in Anchor
Bring course setup context into a browser view as new courses appear.
Trigger
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Action
Get Webpage Content
Tool to retrieve rendered content of a webpage in html or markdown format. use when you need to fetch a page’s full content, optionally within an existing browser session.
Why this helps
A newly created course can trigger setup work that is difficult to resume across scattered browser tabs.
- Surface course context at the moment a course is created.
- Retrieve a rendered webpage for setup follow-up.
- Keep a new course from getting lost among routine tasks.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Anchor browser once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, then choose a name and prompt.
- 3Tell Notis what course-related webpage content to retrieve in Anchor after course creation.
- 4Pick New Course Created for User as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real newly created course.
Questions about this workflow
Does this create or configure the course?
No. The workflow retrieves webpage content in Anchor and does not modify Canvas courses.
Which course creation event is supported?
The listed Canvas event polls for newly created courses for a specific user.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Anchor browser. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Anchor browser actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Get Webpage Content
Tool to retrieve rendered content of a webpage in html or markdown format. use when you need to fetch a page’s full content, optionally within an existing browser session.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Anchor browser, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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