Connect Canvas to Apaleo

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

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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Examples

Ways Notis can move work from Canvas to Apaleo

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Provision room inventory after a passing Canvas lab

When a learner passes a room-inventory assignment, create the requested practice units in the designated Apaleo test property.

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Create a test property from a Canvas setup brief

Use a newly uploaded property setup brief in the specified Canvas course to create an Apaleo test property when it contains complete, authorized details.

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Create an Apaleo practice unit group from a submitted lab

Turn a new Canvas unit-group lab submission into an Apaleo practice unit group when it names the test property and provides complete setup details.

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Canvas triggers

Apaleo actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Archive a property

Use this endpoint to archive an existing live property this operation set the isarchived flag to true you must have at least one of these scopes: 'properties.manage, setup.manage'.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Check if a property exists

Check if a property exists by id. you need to be authorized (no particular scope required)

ActionInstant

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Check if a unit attribute exists

Check if a unit attribute exists you must have at least one of these scopes: 'unitattributes.read, setup.read, setup.manage'.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Check if a unit exists

Check if a unit exists by id. you must have at least one of these scopes: 'units.read, setup.read, setup.manage'.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

TriggerPolling

Check if a unit group exists

Check if a unit group exists by id. you must have at least one of these scopes: 'unitgroups.read, setup.read, setup.manage'.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

TriggerPolling

Clones a property

Use this call to clone a specific property. this operation creates a new property with inventory and rate plans from the specified property. you must have at least one of these scopes: 'properties.create, setup.manage'.

ActionInstant

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

TriggerPolling

Create a unit

Use this call to create a new unit. you must have at least one of these scopes: 'units.create, setup.manage'.

ActionInstant

New Canvas File Upload

Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.

TriggerPolling

Create a unit attribute

Use this call to create a new unit attribute. you must have at least one of these scopes: 'unitattributes.create, setup.manage'.

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.