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Keep a Bible book catalog handy for new courses

Start course preparation with the biblical book catalog ready to consult when planning scripture-based material.

Trigger

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

Action

Get All Books

Tool to retrieve a list of all books in the bible. use when you need a catalog of every biblical book.

Why this helps

Setting up a scripture-focused course can involve repeatedly checking a book list while preparing materials.

  • Retrieve the full book catalog when a course is created.
  • Keep the catalog available alongside the course setup run.
  • Use the list as a reference while planning scripture-based materials.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Canvas and Api bible once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation and describe the outcome in one instruction.
  • 3Choose the New Course Created for User trigger for the relevant user.
  • 4Choose where run reports go, then test with one real course creation event.

Questions about this workflow

Does it retrieve passages or translation details?

No. This action retrieves the list of biblical books as a course preparation reference.

Does it create course content in Canvas?

No. The book list is returned in the run report for you to consult.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Canvas triggers

Api bible actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Get All Books

Tool to retrieve a list of all books in the bible. use when you need a catalog of every biblical book.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Get Bible by ID

Tool to retrieve details of a specific bible version by its id. use when you need full metadata after listing versions. example prompt: 'get metadata for bibleid de4e12af7f28f599-01'.

ActionInstant

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Get Section

Tool to retrieve detailed content for a single section by id. use after listing sections.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Get Sections

Tool to retrieve a list of sections for a specific book in a bible version. use after obtaining the bible and book ids to view sectional breakdown.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

TriggerPolling

Get Supported Bible Versions

Tool to retrieve supported bible versions. use when you need to list all available bible translations.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

TriggerPolling

Search Verses

Tool to search for verses containing a specified query within a version.

ActionInstant

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

TriggerPolling

New Canvas File Upload

Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.

TriggerPolling

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Canvas and Api bible, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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