Gather web references when Canvas submissions arrive
A new submission can kick off a focused web collection run, so useful reference material is ready for your review.
Trigger
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Action
Run Actor Asynchronously
Tool to run a specific actor asynchronously. use when you need to trigger an actor run without waiting for completion and retrieve its run details immediately.
Why this helps
Finding relevant web context for each new submission adds another research task to an already busy grading queue.
- Start a configured Apify Actor when a submission is detected.
- Reduce manual context switching between Canvas and web research.
- Keep research results associated with the run for later review.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Apify once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a clear name.
- 3Tell Notis to start the chosen Apify Actor for each new submission and explain what it should collect.
- 4Choose the New Canvas Assignment Submission trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real submission and check the Apify run and collected results.
Questions about this workflow
Does this workflow create an Apify Actor?
No. It starts a configured Actor that you select; the Actor and its collection behavior need to be available in Apify first.
Can it decide what pages to collect from the submission?
Not automatically unless the Actor supports the needed input and you describe that outcome. Review the Actor's inputs and test with a real example.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Apify. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Apify actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Actor
Tool to create a new actor with specified configuration. use when you need to initialize a fresh actor programmatically before publishing or running it.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Dataset
Tool to create a new dataset. use when you need to initialize or retrieve a dataset by name.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Create Actor Task
Tool to create a new actor task with specified settings. use when you need to configure or schedule recurring actor runs programmatically.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Create Task Webhook
Tool to create a webhook for an actor task. use when you need external notifications about task run events (e.g., completion or failure) in downstream systems.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Delete Actor
Tool to delete an actor permanently. use when you need to remove an actor by its id or username~actorname. confirm before calling.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Delete Webhook
Tool to delete a webhook by its id. use when removing a webhook after confirming the webhook id.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Get Actor Details
Tool to get details of a specific actor. use when you need actor metadata by id or username/actorname.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Get all webhooks
Tool to get a list of all webhooks created by the user. use when you need to enumerate webhooks before filtering or maintenance.
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