Skip to content
Notis

Bring Apilio conditions into discussion follow-up

Keep discussion follow-up focused by pairing a new Canvas message with your available Apilio conditions.

Trigger

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

Action

Get Conditions

Tool to fetch all evaluatable conditions. use when you need to list available conditions.

Why this helps

Discussion threads can create follow-ups that are hard to track while switching between apps.

  • Retrieve conditions when a discussion message arrives.
  • Summarize potential relevance without claiming to evaluate conditions.
  • Keep the event and review together in a run report.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Canvas and Apilio once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation for discussion follow-up context.
  • 3In one instruction, ask Notis to retrieve Apilio conditions and summarize any that may relate to the new message.
  • 4Pick New Canvas Discussion Message as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
  • 5Test with one real discussion message.

Questions about this workflow

Does the workflow evaluate conditions using the message?

No. The action lists evaluatable conditions but does not evaluate them. Notis can summarize returned information for your review.

Can it understand a message's intent?

Notis can analyze the event content it receives. If relevant course or automation rules are absent, include them in your instruction.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Canvas triggers

Apilio actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Get Boolean Variables

Tool to fetch all boolean variables. use when you need the full list of boolean variables and their current states.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Get Conditions

Tool to fetch all evaluatable conditions. use when you need to list available conditions.

ActionInstant

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Get Logicblocks

Tool to fetch all logicblocks of a user. use after authenticating with apilio api when you need to list available logicblocks.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Get Numeric Variables

Tool to fetch all numeric variables. use after authenticating the apilio api.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

TriggerPolling

Get String Variables

Tool to fetch all string variables. use after authenticating the apilio api.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

TriggerPolling

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 Apilio, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Save your first hour today.

7-day trial of any paid plan, with 20$ of usage included.
No card. Works with personal or business Apilio.