Keep an Appdrag course index current with Canvas topics
Let new course discussion topics prompt your Appdrag endpoint to refresh the index or view your team relies on.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Action
Execute PROD API Function (GET)
Tool to execute a production Cloud Backend API function via GET. Includes robust URL handling and fallbacks to accommodate management base URLs.
Why this helps
New course topics can remain invisible in separate dashboards until someone remembers to refresh them.
- Start a production endpoint call when a course topic is created.
- Keep a course index refresh process close to the source event.
- Avoid relying on manual checks for new discussion topics.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Appdrag once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation and describe what the production GET function should do with each topic.
- 3Pick the New Canvas Discussion Topic trigger for the course.
- 4Choose where Notis should send run reports.
- 5Test with one real new topic and verify the endpoint response.
Questions about this workflow
What does the Appdrag GET action do?
It executes a production Cloud Backend API function via GET. Configure that endpoint for the index or view refresh you need.
Does the trigger include new messages in an existing topic?
No. This trigger is for newly created discussion topics. Use the discussion message trigger for new messages.
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