Connect Canvas to Asana
When something happens in Canvas, Notis takes the next step in Asana. Describe what you want in plain English, or start from one of the examples below.
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Ways Notis can move work from Canvas to Asana
Create an Asana task for each Canvas submission
Turn new Canvas assignment submissions into Asana review tasks so grading work is easy to track.
Add a grading update to the related Asana task
When Canvas reports a newly graded submission, add a concise update to its related Asana task.
Turn Canvas discussion questions into Asana follow-ups
Create an Asana follow-up task when a new Canvas discussion message needs a response or review.
Add Canvas discussion context to an Asana task
When a Canvas discussion message relates to an existing task, add its context to the task conversation.
Create an Asana task when a Canvas topic starts planning work
Turn a new Canvas discussion topic into an Asana preparation task when it calls for follow-through.
Share a Canvas topic update on an Asana project
Post an Asana project status update when a new Canvas topic signals a meaningful course milestone.
Create an Asana onboarding task for a new Canvas course
Create a setup task when Canvas reports a new course for the connected user.
Create an Asana task for important Canvas file uploads
Capture course file uploads that need review or follow-up as Asana tasks.
Attach a Canvas upload to its related Asana task
Add a newly uploaded Canvas file to the related Asana task when the file needs to travel with the work.
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Asana. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Asana actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add Followers to Task
Tool to add followers to a task in asana. use this tool when you need to add one or more users as followers to a specific task. this will notify them of updates to the task.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add Supporting Relationship to Goal
Tool to add a supporting goal relationship to a goal. use when you want to link a project, task, portfolio, or another goal as a supporting resource to a specific goal in asana.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Add task to section
Adds an existing task to a section, optionally positioning it before or after another task in that section; if no position is specified, the task is added to the end.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Create Allocation
Creates a new allocation. use when you need to schedule or assign a specific amount of a user's time per week to a task or project within a defined period.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Create a project
Creates a new asana project, requiring either a `workspace` or `team` gid for association, and returns the full project details.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Create a tag in a workspace
Creates a new tag, with properties like name and color defined in the request body, within a specific asana workspace (using `workspace gid`); this tag helps categorize tasks, is confined to the workspace, and is not automatically applied to tasks.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Create task in asana with specific details
Creates a new asana task; requires 'workspace', 'parent', or 'projects' for association, and 'followers', 'projects', 'tags' are set only at creation.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Create Attachment for Task
Tool to upload an attachment to a task. use when you need to attach a file to a specific task in asana.
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.
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.
Recurring triggers
Cron-style schedules run a workflow on the clock. Daily standups, hourly syncs, business-hours-only digests: the workhorse of Notis.
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.
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.
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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.”
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