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Add Canvas grade context to Ashby candidate notes

Make relevant evidence easier to find during candidate review. When a designated Canvas assignment is graded, Notis can add the available result and context to the matching Ashby candidate record.

Trigger

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

Action

Create Candidate Note

Create a note on a candidate profile. Use this to add comments, observations, or feedback about a candidate during the recruitment process.

Why this helps

Evaluation details can be separated from recruiting records, leaving reviewers to hunt through course tools for useful context.

  • Keep grading context close to the candidate record.
  • Reduce back-and-forth to locate relevant assignment details.
  • Give reviewers a clearer starting point for follow-up.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Canvas and Ashby once in Notis.
  • 2Create an automation and describe the assignment and how a candidate should be matched.
  • 3Pick Canvas Assignment Graded as the trigger.
  • 4Choose where run reports should go.
  • 5Test with one real graded submission and check the resulting Ashby note.

Questions about this workflow

Can it identify an Ashby candidate from a Canvas grade?

Only when the event data or your instruction provides a reliable matching basis. Supply any missing match criteria, such as a shared identifier.

Does this change a candidate's hiring stage?

No. It adds a candidate note and does not advance or alter the application stage.

When this happens · Trigger

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Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Canvas triggers

Ashby actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Add Candidate to Project

Add a candidate to a project in Ashby. Projects are sourcing initiatives or recruiting campaigns used to organize and track candidate pipelines. Use this to associate candidates with specific sourcing efforts. Common use cases: - Adding sourced candidates to recruiting campaigns - Organizing candidates by sourcing channel or initiative - Tracking candidates in specific hiring projects Requires candidatesWrite permission. Returns the updated candidate object on success, or error details if the candidate or project is not found.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Add Candidate Tag

Add a tag to a candidate in Ashby. Use this to categorize and organize candidates with existing tags from the system. This action allows you to apply labels/tags to candidates for filtering, searching, and organizational purposes. Tags must already exist in the system - use LIST_CANDIDATE_TAGS to view available tags or CREATE_CANDIDATE_TAG to create new ones. The response includes the full updated candidate object when successful, showing the newly added tag in the candidate's tags array. If a candidate already has the tag, the operation will still succeed idempotently.

ActionInstant

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Add Hiring Team Member

Add an Ashby user to a hiring team at the application, job, or opening level. Use this when you need to assign a team member to participate in the hiring process with a specific role. Requires the organizationWrite permission.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Add User to Interviewer Pool

Add a user to an interviewer pool. Use this to assign interviewers to interview pools for scheduling and coordination. Requires the hiringProcessMetadataWrite permission.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

TriggerPolling

Add Opening Job

Adds a job to an opening (job requisition) in Ashby ATS. An opening represents a position to be filled, while a job defines the role details. This action associates an existing job with an existing opening, allowing multiple jobs to be linked to a single opening. Use this when you need to add job definitions to an opening or when creating multi-role requisitions. Requires the jobsWrite permission. On success, returns the updated opening with the job added to its jobIds array. On failure, returns error details with specific error codes.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

TriggerPolling

Add Opening Location

Tool to add a location to an opening (job requisition). Use when you need to associate a location with an existing opening. Requires the jobsWrite permission.

ActionInstant

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

TriggerPolling

Anonymize Candidate

Anonymize a candidate by removing personally identifiable information. Use this when you need to permanently anonymize a candidate's data. This action cannot be reversed and requires all of the candidate's applications to be in the archived or hired state.

ActionInstant

New Canvas File Upload

Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.

TriggerPolling

Approve Offer

Approve an offer or a specific approval step within an offer's approval process. This action supports two modes: - Complete offer approval: Provide only offerId to approve the entire offer - Step-specific approval: Provide offerId, approvalStepId, and userId to approve a specific step When approving a specific step, both approvalStepId and userId are required together. Requires the 'offersWrite' permission.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

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

When this happens · Trigger

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