Connect Canvas to Backendless
When something happens in Canvas, Notis takes the next step in Backendless. 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 Backendless
Notify on Canvas grading milestones
Publish a Backendless channel message when a Canvas submission is graded, with the result and follow-up context.
Build a submission review queue
Use new Canvas submissions to retrieve relevant Backendless records for review context and triage.
Surface Canvas discussion messages
Publish new Canvas discussion messages to a Backendless channel so questions and useful replies get noticed.
Announce new Canvas discussion topics
Share new Canvas discussion topics in Backendless so collaborators can prepare and participate.
Create a folder for each new course
Create a Backendless directory when Canvas reports a newly created course, giving course resources a clear home.
Review new Canvas uploads against Backendless files
When a file arrives in Canvas, retrieve a Backendless directory listing to help spot related resources or gaps.
Provision a Backendless hive from a course setup request
Start from a Notis webhook request to create a named Backendless hive for a course or project workflow.
Update a Backendless settings map from a request
Use an incoming Notis webhook to set approved key-value settings in a Backendless hive map.
Publish a notification from an incoming request
Turn a Notis webhook request into a Backendless channel message for a clear team handoff or announcement.
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Backendless. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Backendless actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Copy File
Tool to copy a file or directory within backendless file storage. use when duplicating files to a new location after verifying source and destination paths.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Directory
Tool to create a new directory at the specified path. use when you need to organize files under a new folder structure.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Create Backendless Hive
Tool to create a new hive. use when you need to provision a new hive resource before performing hive operations. example: create a hive named 'grocerystore'.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Create Backendless Timer
Tool to create a new timer with schedule and code. use when scheduling recurring or one-off tasks to run server-side logic after confirming parameters.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Delete Directory
Tool to delete a directory at the specified path in backendless file storage. use when you need to remove folders after confirming the path.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Delete File
Tool to delete a file at the specified path in backendless file storage. use after confirming the file's relative path and filename.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Delete Backendless Timer
Tool to delete a backendless timer by name. use when you need to remove a scheduled timer after confirming its name.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Directory Listing
Tool to retrieve a listing of files and directories at a given path. use when browsing or filtering file storage directories.
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.
Describe it. Notis builds it.
Skip the visual builder. Tell Notis what you want, in plain English. It writes the workflow, you review and deploy.
You · in the Notis Builder
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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Whatever starts the workflow, the platform underneath is the same: a thinking brain, full visibility, and you in control.
AI in the middle
Every step can include an LLM call: summarise, classify, extract, rewrite.
Full observability
Every run, every step, every input, all replay-able from Mission Control.
Human in the loop
Pause for approval. Notis pings you in chat with one-tap approve.
Self-healing
When an API changes shape, Notis adapts the parser. Less midnight fire-fighting.
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