Skip to content
Notis

Get a BART plan for your next Canvas discussion

See a useful arrival option when a new discussion topic includes an in-person session time.

Trigger

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

Action

Get BART Schedule Arrive

Tool to retrieve schedule information based on a specified arrival time. use when planning trips arriving by a given time.

Why this helps

Discussion details and transit planning live in separate places, making it easy to overlook the time needed to get there.

  • Check BART options against a session time in a new discussion topic.
  • Use station codes and travel preferences you provide in your instruction.
  • Receive a run report with the schedule results or missing details.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Canvas and Bart once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
  • 3Tell Notis to check BART arrival options for a new discussion topic that clearly gives an in-person session time, using your provided station codes and report any missing details.
  • 4Pick New Canvas Discussion Topic as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
  • 5Test with one real discussion topic that includes an in-person time.

Questions about this workflow

Does this work for every discussion topic?

It is intended for topics that clearly announce an in-person session and a time. Notis can report when required travel details are missing.

What travel details should I provide?

Include the BART origin and destination station codes and any arrival buffer you want Notis to use.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Canvas triggers

Bart actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Get BART API Version

Stub action for bart api version retrieval.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Get BART Available Schedules

Tool to retrieve a list of currently released bart schedules. use when you need schedule versioning info.

ActionInstant

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Get Route Info

Tool to fetch detailed information about a specific bart route. use when you know the route number (1–12) or need all routes configuration. call after confirming the route id.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Get BART Stations

Stub action for bart stations retrieval.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

TriggerPolling

Get GTFS-RT Trip Updates

Tool to fetch real-time trip updates in gtfs-realtime format. use when you need the latest live trip information as raw protobuf.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

TriggerPolling

Download GTFS Static Schedule Feed

Tool to download the static gtfs feed (google transit.zip). use when needing the latest gtfs schedule data.

ActionInstant

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

TriggerPolling

Get BART Schedule Arrive

Tool to retrieve schedule information based on a specified arrival time. use when planning trips arriving by a given time.

ActionInstant

New Canvas File Upload

Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.

TriggerPolling

Get BART Schedule Depart

Tool to get schedule information based on a specified depart time. use when planning trips from an origin to a destination with time constraints after confirming station codes.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Canvas and Bart, 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 Bart.