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Catch bot issues while course discussions are active

When learners start talking, quickly check whether the course bot has known issues that could interrupt support.

Trigger

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

Action

LIST_BOT_ISSUES

Tool to list issues associated with a specific bot. use when you need to discover errors or configuration problems tied to a bot, optionally paginating through results.

Why this helps

A course discussion can become active while a supporting bot has unresolved issues that are easy to overlook.

  • Prompt a Botpress issue check when a discussion message arrives.
  • Bring known bot problems into the course activity review.
  • Reduce the chance that support issues go unnoticed during active discussions.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Canvas and Botpress once in Notis.
  • 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis in plain language.
  • 3In one instruction, identify the Botpress bot for the course and ask Notis to list its issues and summarize any relevant findings.
  • 4Choose New Canvas Discussion Message as the trigger.
  • 5Choose a report channel, then test with one real discussion message.

Questions about this workflow

Will this fix Botpress issues automatically?

No. The available action lists issues for a bot; the workflow reports findings for review.

Can the Canvas event identify the right bot?

No bot association is specified by the event. Name the bot in the automation instruction.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Canvas triggers

Botpress actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Delete File

Tool to delete a file by its id or key. use after confirming the file exists.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Get Account

Tool to get details of the authenticated account. use after confirming valid credentials.

ActionInstant

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

LIST_BOT_ISSUES

Tool to list issues associated with a specific bot. use when you need to discover errors or configuration problems tied to a bot, optionally paginating through results.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

LIST_CONVERSATIONS

Tool to list all conversations. use when you need to retrieve and page through chat threads.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

TriggerPolling

LIST_FILE_TAGS

Tool to list all tags used across all bot files. use when you need to retrieve or display file tag metadata; supports pagination via nexttoken.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

TriggerPolling

LIST_FILE_TAG_VALUES

Tool to list all values for a given file tag across all files. use after determining the tag name; supports pagination via nexttoken.

ActionInstant

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

TriggerPolling

LIST_PUBLIC_WORKSPACES

Tool to retrieve a list of public workspaces. use when browsing publicly available workspaces before selection.

ActionInstant

New Canvas File Upload

Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.

TriggerPolling

LIST_WORKSPACES

Tool to retrieve a list of workspaces. use when you need to list and page through your botpress workspaces, optionally filtering by handle.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

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

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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