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Follow up on newly graded Canvas work

Use the grading event as a cue to open the browser task that helps you close the loop.

Trigger

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

Action

Create Browser Session

Tool to create a new browser session. use when you need an isolated browser context before performing any page interactions.

Why this helps

After grading, related follow-up work can be easy to forget when it lives in a separate web tool.

  • Create a browser session when a submission is newly graded.
  • Keep the follow-up task instructions in one automation prompt.
  • Review the run report to see whether the task started.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Canvas and Browserbase once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a clear name.
  • 3Describe the browser follow-up and include the relevant page URL in one instruction.
  • 4Pick Canvas Assignment Graded as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
  • 5Test with one real grading event.

Questions about this workflow

Will this workflow change the Canvas grade?

No. The available Browserbase action creates a browser session. It does not update grades in Canvas.

What should I include in the instruction?

Name the browser task and provide the page URL and any guidance needed to carry it out.

When this happens · Trigger

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Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Canvas triggers

Browserbase tool actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Create a new browser context

Tool to create a new browser context. use when you need to obtain upload credentials for a custom user-data-directory in a project.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Retrieve a browser context

Tool to retrieve details of a specific browser context. use when you have a context id and need its metadata.

ActionInstant

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Update Browser Context

Tool to update a specific browser context. use when you need fresh upload url and encryption details for an existing context, after obtaining a valid context id.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Create Browser Session

Tool to create a new browser session. use when you need an isolated browser context before performing any page interactions.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

TriggerPolling

Retrieve a browser session

Tool to retrieve details of a specific browser session. use when you have a session id and need its metadata (status, urls, timestamps).

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

TriggerPolling

Retrieve Session Debug URLs

Tool to retrieve live debug urls for a specific session. use when you need to connect to a running session for debugging.

ActionInstant

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

TriggerPolling

Download Session Artifacts

Tool to download files from a specific session. use after session completion to retrieve all generated artifacts in a zip archive.

ActionInstant

New Canvas File Upload

Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.

TriggerPolling

Retrieve Session Logs

Tool to retrieve logs of a specific session. use after actions in a session to inspect network events and data exchange.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

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

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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