Check browser session status after grading
Make grading a reminder to check whether the related browser work has reached the state you expect.
Trigger
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Action
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).
Why this helps
Browser tasks and grading happen in separate places, making status checks easy to overlook.
- Retrieve metadata for a specified Browserbase session after a grading event.
- See session status, URLs, and timestamps in the result.
- Keep the status check attached to a familiar Canvas event.
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 name it.
- 3In one instruction, identify the Browserbase session and the status details you want to review.
- 4Pick Canvas Assignment Graded as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real grading event and a known session ID.
Questions about this workflow
Can this find a session without an ID?
The retrieve-session action is for a specific session. Provide its ID or clear identification guidance in the automation instruction.
Does this action stop or update the browser session?
No. It retrieves session details such as status, URLs, and timestamps.
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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.
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