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Keep new Canvas discussion topics organized in Bubble

Record each new Canvas discussion topic in Bubble so you can review and organize course conversations in your app.

Trigger

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

Action

Create Thing

Tool to create a new Thing. Use when providing a complete JSON payload to add a new record.

Why this helps

New topics can be easy to overlook when course discussions are spread across multiple places.

  • Capture new topics in a place you already use.
  • Make course discussion activity easier to review.
  • Reduce manual checks across Canvas courses.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Canvas and Bubble once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and choose a name.
  • 3In one instruction, ask Notis to create a Bubble Thing for every new discussion topic, using its available title, course, and topic details.
  • 4Choose New Canvas Discussion Topic as the trigger and select where run reports go.
  • 5Test with one real new discussion topic.

Questions about this workflow

Does the event cover new messages too?

No. This trigger detects new discussion topics. Use the separate message event for new messages within discussion topics.

Can Notis fill Bubble fields that Canvas does not provide?

Notis can use returned Canvas data and details you supply. Provide any required Bubble values that are missing.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Canvas triggers

Bubble actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Bulk Create Things

Tool to bulk create multiple Things in Bubble via newline-separated JSON. Use when you need to insert many records at once. Must have Create via API permission.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Create Thing

Tool to create a new Thing. Use when providing a complete JSON payload to add a new record.

ActionInstant

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Delete Thing By ID

Tool to delete a Bubble Thing by its unique ID. Use when you need to remove a specific record via the Bubble Data API.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Get Thing By ID

Retrieves a single Thing (record) from a Bubble Data Type by its unique ID. This is a read-only operation that fetches complete details of a specific record. The response includes all custom fields defined in the Data Type, plus standard Bubble fields (_id, created_by, created_date, modified_date). Use when you need to: - Fetch details of a specific record you know the ID of - Verify a record exists - Get the latest field values for a Thing Note: Requires the Data API to be enabled in your Bubble app settings and the specific Data Type to be exposed via the API.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

TriggerPolling

Patch Thing By ID

Tool to modify selected fields on a Thing by its unique ID. Use after confirming the Thing exists.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

TriggerPolling

Replace Thing by ID

Tool to replace all editable fields on a Thing by its Unique ID. Use when you need a full overwrite of a Thing's fields and reset omitted fields to default.

ActionInstant

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

TriggerPolling

Download File

Tool to download a file given its URL. Use when you need to retrieve file content and obtain an s3key for subsequent upload tests.

ActionInstant

New Canvas File Upload

Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.

TriggerPolling

Create Temp File

Tool to upload bytes as a temporary file to Cloudflare R2 and return an S3 key. Use when you need a short-lived file reference before persisting it in a Thing.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

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

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