Make a technology brief from a discussion link
Give useful website references in course discussions a fast, consistent technology review.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Action
Domain API Lookup
Tool to retrieve current and historical technology information of a website. use after confirming the domain to lookup.
Why this helps
Useful website references can disappear into long discussion threads before anyone has time to investigate them.
- Review domains shared in newly posted discussion messages.
- Include current and historical technology information.
- Keep unrelated discussion messages out of the lookup.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and BuiltWith once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis to identify a confirmed root domain in each new discussion message and retrieve its current and historical technology information.
- 4Pick the New Canvas Discussion Message trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real discussion message containing a website domain.
Questions about this workflow
Will it run for every discussion message?
The trigger polls for new messages. Instruct Notis to run the lookup only when a message contains a confirmed website domain.
Can it resolve an unclear link?
The workflow should skip ambiguous domains and report that it needs a confirmed root domain.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Builtwith. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Builtwith actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Domain List File
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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Domain API Lookup
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New Canvas Assignment Submission
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New Canvas Discussion Message
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New Course Created for User
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Lists API Get List
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New Canvas File Upload
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MCP API Lookup
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