Check Cats Portals When Discussions Move
A new discussion message can prompt a lightweight Cats portal check, keeping your connected tools visible while conversations develop.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Action
Get Portals
Tool to list all portals. use when you need to browse portal metadata with pagination after authentication.
Why this helps
Active discussions demand attention, and separate portal checks are easy to postpone.
- Attach portal context to conversation updates
- Keep discussion monitoring lightweight
- Create searchable run reports for follow-up
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Cats once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation that retrieves Cats portal metadata after a new Canvas discussion message and writes a concise report.
- 3Pick New Canvas Discussion Message as the trigger.
- 4Choose the destination for run reports.
- 5Test with one real discussion message.
Questions about this workflow
Does this post a reply to Canvas?
No. It retrieves Cats portal metadata and reports the result.
Can the report include the discussion text?
Notis can summarize data returned by the trigger, subject to the data Canvas provides for that event.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Cats. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Cats actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Portals
Tool to list all portals. use when you need to browse portal metadata with pagination after authentication.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Cats, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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