Check Cats Portals for New Discussion Topics
New topics can trigger a quick portal readiness snapshot, helping you move from course planning to cat-powered execution with less friction.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Action
Get Portals
Tool to list all portals. use when you need to browse portal metadata with pagination after authentication.
Why this helps
Creating a topic often starts a chain of setup tasks that can be forgotten between planning and execution.
- Make portal readiness part of topic creation
- Capture a consistent metadata snapshot
- Reduce forgotten setup checks
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Cats once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation instructing Notis to list Cats portals after a new Canvas discussion topic and summarize readiness details.
- 3Pick New Canvas Discussion Topic as the trigger.
- 4Choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real discussion topic.
Questions about this workflow
What counts as readiness here?
The report is based on the Cats portal metadata returned by Get Portals.
Can this create a Cats portal?
No. The available action only lists portal metadata.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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