Recognize meaningful discussion contributions
Have Notis assess new discussion messages against your stated recognition criteria and issue a credential when the recipient and group details are ready.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Action
Create, issue, and send credential
Tool to create, issue, and send a credential in a single request. use when group id and recipient details are ready.
Why this helps
Meaningful contributions can go unrecognized when instructors have to review discussions and manage credential issuance separately.
- Bring discussion contributions into a defined recognition process.
- Use your own criteria to decide which messages qualify.
- Issue and send a credential when required details are available.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Certifier once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3Describe the contribution criteria and credential outcome in one plain-language instruction.
- 4Pick New Canvas Discussion Message as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real discussion message and confirm recipient and group details.
Questions about this workflow
Will every discussion message receive a credential?
No. State the contribution criteria in the instruction. Notis can assess returned message data against them.
Can Notis judge information that is not in the event data?
Only if you supply the missing criteria or context. Do not rely on absent course history or user-specific baselines.
What details are needed to issue the credential?
Certifier's create, issue, and send action requires group and recipient details to be ready.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Certifier. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Certifier actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Send a Credential
Tool to send a published credential via email. use after confirming the credential is published.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create, issue, and send credential
Tool to create, issue, and send a credential in a single request. use when group id and recipient details are ready.
Canvas Assignment Graded
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List Credential Interactions
Tool to list credential interactions. use when you need to retrieve interaction events for a specific credential, with optional filtering and pagination.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
List Credentials
Tool to list credentials. use after authentication to retrieve paginated credentials.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
List Designs
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New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
List Groups
Tool to list all groups. use when you need to retrieve groups with pagination (limit and cursor).
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 Certifier, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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