Spot chatbot threads that may need a new course topic
A new discussion topic can cue a quick scan of Chatbotkit conversations for related student questions.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Action
List Conversations
Tool to retrieve a paginated list of conversations. use when you need to page through conversation history.
Why this helps
New course topics can surface in one place while related support conversations remain buried elsewhere.
- Surface conversation threads for review.
- Make course launches easier to follow across tools.
- Use pagination to review conversation lists in batches.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Chatbotkit once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis what outcome you want from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to list Chatbotkit conversations and summarize those that appear relevant to a new Canvas topic, based only on available conversation data.
- 4Pick New Canvas Discussion Topic as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real topic and review the results for relevance before relying on them.
Questions about this workflow
Will this identify a matching conversation with certainty?
No. The action lists conversations. Matching requires enough topic or conversation detail in the returned data, and should be reviewed.
Does it send messages to students?
No. List Conversations retrieves paginated conversation records. It does not send a message.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Chatbotkit. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Chatbotkit actions
Recurring trigger
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Webhook trigger
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New Canvas Discussion Topic
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List Conversations
Tool to retrieve a paginated list of conversations. use when you need to page through conversation history.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Chatbotkit, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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