Capture resources shared in new topics
Create a point-in-time view of web resources shared when a new course topic appears.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Action
Take Webpage Snapshot
Tool to capture rendered HTML and screenshot of a webpage. Use when you need both DOM content and an image in one request with custom loading and capture settings.
Why this helps
New topics can introduce several useful resources, and opening each one later adds avoidable review work.
- Captures both rendered page content and a screenshot.
- Makes new topic resources easier to review later.
- Preserves a timely view of pages that may change.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Cloudflare browser rendering once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis in plain language from any channel.
- 3Ask Notis in one instruction to snapshot reachable external URLs included with each new discussion topic.
- 4Pick New Canvas Discussion Topic as the trigger.
- 5Choose a report channel, then test with one real topic containing a reachable URL.
Questions about this workflow
Does this create a snapshot of Canvas itself?
The action captures webpages. This workflow targets external URLs included in the new topic details.
What happens when there are no links?
The workflow can report that the topic did not include a reachable external URL to capture.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Cloudflare browser rendering. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Cloudflare browser rendering actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Cloudflare browser rendering, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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