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Snapshot new assignment submission pages as PDFs

Keep a portable record of submission pages for review and reference with less manual saving.

Trigger

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

Action

Convert Website to PDF

Tool to convert a website url to pdf. use when you need a pdf snapshot of a web page; returns a task id to poll for completion.

Why this helps

Submission pages can be hard to revisit quickly when review is interrupted by other work.

  • Create PDF snapshots from accessible submission page URLs.
  • Start a record when Canvas detects new assignment work.
  • Reduce manual page saving during review.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Canvas and Conversion tools once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name and prompt.
  • 3Ask Notis to create a PDF snapshot from each new submission page URL when available.
  • 4Pick New Canvas Assignment Submission as the trigger, then choose where run reports go.
  • 5Test with one real submission page URL accessible to Conversion tools.

Questions about this workflow

Does the trigger itself create a PDF?

No. The Canvas event detects new submissions; the Conversion tools action converts an accessible website URL to PDF.

How do I know when the PDF is ready?

The Website to PDF action returns a task id to poll for completion.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Conversion tools. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Canvas triggers

Conversion tools actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Convert JPG to JSON with AI

Tool to convert jpg to structured json using ai. use after uploading the image or specifying its url.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Convert Excel to CSV

Tool to convert excel files to csv. use when you have an excel file (local upload or url) and need a csv output. use after uploading or providing file url.

ActionInstant

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Convert Excel to HTML

Tool to convert an excel file to html. use when you need an html table representation of a .xlsx file via upload or url.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Convert Markdown to HTML

Tool to convert markdown to html. use after uploading the markdown file or specifying its url to generate html content.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

TriggerPolling

Convert OXPS to PDF

Tool to convert an oxps file to pdf. use when you have an oxps file either uploaded (file id) or via url and need a pdf output. provide only one of `file id` or `url`.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

TriggerPolling

Convert Website to PDF

Tool to convert a website url to pdf. use when you need a pdf snapshot of a web page; returns a task id to poll for completion.

ActionInstant

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

TriggerPolling

Convert Website to PNG

Tool to convert a website url to a png image. use when you need a snapshot of an entire web page or specific viewport.

ActionInstant

New Canvas File Upload

Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.

TriggerPolling

Convert Word to Text

Tool to convert word documents to plain text. use when you have a .doc or .docx file (binary or url) and need its plain text representation.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Canvas and Conversion tools, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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