Prepare for the file types your course uses
Check conversion options as a course is created, so you can plan around compatible formats.
Trigger
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Action
Get Supported Output Formats For Input
Tool to list all output formats a given input format can be converted into. use when you need to dynamically retrieve conversion options for a specific input format.
Why this helps
A new course can bring unfamiliar material formats and last-minute conversion research.
- Get supported output formats for a specified input type.
- Prepare a course file handling plan early.
- Reduce last-minute format research.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Convertapi once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name and prompt.
- 3Tell Notis the expected input file type to check and ask it to report supported outputs.
- 4Pick New Course Created for User as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real course creation and a known input format.
Questions about this workflow
Does this scan course files?
No. It checks output formats for the input type you name in the prompt.
What if course materials use several formats?
List each expected input format in the prompt and ask Notis to retrieve supported outputs for each one.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Convertapi. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Convertapi actions
Recurring trigger
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Convertapi, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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