Create a Countdown research collection for a new discussion topic
Give promising course discussions a dedicated place for organized eBay research requests.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Action
Create a new collection
Tool to create a new collection. Use when you need to batch and orchestrate multiple requests on a schedule.
Why this helps
Research ideas from new topics can scatter across notes before they become a repeatable investigation.
- Create a dedicated collection for a discussion-led research effort.
- Keep multiple planned requests organized for later processing.
- Use the topic as a timely cue to begin structuring research.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Countdown api once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation for discussion-led research setup.
- 3Tell Notis: When a new discussion topic is created, create a Countdown collection using the name and request plan I provide, and report its collection ID.
- 4Pick New Canvas Discussion Topic as the trigger.
- 5Choose where run reports go, then test with one real topic and a provided request plan.
Questions about this workflow
Will Notis know the request plan from the topic alone?
Not necessarily. Provide the request plan or instructions for deriving it; the action creates a collection but does not define an eBay data strategy.
Does creating the collection start its processing?
No. Creating a collection is separate from starting it. Start Collection is another available action.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Countdown api. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Countdown api actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Countdown api, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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