Turn Canvas grades into ready-to-review PDFs
Keep grading follow-up moving by generating a PDF as soon as Canvas records a grade.
Trigger
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Action
Create PDF Asynchronously
Tool to queue asynchronous PDF generation via webhook. Use when you need to generate a PDF in the background and receive the result via a webhook.
Why this helps
After grading, useful feedback can be hard to collect and prepare for a review or record.
- Prepare a document for follow-up without switching apps.
- Keep the graded submission context together for review.
- Receive the generated PDF through the configured webhook flow.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Craftmypdf once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis the outcome in plain language from any channel.
- 3Ask Notis to generate a PDF with the available graded assignment and submission details.
- 4Pick Canvas Assignment Graded as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real graded submission.
Questions about this workflow
Does this workflow choose a specific PDF template?
The listed action queues PDF generation, but template selection details are not specified here. Describe the intended document and provide any required template details in your instruction.
What starts the automation?
Canvas Assignment Graded, which polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Craftmypdf. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Craftmypdf actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Editor Session
Tool to create an embeddable editor session URL for a template. Use when you need to embed the PDF editor for a specific template.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create PDF Asynchronously
Tool to queue asynchronous PDF generation via webhook. Use when you need to generate a PDF in the background and receive the result via a webhook.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
List PDF Templates
Tool to retrieve a paginated list of PDF templates. Use when you need to browse available templates before generating a PDF.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Craftmypdf, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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