Keep Crowdin project details current at course launch
Use a new Canvas course to prompt a precise metadata update in the matching Crowdin project.
Trigger
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Action
Edit Project
Tool to update project details using json-patch. use after confirming project settings to modify metadata like name, description, visibility, or languages.
Why this helps
Project metadata can lag behind course changes, leaving collaborators with outdated context.
- Prompt project metadata updates at course launch.
- Apply explicit, reviewable project changes.
- Reduce manual project administration.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Crowdin 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 edit the specified existing Crowdin project with the JSON Patch changes you provide; include the project ID and exact intended updates.
- 4Pick the New Course Created for User trigger, then choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real course event and verify the project details in Crowdin.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis decide the project metadata to change?
Provide the exact metadata changes and project ID. A course event alone does not establish which Crowdin settings should change.
Will this update project language settings?
Only if the supported project edit accepts the patch you provide. Do not assume unavailable settings can be changed.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Crowdin. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Crowdin actions
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
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