Save useful course discussion links
Keep noteworthy discussion messages available for later follow-up by collecting their links in Curated as they appear.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Action
Create Collected Link
Tool to create a collected link for a publication. use when you want to add a new link (with url, title, etc.) to a publication's collection.
Why this helps
Useful questions and contributions can be lost in a fast-moving discussion before you have time to circle back.
- Keep selected discussion message links together.
- Make follow-up easier when you return to course conversations.
- Build a reference collection for future issue planning.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Curated once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis what you want in plain language.
- 3Ask Notis to collect each new discussion message link in the selected Curated publication.
- 4Pick New Canvas Discussion Message as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real discussion message and confirm it appears in the collection.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis decide which messages are noteworthy?
The event polls for new messages in Canvas discussion topics. State any selection criteria in your instruction; information not returned by Canvas may need to be supplied by you.
Will this post a reply in Canvas?
No. The available Curated action collects a link; it does not reply to Canvas discussions.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Curated. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Curated actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Draft Issue
Tool to create a draft issue for a publication. use after confirming the publication id. applies default settings if optional fields are omitted.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Collected Link
Tool to create a collected link for a publication. use when you want to add a new link (with url, title, etc.) to a publication's collection.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
List Email Subscribers
Tool to list all email subscribers for a publication. use after confirming the publication id.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
List Publications
Tool to list all publications accessible by the api key. use when you need to retrieve your publication ids for further api calls. example prompt: "list my publications".
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
List Categories
Tool to list all categories for a publication. use after you have the publication id and need to fetch its categories.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
List Issues
Tool to list all issues for a publication. use after you have the publication id and need to fetch its issues (supports pagination).
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 Curated, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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