Follow up on Canvas discussion participation
Turn a learner's discussion activity into a timely next step with an existing Deadline Funnel campaign.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Action
Start Deadline via Custom Webhook
Tool to start an individual subscriber’s deadline tracking via a custom webhook URL. Use after generating a campaign-specific webhook token. Example: StartDeadlineCustomWebhook(account_id='123456', token='abcdef', email='joe@example.com')
Why this helps
Discussion activity can be easy to overlook when you have to switch tools and start each follow-up manually.
- Use discussion participation as a timely follow-up signal.
- Reduce tool switching for individual campaign starts.
- Specify the campaign and follow-up purpose in plain language.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Deadline Funnel once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis in plain language.
- 3In one instruction, identify the existing campaign and explain which discussion authors qualify for a deadline.
- 4Pick New Canvas Discussion Message as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real discussion message and verify the author email and campaign.
Questions about this workflow
Does every discussion message need to start a deadline?
No. Tell Notis in the instruction which messages or authors should qualify, based on information available in the event.
Does Canvas always provide an email address for the author?
Not necessarily. The workflow needs an email address that Deadline Funnel accepts; verify that it is available for your Canvas setup.
Can Notis create the campaign for me?
The listed Deadline Funnel action starts an individual deadline using a campaign webhook token. Create the campaign and obtain its token in Deadline Funnel first.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Deadline funnel. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Deadline funnel actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Email Link Redirect
Tool to redirect an email link to the correct before- or after-deadline URL for a subscriber. Use when processing clicks on Deadline Funnel email links. Returns the final destination URL after redirects.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Generate Sales Tracking Webhook URL
Tool to generate the sales-tracking webhook URL details. Use when you need the campaign-specific sales-tracking webhook parameters before tracking a sale. Use after creating or retrieving your campaign in Deadline Funnel to obtain the token value.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Get Account ID
Tool to retrieve the Deadline Funnel account ID. Use when you need the account identifier for subsequent API calls. Attempts known endpoints then falls back to parsing response or request headers.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
List Campaigns
Tool to retrieve existing Deadline Funnel campaigns. Use when you need to obtain campaign IDs and names for downstream actions.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Start Deadline via Custom Webhook
Tool to start an individual subscriber’s deadline tracking via a custom webhook URL. Use after generating a campaign-specific webhook token. Example: StartDeadlineCustomWebhook(account_id='123456', token='abcdef', email='joe@example.com')
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Track Sale Webhook
Tool to record a sale for a subscriber in a specific campaign via the campaign-generated sales-tracking webhook. Use after generating the campaign sales-tracking webhook URL.
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 Deadline funnel, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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