Get new discussion topic images ready
Start preparing images as soon as a new discussion topic appears in a Canvas course.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Action
Process Image Synchronously
Tool to process an image synchronously with Deep Image AI. Returns result URL immediately if processing completes in less than 25 seconds, otherwise returns job hash for async polling. Use for image enhancement, resizing, background removal, and other image processing tasks.
Why this helps
Course discussion materials can need image cleanup before people can comfortably inspect or share them.
- Tie image preparation to a new topic event.
- Reduce repeated manual image editing.
- Get the processing result in a run report.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and DeepImage once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation to process images available with new topics.
- 3Tell Notis what image processing outcome to perform and how to report it.
- 4Select the New Canvas Discussion Topic trigger for the course.
- 5Choose where reports go and test with one real topic that includes an image.
Questions about this workflow
Does a new topic always include an image?
No. The trigger detects new topics in a course. Instruct Notis to process only when a processable image is available.
Can this run for a particular course?
The listed trigger polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics, so select the relevant course.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to DeepImage. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
DeepImage actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
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Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Get Job Result
Tool to retrieve processing job result by hash. Use to check job status and get result URL when processing is complete.
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Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Process Image Async
Tool to schedule an image enhancement job and wait for the result. Performs selected enhancement options on an image and returns the result URL if processing completes within 25 seconds; otherwise returns a job hash for later retrieval. Use when you need to enhance images with options like denoising, deblurring, lighting improvements, or background removal.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Process Image Synchronously
Tool to process an image synchronously with Deep Image AI. Returns result URL immediately if processing completes in less than 25 seconds, otherwise returns job hash for async polling. Use for image enhancement, resizing, background removal, and other image processing tasks.
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.
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