Add a visual marker for course file milestones
Turn a meaningful course material update into a reusable visual marker your Discord team can recognize.
Trigger
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Action
Create guild emoji
Creates a new custom emoji in a specified discord guild, requiring `create expressions` permission and adherence to guild emoji limits.
Why this helps
Teams often lack a simple shared visual cue for recurring course milestones.
- Create a recognizable visual marker for course work
- Support consistent team shorthand
- Reduce repetitive setup for a recurring milestone
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Discordbot once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it for the course milestone.
- 3Describe the outcome in one instruction, specifying the guild, emoji name, and an accessible image source that meets Discord requirements.
- 4Pick New Canvas File Upload as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real file upload and confirm the bot has permission and emoji capacity.
Questions about this workflow
Does the uploaded Canvas file become the emoji?
The action requires an image meeting Discord emoji requirements. Do not assume a Canvas file is a supported image or can be fetched by the bot.
What permissions does this require?
The bot needs create expressions permission, and the guild must have an available emoji slot.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Discordbot. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Discordbot actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add recipient to group channel
Adds a user to a discord group direct message (dm) channel.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Update guild member information
Adds a user (who is not already a member) to a guild using their `access token` (which must have `guilds.join` scope), optionally setting nickname, roles, mute/deaf status, or flags.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Assign role to guild member
Assigns a role to a guild member, provided the bot has 'manage roles' permission in the guild and the role to be assigned is hierarchically lower than the bot's highest role.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Add reaction to message
Adds an emoji reaction from the authenticated user/bot to a specific message in a discord channel; does not return information about existing reactions.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Add or update thread member
Adds a user to a specific, unarchived thread; the user must have access to the thread's parent channel, and for private threads, the bot must already be a member.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Modify guild ban settings
Permanently bans a user from a discord guild, optionally deleting their recent messages (specify deletion period in seconds or days, not both).
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Bulk ban users in guild with message deletion option
Bans up to 200 users from a discord guild, optionally deleting their recent messages; the bot must have 'ban members' permission in the guild, and this action is irreversible.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Bulk delete messages in channel
Atomically bulk deletes messages in a discord channel for moderation or maintenance; deletion may not be instantaneous and messages are unrecoverable.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Discordbot, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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