Screen domains in new discussion topics
Review links in new course topics as they appear, with a concise report to guide your next step.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Action
Suggest Domain Threat
Tool to suggest a fqdn as a potential threat. use after identifying a suspicious domain to verify its threat categorization.
Why this helps
New topics can introduce links that deserve attention, but checking them adds another task to course administration.
- Check domains included in new discussion topics.
- Keep course context with each result for easier review.
- Reduce manual link-by-link checks during course setup and moderation.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and DNSFilter once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to find domains in each new topic, check them with DNSFilter, and report potential threats with the course and topic context.
- 4Pick the New Canvas Discussion Topic trigger, then choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real topic and review the result.
Questions about this workflow
What if a topic has no domains?
Notis can note that no domain was found, so the run result remains understandable.
Does this workflow update Canvas or DNSFilter settings?
No. It reviews topic content with the DNSFilter threat suggestion action and reports the findings.
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Do this · Action
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