Connect Canvas to Docparser
When something happens in Canvas, Notis takes the next step in Docparser. Describe what you want in plain English, or start from one of the examples below.
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Ways Notis can move work from Canvas to Docparser
Extract Structured Data from Canvas Submission Files
Retrieve parsed results for documents students submit to a Canvas assignment so you can review key details without opening files one by one.
Check Parser Layouts for New Canvas Course Uploads
When a new file appears in a Canvas course, review Docparser layouts to identify the parser configuration that may suit the document type.
Review Parsed Documents After Canvas Grading
When Canvas grades a submission, retrieve related parsed document results from Docparser to support a focused review of the work and its extracted details.
Find Docparser Parsers from Canvas Discussion Questions
When a new Canvas discussion message raises a document parsing question, list available Docparser parsers so you can identify what is already set up.
Check Docparser Connection for New Canvas Discussion Topics
Use a new Canvas discussion topic as a cue to confirm Docparser API connectivity before relying on document parsing in a course workflow.
Review Docparser Layouts When a Canvas Course Is Created
When a new Canvas course is created, retrieve Docparser layouts to review whether existing document configurations are suitable for its materials.
Identify Available Parsers for New Canvas Submissions
When a new assignment submission arrives, list the Docparser parsers available to process the relevant document type and make existing options easy to review.
Retrieve Parsed Results for New Canvas Course Files
When Canvas detects a new course file upload, retrieve relevant Docparser results so extracted document details are ready for review.
Check Docparser Layouts After Canvas Grading
When an assignment is graded, review Docparser model layouts for the relevant parser to help identify document format variations during follow-up.
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Docparser. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Docparser actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Multiple Document Results
Tool to retrieve parsed data from multiple documents processed by a specific parser. Use when you need to fetch results for multiple documents at once. Returns up to 100 results by default, with a maximum of 10000.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Parser Models
Tool to retrieve all model layouts for a specific parser. Use when you need to list different layout configurations within a parser that help handle document variations.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
List Parsers
Tool to retrieve all Document Parsers linked to your account. Use when you need to view available parsers or obtain parser IDs for subsequent operations.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Ping API
Tool to test API authentication and connection health check for Docparser API. Use when you need to verify that API credentials are valid and the connection is working.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
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.
Four ways to start an automation.
A trigger is the event that kicks a workflow off. Notis supports four kinds: an event in a connected app, an inbound webhook, a recurring schedule, and soon, your own database.
Integration triggers
Fire when something happens inside a connected app. New Notion page, Stripe charge, Linear issue: any of 1,000+ apps can start a workflow.
Webhook triggers
A unique URL per workflow. Anything that can send an HTTP POST can start an automation, including no-code tools that speak webhooks.
Recurring triggers
Cron-style schedules run a workflow on the clock. Daily standups, hourly syncs, business-hours-only digests: the workhorse of Notis.
Database triggers
Watch a row, query, or threshold in your own database and fire the moment the data changes. Row inserted, value crosses a limit, query starts matching.
Classic automation breaks. AI adapts.
Same triggers and actions, smarter middle. AI handles the fuzziness that breaks traditional Zapier-style workflows the moment a field gets renamed.
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Whatever starts the workflow, the platform underneath is the same: a thinking brain, full visibility, and you in control.
AI in the middle
Every step can include an LLM call: summarise, classify, extract, rewrite.
Full observability
Every run, every step, every input, all replay-able from Mission Control.
Human in the loop
Pause for approval. Notis pings you in chat with one-tap approve.
Self-healing
When an API changes shape, Notis adapts the parser. Less midnight fire-fighting.
More ways to connect Canvas and Docparser
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