Prepare a review pack when Canvas receives new work
Give each new submission a document trail that is ready for review and follow-up.
Trigger
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Action
Create Async Document
Tool to create documents asynchronously from HTML content. Use when generating PDF, XLS, or XLSX documents and you need to poll for completion status or use a callback URL for notification.
Why this helps
New submissions can pile up while you switch between Canvas and document tools to prepare review materials.
- Start document generation as soon as a submission arrives.
- Track asynchronous document completion.
- Keep submission review materials together.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and DocRaptor once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation with a name and a report channel.
- 3Tell Notis to create an asynchronous review document using the new submission details available from Canvas.
- 4Choose the New Canvas Assignment Submission trigger.
- 5Test with one real submission and review the run report.
Questions about this workflow
Why use asynchronous document creation?
It starts document generation without requiring the document to be returned immediately, and supports completion tracking.
Does the trigger watch every assignment?
The listed event polls for new submissions to a specific assignment.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to DocRaptor. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
DocRaptor actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Async Document
Tool to create documents asynchronously from HTML content. Use when generating PDF, XLS, or XLSX documents and you need to poll for completion status or use a callback URL for notification.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Document
Tool to create a PDF or Excel document synchronously from HTML content or URL. Use when you need to generate a document file from HTML data. The document is returned immediately as a downloadable file. Either document_content or document_url must be provided, but not both.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Create Document from Referrer
Tool to convert webpages into documents using referrer-based authentication without an API key. Use when you need to generate PDFs or Excel files from registered domains without explicit API credentials.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Create Hosted Async Document
Tool to create a hosted document asynchronously. Use when you need to generate a PDF, XLS, or XLSX document and track its completion status via callback_url or the status API.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Download Async Document
Tool to download a completed asynchronous document using the download URL from status response. Use when you have a download_id and need to retrieve the generated document file.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Get Async Document Status
Tool to check the status of an asynchronously created document. Use when monitoring progress of async documents by polling for completion status.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
List Documents (JSON)
Tool to retrieve a paginated list of previously created documents with metadata in JSON format. Use when you need to see document creation history or query past documents.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
List Documents (XML)
Tool to retrieve a paginated list of previously created documents with metadata in XML format. Use when you need to see document creation history or query past documents in XML format.
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