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Set up a Docsbot bot when a Canvas course is created

Give every new course a support bot without adding another setup task to your launch checklist.

Trigger

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

Action

Create Bot

Tool to create a new bot within a team. use when you have a valid team id and want to provision a new bot.

Why this helps

New courses need support resources, but creating a bot for each one can get lost among launch tasks.

  • Create a Docsbot bot when a new course is detected.
  • Keep bot setup attached to course launch.
  • Use a team ID and bot details you specify in the instruction.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Canvas and Docsbot ai once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation and describe the bot to create, including the Docsbot team ID.
  • 3Pick New Course Created for User as the trigger.
  • 4Choose where Notis should send run reports.
  • 5Test with one real course creation event.

Questions about this workflow

Does this workflow add course content to the new bot?

No. The selected action creates a bot. It does not upload Canvas course materials or configure a content source.

What information should I include in the instruction?

Provide the Docsbot team ID and the bot details you want created. Confirm the team and bot setup requirements before testing.

When this happens · Trigger

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Docsbot ai. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Canvas triggers

Docsbot ai actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Create Bot

Tool to create a new bot within a team. use when you have a valid team id and want to provision a new bot.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Delete Bot

Tool to delete a specific bot by its id. use after confirming the bot id is correct to permanently remove a bot from the system.

ActionInstant

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Generate Conversation Ticket

Tool to generate a structured support ticket from a chat agent conversation. use when you need to convert an existing conversation into a ready-to-submit helpdesk ticket.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Get Bot Details

Tool to fetch details of a specific bot by id within a team. use after confirming valid team and bot ids.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

TriggerPolling

Get Team Details

Tool to fetch details of a specific team by its id. use when you need full team info including members and settings after confirming the team id.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

TriggerPolling

List Team Bots

Tool to list all bots for a given team. use after confirming the team id to retrieve all associated bots for that team.

ActionInstant

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

TriggerPolling

List Questions

Tool to list all questions asked of a specific bot. use after confirming the bot's identifier. example: "list questions for bot abc123 with status 'unanswered'."

ActionInstant

New Canvas File Upload

Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.

TriggerPolling

List Bot Sources

Tool to list all sources for a specific bot. use when you need to retrieve paginated source lists after confirming the bot's identifier.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Canvas and Docsbot ai, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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