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Check E2B health when course discussions pick up

When a course conversation starts moving, check that E2B is reachable before environment work piles up.

Trigger

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

Action

Check API Health

Tool to check the health status of the E2B API. Use when you need to verify that the API service is operational and accessible.

Why this helps

An environment outage can go unnoticed until someone needs it, adding avoidable friction to course support.

  • Check E2B availability when discussion activity occurs.
  • Surface an API health result in a Notis run report.
  • Give course support a timely operational signal.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Canvas and E2B once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation for course environment readiness.
  • 3Tell Notis to check E2B API health when a new discussion message arrives and report the result.
  • 4Pick the New Canvas Discussion Message trigger and choose where run reports go.
  • 5Test with one real discussion message and confirm the health result is reported.

Questions about this workflow

Does a health check identify the issue if E2B is unavailable?

The action checks API health. The available description does not promise diagnostics or remediation.

Will it respond to every new discussion message?

The trigger polls for new messages. The automation runs when that trigger fires.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to E2b. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Canvas triggers

E2b actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Connect to Sandbox

Tool to connect to an existing E2B sandbox and retrieve its details. Use when you need to reconnect to a sandbox from different environments or resume a paused sandbox. The TTL is extended upon connection.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Create Template

Tool to create a new E2B template with specified configuration. Use when you need to define a new sandbox template that can be used to spawn sandbox environments.

ActionInstant

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Create Webhook

Tool to register a new webhook to receive sandbox lifecycle events for the team. Use when you need to set up notifications for sandbox lifecycle events such as creation, updates, or termination.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Delete Sandbox

Tool to terminate and permanently delete a running E2B sandbox instance. Use when you need to kill a sandbox that is no longer needed. Once terminated, the sandbox cannot be resumed.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

TriggerPolling

Delete Webhook

Tool to unregister a webhook and stop receiving lifecycle events. Use when you need to remove a webhook that is no longer needed or to clean up webhook registrations.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

TriggerPolling

Check API Health

Tool to check the health status of the E2B API. Use when you need to verify that the API service is operational and accessible.

ActionInstant

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

TriggerPolling

Get Sandbox

Tool to retrieve detailed information about a specific sandbox by its ID. Use when you need to check sandbox status, metadata, or configuration details.

ActionInstant

New Canvas File Upload

Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.

TriggerPolling

Get Sandbox Logs

Tool to retrieve logs from a specific E2B sandbox instance. Use when you need to debug or monitor sandbox execution by viewing its console output and system logs.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Canvas and E2b, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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