Connect Canvas to Elasticsearch

When something happens in Canvas, Notis takes the next step in Elasticsearch. Describe what you want in plain English, or start from one of the examples below.

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Examples

Ways Notis can move work from Canvas to Elasticsearch

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Check history after a Canvas grade

When a Canvas assignment is graded, search a specified Elasticsearch index for related records and return useful history with the run report.

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Look for existing records when work is submitted

Search a specified Elasticsearch index for existing records related to a new Canvas submission, then review the matches in the run report.

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Bring indexed context into a Canvas discussion

When a new Canvas discussion message arrives, search a specified Elasticsearch index for related records and include matches in the run report.

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Search references for new discussion topics

Search an existing Elasticsearch index for records related to each new Canvas discussion topic and return possible references in the run report.

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Review available indices when a course is created

When Canvas reports a new course, list Elasticsearch indices so you can review what searchable data is available for course-related workflows.

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Search indexed records when a course file arrives

When Canvas reports a new file upload, search a specified Elasticsearch index for related existing records and return matches for review.

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Check Elasticsearch availability on a schedule

Run a scheduled cluster ping and receive the connectivity result in a Notis run report.

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Get a recurring Elasticsearch index inventory

List available Elasticsearch indices on a schedule and review the inventory in a Notis run report.

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Inspect an Elasticsearch index mapping on request

Start from a Notis webhook and retrieve the complete mapping for a specified Elasticsearch index for review in the run report.

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Canvas triggers

Elasticsearch actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Get Index Schema

View the structure and field mappings of an index.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

List Indices

Lists available Elasticsearch indices.

ActionInstant

Canvas Assignment Graded

Fires when a new submission for an assignment is graded.

TriggerPolling

Query Index

Searches an Elasticsearch index for documents.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Fires when a new submission is made for an assignment.

TriggerPolling

Ping Cluster

Pings the cluster to check its connectivity and health.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Message

Fires when a new message is posted in a discussion topic.

TriggerPolling

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Fires when a new discussion topic is created in a course.

TriggerPolling

New Course Created for User

Fires when a new course is created for a user.

TriggerPolling

New Canvas File Upload

Fires when a new file is uploaded to a course.

TriggerPolling

Trigger Types

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.

New Notion pageStripe chargeCalendar event

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.

Any HTTP POSTCustom backendIoT event

Works with

ZapierPipedream

Most used

Recurring triggers

Cron-style schedules run a workflow on the clock. Daily standups, hourly syncs, business-hours-only digests: the workhorse of Notis.

Daily · 8:00HourlyWeekdays only

Coming soon

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.

Row insertedValue > limitQuery match

Why AI automation

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.

Classic automationAI automation

Cost

$ · pay per run

$$ · AI models per run

Reliability

Breaks on schema change

Adapts to format changes

Setup

Click 8 dropdowns

Describe it in English

Handles fuzzy

Hard-coded fields only

Reads intent, summarises

Human in loop

Bolted on

Built in · approval inbox

Maintenance

You own every break

Self-heals · we own it

Ease of use

Describe it. Notis builds it.

Skip the visual builder. Tell Notis what you want, in plain English. It writes the workflow, you review and deploy.

You · in the Notis Builder

NEW

“When a row gets added to the Q4 OKRs Notion database and the status is Blocked, send a Telegram message to the owner with a summary of what's blocking, and ping me if there's no reply within 24 hours.”

Notis built this automation:

TriggerRow added to "Q4 OKRs"

Condition✦Status = "Blocked"

AI step✦Summarise the blocker in plain English

ActionDM the row owner with summary

Timeout✦No reply in 24h → ping you

Observability

Watch every run.

Notis Desktop is Mission Control for your AI automations. See every run, replay, edit, or rewind. Set approval gates so Notis pauses before destructive actions.