Connect Canvas to Google Calendar

When something happens in Canvas, Notis takes the next step in Google Calendar. 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 Google Calendar

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Schedule a Canvas grade review

Create a calendar block to review a newly graded Canvas submission and decide whether it needs follow-up.

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Block time to review new submissions

Schedule time to review each new submission in a Canvas assignment, using the timing and duration in your instruction.

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Add a reminder to respond to Canvas discussions

Create a Google Calendar reminder from a new Canvas discussion message so you can return to it at a time you choose.

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Schedule time to prepare for new course topics

When a new Canvas discussion topic appears, schedule a preparation block using the timing you provide.

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Create a dedicated calendar for a new Canvas course

Create an empty Google Calendar when Canvas reports a new course, giving course planning a dedicated home.

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Schedule a review for new Canvas files

Create a calendar block to review a newly uploaded Canvas file, using the timing and duration you specify.

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Canvas triggers

Google Calendar actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Insert Calendar into List

Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Update Calendar List Entry

Updates an existing entry on the user\'s calendar list.

ActionInstant

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Delete Calendar

Deletes a secondary calendar. use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Update Calendar

Updates metadata for a calendar.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

TriggerPolling

Clear Calendar

Clears a primary calendar. this operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

TriggerPolling

Create Event

Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true.

ActionInstant

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

TriggerPolling

Delete event

Deletes a specified event by `event id` from a google calendar (`calendar id`); this action is idempotent and raises a 404 error if the event is not found.

ActionInstant

New Canvas File Upload

Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.

TriggerPolling

Create a calendar

Creates a new, empty google calendar with the specified title (summary).

ActionInstant

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

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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.