Set up a Drive home for each new course
Create a recognizable folder for course resources as soon as a new Canvas course appears.
Trigger
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Action
Create a folder
Creates a new folder in google drive, optionally within a parent folder specified by its id or name; if a parent name is provided but not found, the action will fail.
Why this helps
Course resources are harder to manage when each new course starts without an obvious Drive home.
- Start each course with a dedicated resource folder.
- Use available course details to make folders recognizable.
- Reduce repeated setup work.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Google Drive once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation named Course Resource Folder.
- 3Tell Notis to create a Drive folder for each new course using its available name and identifier.
- 4Pick New Course Created for User as the trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real new course and confirm the folder name.
Questions about this workflow
Can the folder go inside a shared parent folder?
Yes, if you specify a valid parent folder name or ID for the Drive action.
Does this copy course content into Drive?
No. The action creates a folder for future course resources.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Google Drive actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add file sharing preference
Modifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Copy file
Duplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Create Comment
Tool to create a comment on a file. use when you need to add a new comment to a specific file in google drive.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Create Shared Drive
Tool to create a new shared drive. use when you need to programmatically create a new shared drive for collaboration or storage.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Create File or Folder
Creates a new file or folder with metadata. use to create empty files or folders, or files with content by providing it in the request body (though this action primarily focuses on metadata creation).
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Create a File from Text
Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Create a folder
Creates a new folder in google drive, optionally within a parent folder specified by its id or name; if a parent name is provided but not found, the action will fail.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Create Reply
Tool to create a reply to a comment in google drive. use when you need to respond to an existing comment on a file.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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