Keep a watchlist of new Canvas discussion topics
Give every new discussion topic a place in your course planning sheet, ready for review or response.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Action
Append Values to Spreadsheet
Tool to append values to a spreadsheet. use when you need to add new data to the end of an existing table in a google sheet.
Why this helps
New topics can be easy to overlook when you are checking multiple courses at different times.
- See newly created topics together in one list.
- Keep available course and topic details easy to review.
- Reduce the need to check each course manually.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Google Sheets once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation by naming it and writing a prompt.
- 3Tell Notis to append each new topic with its available title, course, description, and link details to your topic watchlist.
- 4Choose New Canvas Discussion Topic as the trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real discussion topic.
Questions about this workflow
Will it copy the full discussion?
This trigger reports new discussion topics, not all discussion messages. Ask Notis to include the topic details that Canvas returns.
Can I use the watchlist for multiple courses?
The trigger polls a Canvas course for new topics. Set up the trigger for the course you want to monitor.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Google Sheets. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Google Sheets actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Adds a new sheet (worksheet) to a spreadsheet. use this tool to create a new tab within an existing google sheet, optionally specifying its title, index, size, and other properties.
Webhook trigger
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Batch get spreadsheet
Retrieves data from specified cell ranges in a google spreadsheet; ensure the spreadsheet has at least one worksheet and any explicitly referenced sheet names in ranges exist.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Batch update spreadsheet
Updates a specified range in a google sheet with given values, or appends them as new rows if `first cell location` is omitted; ensure the target sheet exists and the spreadsheet contains at least one worksheet.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
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New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
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New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Clear spreadsheet values
Clears cell content (preserving formatting and notes) from a specified a1 notation range in a google spreadsheet; the range must correspond to an existing sheet and cells.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Google Sheets, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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