Auto-Acknowledge Canvas Submissions in Linear
When a student submits an assignment in Canvas, Notis adds a comment to the Linear issue confirming receipt and next steps.
Trigger
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Fires when a new submission is made for an assignment.
Action
Create a comment
Add a comment to an issue; this shared workspace change cannot be undone.
Why this helps
Students submit work in Canvas and wait for confirmation. You manually send 'got it' messages across Slack, email, and Canvas, creating three sources of truth.
- Instant acknowledgment without manual messages
- Single place to track submission status
- Reduces email clutter and context-switching
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Linear to Notis in your portal integrations.
- 2Tell Notis: 'When a student submits an assignment in Canvas, add a comment to the Linear issue saying we received it and will review by [date].' (Or create in portal Automations.)
- 3Select Canvas New Assignment Submission as the trigger and your notification channel.
- 4Test by having a student submit a test assignment and verifying the Linear comment appears immediately.
- 5Refine your prompt if you want to add a due date reminder or link to grading rubric.
Questions about this workflow
Can I customize the acknowledgment message for different assignment types?
Yes. Your prompt can include rules like 'if it's a final project, say 'thank you for the detailed submission' instead of a standard message.'
Will this acknowledgment be visible to students?
If your Linear issue is shared with students (e.g., via a shared link in Canvas), they'll see the comment. Otherwise, it's internal team documentation.
What if multiple submissions come in at once?
Each submission gets its own acknowledgment comment in the corresponding Linear issue. This prevents the 'lost in a pile of emails' problem.
When this happens · Trigger
Fires when a new submission is made for an assignment.
Do this · Action
Add a comment to an issue; this shared workspace change cannot be undone.
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Linear actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Archive issue
Archives a Linear issue while preserving its data for future reference.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create a comment
Add a comment to an issue; this shared workspace change cannot be undone.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Fires when a new submission for an assignment is graded.
Archive Project
Confirm the project name before archiving, especially in bulk; it leaves active views but can be unarchived later.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Fires when a new submission is made for an assignment.
Create linear issue
Creates an issue in a specified Linear team with the supplied details.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Fires when a new message is posted in a discussion topic.
Archive Project Update
Hides a project update from active views while keeping its data; it is irreversible only until it is unarchived.
Conditions and details
The update is archived, not permanently deleted: it is hidden from the default and active views and its data is preserved. It can be unarchived later; the action is irreversible only in the sense that the update stays hidden until it is explicitly unarchived.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Fires when a new discussion topic is created in a course.
Get create issue default params
Retrieve a team's default issue estimate and workflow state for new issue forms.
New Course Created for User
Fires when a new course is created for a user.
Create attachment
Creates an attachment and associates it with an existing issue.
New Canvas File Upload
Fires when a new file is uploaded to a course.
Create a label
Creates a label for a Linear team or returns an existing label with the exact same name.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Linear, or any other combination from 1,500+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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