Never Miss a Canvas Submission Again
Waiting for students or collaborators to turn in work? Stop logging into Canvas just to check. The moment a new submission arrives, Notis posts it to a Slack channel so your whole team sees it in real-time—keeping everyone synced without extra effort.
Trigger
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Fires when a new submission is made for an assignment.
Action
Post message to channel
Why this helps
You lose track of who has submitted what because Canvas is buried in a tab. Your team either misses submissions or wastes time manually checking Canvas throughout the day, creating bottlenecks and repeated questions.
- Immediate visibility—no more 'Did they submit?' questions
- Reduces time spent refreshing Canvas
- Team stays synchronized without Slack spam
- Works for any assignment, any course
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Slack to Notis.
- 2Create a new Automation: Name ('Submission Alerts'), Prompt ('Notify the team in Slack whenever someone submits an assignment'), Channel (your team's submissions channel), Trigger ('New Canvas Assignment Submission').
- 3Within moments of a submission, you'll see a Slack message with the student or collaborator's name.
Questions about this workflow
Can I see the submission file in Slack?
Notis posts the submission details; you can click the Canvas link in the message to review the actual work.
What if multiple people submit at once?
Each submission gets its own Slack message so you can track them individually.
Can I limit this to certain assignments?
Yes—refine the prompt to specify which assignment or course you want to monitor.
When this happens · Trigger
Fires when a new submission is made for an assignment.
Do this · Action
Add an alias for an existing custom emoji.
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Slack actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add an emoji alias
Add an alias for an existing custom emoji.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add a remote file
Add a reference to an external file for discovery and sharing.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Fires when a new submission for an assignment is graded.
Add Enterprise user to workspace
Adds an Enterprise user to a workspace, with optional guest restrictions.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Fires when a new submission is made for an assignment.
Add a star to an item
Adds a star to a Slack item; it cannot be viewed or interacted with by end users.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Fires when a new message is posted in a discussion topic.
Add call participants
Register participants who join a call.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Fires when a new discussion topic is created in a course.
Add emoji
Add a custom emoji to a workspace.
New Course Created for User
Fires when a new course is created for a user.
Add reaction to message
Adds an emoji reaction to a Slack message.
New Canvas File Upload
Fires when a new file is uploaded to a course.
Search for channels in Enterprise organization
Searches for public or private channels in an Enterprise organization.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Slack, or any other combination from 1,500+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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