See Submission History Without Opening Canvas
A student submits an assignment and you want to see their past attempts and revisions. Instead of logging into Canvas, Notis automatically retrieves their submission history in Slack—you see growth, revision patterns, and context at a glance.
Trigger
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Action
Fetch conversation history
Fetches a chronological list of messages and events from a specified slack conversation, accessible by the authenticated user/bot, with options for pagination and time range filtering.
Why this helps
You see a new submission but have no quick context about this student's previous work. You need to navigate Canvas to check history, or you miss the opportunity to recognize improvement or spot patterns of struggle.
- See student progress without context-switching
- Recognize growth and revision patterns
- Provide better feedback when you understand history
- Celebrate improvement instantly
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Slack.
- 2Create Automation: Name ('Submission History'), Prompt ('When a new submission arrives in Canvas, fetch and post the student's previous submissions and feedback in Slack so I can see their progress'), Channel (your submissions or grading channel), Trigger ('New Canvas Assignment Submission').
- 3Each new submission is accompanied by history and context, visible right in Slack.
Questions about this workflow
Will I see all past versions or just recent ones?
Refine the prompt to get recent submissions (e.g., 'last 3 submissions') or full history, depending on your preference.
Can I see instructor feedback from past submissions?
Yes—Notis retrieves feedback comments alongside submission history.
What if this is the student's first submission?
Notis will note that and just show the current submission with context.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Add a custom emoji to a Slack team
Deprecated: adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url. use `add emoji` instead.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Add a remote file
Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
Add reaction to message
Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.
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