Mirror new resource folders in Canvas
Give each new content area a clear home in the course resource structure.
Trigger
Folder Created
Triggers when a new Folder is created.
Action
Create Folder
Creates a new folder in canvas within a specified context (e.g., course, user) and optional parent folder; ensure the context and any parent folder (specified by id or path, not both) already exist.
Why this helps
Resources accumulate without a predictable folder structure for learners.
- Improves resource findability
- Creates consistent structure
- Reduces manual folder setup
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect ClickUp and Canvas in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation describing the Canvas context and folder naming rule.
- 3Pick the ClickUp Folder Created trigger.
- 4Choose a report channel and test with one new folder.
Questions about this workflow
Can it create nested folders?
Yes, provide the parent folder reference or path according to Canvas requirements.
Can it skip internal folders?
Yes, include an inclusion rule in the instruction.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Clickup to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Clickup triggers
Canvas actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create account notification
Creates a global notification within a canvas account, ensuring `end at` is after `start at` and any specified `notification roles` are valid.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create appointment group
Creates a new appointment group in canvas for schedulable time slots within specified course or group contexts.
Folder Created
Triggers when a new Folder is created.
Create an assignment
Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.
Folder Deleted
Triggers when a Folder is deleted.
Create assignment override
Creates an assignment override to adjust due/unlock/lock dates for an assignment in a course, targeting specific students (requires `title`), a group, or a course section; at least one target (`student ids`, `group id`, or `course section id`) is required.
Folder Updated
Triggers when a Folder is updated (renamed, content edited, etc.).
Create Calendar Event
Creates a calendar event with options for recurrence (finite `rrule` series only), section-specific timings, and blackout dates within a specified context.
List Created
Triggers when a new List is created.
Create communication channel
Creates a new communication channel (e.g., email, sms, push) for an existing canvas user to receive notifications.
List Deleted
Triggers when a List is deleted.
Create content share
Shares a canvas content item to specified users, if the sender has necessary permissions and receiver ids are valid.
List Updated
Triggers when a List is updated (renamed, content edited, etc.).
Create conversation
Use to send messages in canvas by creating a new conversation or adding to an existing one; an existing conversation with the same recipients (and matching scope/filter, if specified) may be reused unless `force new` is true.
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