Turn ClickUp space updates into course discussions
Give major workspace changes a learner-facing discussion space when they matter to the course.
Trigger
Space Updated
Triggers when a Space is updated (renamed, settings changed, etc.).
Action
Create discussion topic
Creates a new discussion topic in a specified canvas course, allowing comprehensive configuration of its content, type, publication settings, engagement features, and associations.
Why this helps
Big project changes are communicated informally and never become a useful learning conversation.
- Creates a clear conversation home
- Connects project changes to learning
- Reduces ad hoc announcements
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect ClickUp and Canvas in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation describing when a space update merits a discussion topic.
- 3Pick the ClickUp Space Updated trigger.
- 4Choose a report channel and test with one space update.
Questions about this workflow
Can it create different topic types?
Yes, state whether the topic should be a discussion, announcement, or another supported type.
Can it skip routine setting changes?
Yes, describe which update details should trigger a topic.
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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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