Clean up linked Canvas assignments safely
Keep course work tidy when a planning task is intentionally removed.
Trigger
Task Deleted
Triggers when a task is deleted. ClickUp ships no history_items or actor info on deletes — the payload carries only the task_id and team_id.
Action
Delete an assignment
Soft-deletes a specific assignment within a course, returning the assignment object with its `workflow state` updated to 'deleted'.
Why this helps
Deleted planning items leave orphaned assignments that confuse learners and instructors.
- Reduces orphaned assignments
- Keeps course content coherent
- Creates a reviewable cleanup report
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect ClickUp and Canvas in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation describing the matching rule and deletion safeguards.
- 3Pick the ClickUp Task Deleted trigger.
- 4Choose a report channel and test with one deleted task.
Questions about this workflow
Can it require a confirmation rule?
Yes, instruct Notis to delete only when the task metadata or linked identifier meets your rule.
Is Canvas deletion reversible?
Canvas soft-deletes assignments, but review your retention needs before enabling this workflow.
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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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