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Give every new document a Canva review folder

Create a calm review space before drafts and approvals start piling up.

Trigger

New Document Added

Triggers when a new Google Doc is added/created. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when new documents are detected.

Action

Create user or sub folder

This api creates a folder in a canva user's projects at the top level or within another folder, returning the new folder's id and additional details upon success.

Why this helps

Review assets mix with finished work and make approval status unclear.

  • Separate review work clearly
  • Create repeatable approval structure
  • Reduce workspace confusion

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Google Docs and Canva once in Notis.
  • 2Create an automation describing the review folder to create.
  • 3Pick New Document Added as the trigger.
  • 4Choose the report destination and test with one added document.

Questions about this workflow

Can the folder be nested under a project folder?

Yes. The action supports top-level or nested folder creation.

Does it create a design too?

No. It creates the review folder so later design work has a clear home.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Google Docs to Canva. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Google Docs triggers

Canva actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Access user specific brand templates list

This year, brand template ids will change; integrations storing them must update within 6 months. also, api use requires canva enterprise membership.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Create canva design with optional asset

Create a new canva design using a preset or custom dimensions, and add an asset with `asset id` from a user's project using relevant apis.

ActionInstant

New Document Created

Triggers when a new Google Doc is created. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when new documents are detected. Uses timestamp filtering to efficiently poll for new documents.

TriggerPolling

Create comment reply in design

This preview api allows replying to comments within a design on canva, with a limit of 100 replies per comment. users should note potential unannounced changes, and that preview apis are not eligible for public integrations.

ActionInstant

Document Deleted

Triggers when an existing Google Doc is deleted (moved to trash). This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are trashed.

TriggerPolling

Create design comment in preview api

This api is in preview and may change without notice; integrations using it won't pass review. it allows creating comments on a design, with a limit of 1000 comments per design.

ActionInstant

Document Placeholder Filled

Triggers when a Google Doc's plain text changes such that a configured placeholder token/pattern is no longer present (i.e., the document has been filled in). This trigger monitors a specific Google Doc and fires when a placeholder pattern that was previously present is no longer found in the document's plain text.

TriggerPolling

Create user or sub folder

This api creates a folder in a canva user's projects at the top level or within another folder, returning the new folder's id and additional details upon success.

ActionInstant

Document Search Update

Triggers when a Google Doc matching a user-defined search query is newly created or updated since the last poll. This trigger uses timestamp filtering to efficiently monitor documents.

TriggerPolling

Delete asset by id

You can delete an asset by specifying its `assetid`. this operation mirrors the behavior in the canva ui. deleting an item moves it to the trash. deleting an asset doesn't remove it from designs that already use it.

ActionInstant

Document Structure Changed

Triggers when a Google Doc's structure changes (headers/footers added/removed, tables/images count changes). This trigger monitors a specific document for structural changes like: - Headers added or removed - Footers added or removed - Tables added or removed - Images (inline objects) added or removed - Positioned objects added or removed - Footnotes added or removed

TriggerPolling

Exchange oauth 2 0 access or refresh token

The oauth 2.0 endpoint issues time-limited (4-hour) access tokens of up to 4kb for user authorization via codes or refresh tokens. it requires client id/secret for authentication.

ActionInstant

Document Updated

Triggers when an existing Google Doc is updated or modified. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are updated.

TriggerPolling

Fetch asset upload job status

Summarize asset upload outcome by repeatedly calling the endpoint until a 'success' or 'failed' status is received after using the create asset upload job api.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Google Docs and Canva, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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