Send a Canvas message when a task changes
Keep the right people informed when an important task moves or changes.
Trigger
Task Details Changed
Triggers when a specific task's details change. This trigger monitors a single Google Task and fires when any of its details (title, notes, status, due date, completion, position) are modified.
Action
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.
Why this helps
Stakeholders miss schedule or responsibility changes when updates stay in a private task list.
- Reduce follow-up messages
- Share changes promptly
- Keep communication tied to the source update
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Tasks and Canvas in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation for messaging recipients about selected task changes.
- 3Tell Notis which changes matter, who should receive the message, and how to phrase it.
- 4Pick Task Details Changed as the trigger and choose a report destination.
- 5Test with one non-sensitive task update.
Questions about this workflow
Can this message multiple recipients?
Yes, when valid Canvas recipient context is provided.
Can I limit messages to due date changes?
Yes, state that condition in the plain language instruction.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Tasks to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Tasks 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.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a Google Tasks list. Uses timestamp filtering (updatedMin) to efficiently detect new tasks.
Create an assignment
Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.
New Task List Created
Triggers when a new Google Tasks task list is created. This trigger monitors Google Tasks and fires when new task lists are detected.
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.
Task Details Changed
Triggers when a specific task's details change. This trigger monitors a single Google Task and fires when any of its details (title, notes, status, due date, completion, position) are modified.
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.
Task List Changed
Triggers when a task list changes (title or content updates). This trigger monitors a specific Google Tasks list and fires when changes are detected.
Create communication channel
Creates a new communication channel (e.g., email, sms, push) for an existing canvas user to receive notifications.
Task Updated
Triggers when an existing task is updated in a Google Tasks list. This trigger monitors a specific task list and fires when tasks are modified.
Create content share
Shares a canvas content item to specified users, if the sender has necessary permissions and receiver ids are valid.
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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Tasks and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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