Add a timely Canvas discussion entry for a new contact
When a new contact signals a cohort or program update, place the relevant note in the Canvas discussion already used by the group.
Trigger
Contact Created Trigger
Contact Created Trigger
Action
Create discussion entry
Tool to create a new entry in a canvas discussion topic. use when posting a message with optional attachments to a discussion topic.
Why this helps
Useful cohort updates can stay buried in CRM records instead of reaching the Canvas discussion where participants engage.
- Bring contact updates into an existing discussion
- Reduce copy and paste between platforms
- Use a consistent prompt for relevant updates
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect HubSpot and Canvas once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a clear name.
- 3Tell Notis which new contacts warrant a Canvas discussion entry and provide the topic and message details.
- 4Pick the HubSpot Contact Created trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real contact and verify the entry in Canvas.
Questions about this workflow
Does this create the discussion topic too?
No. This action adds an entry to an existing topic. Create the topic separately if needed.
Can the content include contact details?
State which information should be shared in your prompt and use only details appropriate for the Canvas audience.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Hubspot to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Hubspot 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.
Contact Created Trigger
Contact Created Trigger
Create an assignment
Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.
Deal Stage UpdatedTrigger
Deal Stage UpdatedTrigger
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.
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.
Create communication channel
Creates a new communication channel (e.g., email, sms, push) for an existing canvas user to receive notifications.
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.
Hubspot and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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