Start a Canvas course when a new program contact arrives
For programs that need a fresh learning space per intake, let a new HubSpot contact kick off course creation.
Trigger
Contact Created Trigger
Contact Created Trigger
Action
Create a course
Creates a new course in canvas within a specified account, with comprehensive configuration options.
Why this helps
Setting up program spaces by hand can add a delay between a new intake and the work needed to serve it.
- Reduce repetitive course setup
- Start intake work from a CRM event
- Use explicit course details and account context
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 when a new contact requires a Canvas course and provide the account, course name, and configuration details to use.
- 4Pick the HubSpot Contact Created trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real contact and verify the created course.
Questions about this workflow
Should every new contact create a course?
Usually a course is appropriate only for contacts that represent a distinct intake or program. State that eligibility rule and provide any details Notis cannot retrieve.
What details are required?
Canvas course creation requires a valid account and course configuration. Include the intended course context and settings in your instruction.
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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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