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Share ready Canvas resources when Linear says go

When a course resource is ready to share, Notis can distribute the Canvas content to the intended people and help you move on.

Trigger

Issue Updated Trigger

Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.

Action

Create content share

Shares a canvas content item to specified users, if the sender has necessary permissions and receiver ids are valid.

Why this helps

A finished resource can sit ready while the separate sharing step gets forgotten.

  • Close the gap between ready and shared.
  • Reduce manual distribution follow-up.
  • Put approved course content in front of the right users.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Linear and Canvas to Notis once through the portal.
  • 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis to share ready resources.
  • 3Write one plain-language prompt identifying the ready Linear issues, Canvas content, and intended recipients.
  • 4Select the Linear Issue Updated trigger and choose a channel for run reports.
  • 5Test with one approved resource and verify its sharing status and audience.

Questions about this workflow

Can the workflow share content with specific users?

The Canvas action supports sharing with specified users. Describe the intended audience and ensure Notis can identify the recipients.

Should all ready issues trigger sharing?

Limit the prompt to approved resource issues that are intended for distribution.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Linear triggers

Canvas actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

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.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Create appointment group

Creates a new appointment group in canvas for schedulable time slots within specified course or group contexts.

ActionInstant

Comment Received Trigger

Triggered when a comment is received.

TriggerInstant

Create an assignment

Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.

ActionInstant

Issue Created Trigger

Triggered when a new issue is created.

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Issue Updated Trigger

Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Private Team Comment Created

Fires when a new comment is posted on an issue in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).

TriggerPolling

Create communication channel

Creates a new communication channel (e.g., email, sms, push) for an existing canvas user to receive notifications.

ActionInstant

Private Team Issue Created

Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).

TriggerPolling

Create content share

Shares a canvas content item to specified users, if the sender has necessary permissions and receiver ids are valid.

ActionInstant

Private Team Issue Properties Updated

Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Linear and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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