Post Canvas updates from external events
Bring updates from your wider toolset into the course conversation automatically.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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
External resource changes remain disconnected from the discussion where learners look for context.
- Centralize updates
- Reduce duplicate posting
- Keep learners informed
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas in Notis once and expose a Notis webhook.
- 2Create an automation asking Notis to summarize each incoming event and post it to the chosen discussion.
- 3Pick the webhook trigger and describe the event payload in plain language.
- 4Choose a report destination and test with one real event.
Questions about this workflow
Can the webhook target different discussions?
Include the course and discussion context in each event or in the automation instruction.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link One drive to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
One drive 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.
Onedrivebasetrigger
Base trigger for OneDrive changes using Gmail-style state management. Subclasses override `filter_changes(...)` to extract only the relevant items.
Create an assignment
Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.
OneDrive File Created Trigger
Triggers when a new file is created in OneDrive. Uses Gmail-style state management for reliable duplicate prevention.
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.
File Updated
Trigger that fires when a OneDrive file's content or metadata changes. Returns file ID, last modified time, and modifier info.
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.
OneDrive Folder Created Trigger
Triggers when a new folder is created in OneDrive. Uses Gmail-style state management for reliable duplicate prevention.
Create communication channel
Creates a new communication channel (e.g., email, sms, push) for an existing canvas user to receive notifications.
OneDrive Item Deleted Trigger
Triggers when a file or folder is deleted in OneDrive. Uses Gmail-style state management for reliable duplicate prevention.
Create content share
Shares a canvas content item to specified users, if the sender has necessary permissions and receiver ids are valid.
Item Moved or Renamed
Triggers when a file or folder is moved to a different path or renamed in OneDrive. Includes both old and new path/name data in the payload.
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.
One drive and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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