Turn Outlook email briefs into Canva designs
Stop rebuilding design requests from scattered emails. Notis turns each clear brief into a Canva starting point.
Trigger
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Action
Create canva design with optional asset
Create a new canva design using a preset or custom dimensions, and add an asset with `asset id` from a user's project using relevant apis.
Why this helps
Design requests arrive in email, then disappear under other priorities before anyone creates the first draft.
- Reduce copy and paste from email
- Start designs while context is fresh
- Keep a clear run report for each request
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Outlook and Canva in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation and describe that each new message containing a design brief should become a Canva design.
- 3Pick New Outlook Message as the trigger.
- 4Choose where Notis should send run reports.
- 5Test it with one real design brief email.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis understand an unstructured email brief?
Yes. Tell Notis to extract the purpose, audience, format, and important copy from the message before creating the design.
What if the email lacks dimensions?
Instruct Notis to use a default format or report the missing detail instead of guessing.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Outlook to Canva. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Outlook triggers
Canva actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Access user specific brand templates list
This year, brand template ids will change; integrations storing them must update within 6 months. also, api use requires canva enterprise membership.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create canva design with optional asset
Create a new canva design using a preset or custom dimensions, and add an asset with `asset id` from a user's project using relevant apis.
New Contact Added
Triggered when a new contact is added in the Outlook contacts.
Create comment reply in design
This preview api allows replying to comments within a design on canva, with a limit of 100 replies per comment. users should note potential unannounced changes, and that preview apis are not eligible for public integrations.
Calendar Event Changes
Triggered when a new calendar event occurs (created, updated, or deleted) in the Outlook calendar.
Create design comment in preview api
This api is in preview and may change without notice; integrations using it won't pass review. it allows creating comments on a design, with a limit of 1000 comments per design.
New Calendar Event
Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.
Create user or sub folder
This api creates a folder in a canva user's projects at the top level or within another folder, returning the new folder's id and additional details upon success.
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Delete asset by id
You can delete an asset by specifying its `assetid`. this operation mirrors the behavior in the canva ui. deleting an item moves it to the trash. deleting an asset doesn't remove it from designs that already use it.
New Sent Message
Triggered when a new message is sent from the Outlook mailbox.
Exchange oauth 2 0 access or refresh token
The oauth 2.0 endpoint issues time-limited (4-hour) access tokens of up to 4kb for user authorization via codes or refresh tokens. it requires client id/secret for authentication.
Fetch asset upload job status
Summarize asset upload outcome by repeatedly calling the endpoint until a 'success' or 'failed' status is received after using the create asset upload job api.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Outlook and Canva, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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