Find the right Canny category for feedback from new leads
Use the new lead's context to review categories on a known Canny board and keep feedback routing consistent.
Trigger
New Lead Trigger
Triggers when a new Lead is created in Salesforce.
Action
List Categories
Tool to list categories. use when fetching categories for a specific board by its id.
Why this helps
Feedback from prospects can be hard to route when teams are unsure which Canny category fits.
- Help teams route prospect feedback consistently.
- Reduce time spent scanning category lists.
- Keep category selection as a review step when context is unclear.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Salesforce and Canny once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation from Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, specify the relevant board identifier or retrieval approach and ask Notis to recommend categories from available lead context.
- 4Pick New Lead as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real Salesforce lead and a known board.
Questions about this workflow
Does this assign a category to a post?
No. This action lists categories for a board. It reports options for routing.
What if the board is not known?
Ask Notis to report that the board identifier is missing, or include a reliable way to retrieve the intended board.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Salesforce to Canny. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Salesforce triggers
Canny actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
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Change Post Status
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Contact Updated
Triggers when an existing Salesforce Contact record is modified. Emits changed fields alongside relevant timestamps.
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Record Updated (Generic SObject)
Triggers when monitored fields change on any Salesforce SObject. You specify the SObject type and which field values should be returned in the payload. The trigger uses SystemModstamp to detect changes regardless of which specific field changed.
Create Comment
Tool to create a new comment on a post. use when you have the authorid and postid and want to submit feedback or replies.
New Contact Trigger
Triggers when a new Contact is Created in Salesforce.
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Tool to create or update a user in canny. use when you need to provision a new user or synchronize updates to an existing user profile. example: "create or update user with email user@example.com"
New Lead Trigger
Triggers when a new Lead is created in Salesforce.
Create Post
Tool to create a new post on a board. use when you have the boardid and userid and need to submit new feedback.
New or Updated Opportunity
Triggers when a Salesforce Opportunity is created or updated.
Create Tag
Tool to create a new tag. use when you have the boardid and tag name and need to categorize posts.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Salesforce and Canny, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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