Turn Slack DM ideas into Canva designs
Move a promising social idea out of a DM and into a design you can revisit.
Trigger
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
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
A good post idea sent between meetings can be hard to retrieve when it is time to create.
- Give spontaneous ideas a visible creative home.
- Avoid re-reading long DM threads to find the original thought.
- Create a reviewable design without interrupting the current task.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Canva to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis conversationally for this workflow.
- 3Write one plain-language instruction asking Notis to create a Canva design from DMs that contain a social post idea.
- 4Select Direct Message Received as the trigger and choose where Notis reports runs.
- 5Test by sending Notis one real social idea in a Slack DM.
Questions about this workflow
Can this catch ideas sent in any DM channel?
The Slack Direct Message Received trigger covers new DMs sent to the user across DM channels.
Will it publish my post?
No. This workflow creates a Canva design for later review.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Canva. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack 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 Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
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.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
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.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
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.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
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.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
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.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
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.
Slack and Canva, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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