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Keep Canvas assignments aligned with Telegram edits

When a task detail changes in Telegram, Notis can update its Canvas assignment so learners work from the latest information.

Trigger

Message Edited

Triggered when a message in a chat your bot can see is edited by its sender.

Action

Edit assignment

Updates an existing assignment in a canvas course (identified by `course id` and `assignment id`); only attributes explicitly provided in the request are modified.

Why this helps

A corrected instruction in chat may leave an outdated assignment in Canvas, creating uncertainty about what to do.

  • Carry important corrections into the course assignment.
  • Reduce confusion caused by conflicting instructions.
  • Avoid manually searching for and editing the Canvas record.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Telegram and Canvas to Notis through the portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations or ask Notis conversationally for the update.
  • 3Describe in one instruction how to identify the related assignment and which edited details should be reflected.
  • 4Choose Message Edited, select a report channel, and test by editing one real task message.

Questions about this workflow

Does an edit change every assignment?

Describe how the relevant course and assignment should be identified so unrelated edits are not applied.

Can the automation change only specific details?

Yes. State which changed details should update the assignment in the plain-language instruction.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Telegram 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

New Message Received

Triggered when your bot receives a new message in a private chat, group, or supergroup. To receive every message in a group, Privacy Mode must be disabled for the bot in BotFather.

TriggerInstant

Create an assignment

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

ActionInstant

New Channel Post

Triggered when a new post is published to a channel where your bot is an administrator.

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

Callback Query Received

Triggered when a user taps an inline keyboard button attached to one of your bot's messages.

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

Message Edited

Triggered when a message in a chat your bot can see is edited by its sender.

TriggerInstant

Create communication channel

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

ActionInstant

New Chat Member

Triggered when a new member joins a group or supergroup the bot belongs to, including when the bot itself is added.

TriggerInstant

Create content share

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

ActionInstant

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.

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

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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