Turn WhatsApp messages into Canvas conversations
Keep course communication moving without copying messages between apps.
Trigger
New WhatsApp Message Received
Polling trigger that monitors for new messages received in TimelinesAI WhatsApp chats.
Action
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.
Why this helps
Important WhatsApp requests get buried, forcing you to retype context into Canvas.
- Reduces duplicate typing
- Keeps course communication in Canvas
- Preserves the original request context
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect TimelinesAI and Canvas in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named WhatsApp to Canvas conversation.
- 3Tell Notis to summarize each relevant WhatsApp message and send it as a Canvas conversation to the intended recipients.
- 4Pick the TimelinesAI New WhatsApp Message Received trigger.
- 5Choose a report channel, then test with one real message.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis decide which messages should become conversations?
Yes. Tell Notis what counts as a relevant course or student request in the automation instruction.
Does this copy the whole chat?
Not unless you ask for it. Notis can send a concise summary with the useful context.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Timelinesai to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Timelinesai 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.
New WhatsApp Message Received
Polling trigger that monitors for new messages received in TimelinesAI WhatsApp chats.
Create an assignment
Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.
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.
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.
Create communication channel
Creates a new communication channel (e.g., email, sms, push) for an existing canvas user to receive notifications.
Create content share
Shares a canvas content item to specified users, if the sender has necessary permissions and receiver ids are valid.
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.
Timelinesai and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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