Update Canvas assignments from WhatsApp
Keep assignment changes synchronized without hunting through settings.
Trigger
New WhatsApp Message Received
Polling trigger that monitors for new messages received in TimelinesAI WhatsApp chats.
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
Deadline and instruction changes in WhatsApp often fail to reach the live Canvas assignment.
- Keeps live assignments current
- Reduces missed changes
- Creates an auditable run report
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect TimelinesAI and Canvas in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named WhatsApp assignment changes.
- 3Tell Notis to identify authorized changes, find the specified assignment, and edit only the attributes explicitly requested.
- 4Pick the New WhatsApp Message Received trigger.
- 5Choose a report channel and test with one controlled change.
Questions about this workflow
Will it overwrite unrelated fields?
No. Instruct Notis to modify only explicitly requested attributes.
Can it flag ambiguous assignments?
Yes. Tell Notis to report ambiguity and wait for clarification.
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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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