Check Canny before acting on a Todoist task
Find existing requests quickly and avoid splitting the same conversation across tools.
Trigger
New Task Created
Trigger when a new task is added to Todoist.
Action
List Posts
Tool to list posts with various filters. use after selecting a board or to search/filter posts.
Why this helps
Duplicate tasks and posts fragment evidence and waste review time.
- Prevents duplicate posts
- Surfaces prior context
- Improves prioritization quality
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Todoist and Canny in Notis once.
- 2Create a new automation and name it.
- 3Tell Notis to search Canny posts for matches to each new Todoist task and summarize the closest results.
- 4Pick the Todoist New Task Created trigger.
- 5Choose a report channel and test with one real task.
Questions about this workflow
What happens when no match exists?
Notis can report that no related post was found so you can decide whether to create one.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Todoist to Canny. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Todoist triggers
Canny actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add Post Tag
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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New Task Created
Trigger when a new task is added to Todoist.
Change Post Status
Tool to change a post's status. use when you need to update a post's workflow stage and optionally notify voters.
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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.
Create or Update User
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"
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.
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.
Todoist and Canny, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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