Create Canvas assignments from Todoist tasks
Capture the work once in Todoist and let Notis publish a ready-to-use Canvas assignment.
Trigger
New Task Created
Trigger when a new task is added to Todoist.
Action
Create an assignment
Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.
Why this helps
Rewriting task details into Canvas assignments creates duplicate work and missed instructions.
- Reduce duplicate entry
- Keep assignment instructions consistent
- Publish tasks while context is fresh
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Todoist and Canvas in the Notis portal.
- 2Create a new automation and describe how a new task should become a Canvas assignment.
- 3Pick the Todoist New Task Created trigger.
- 4Choose a report channel and test with one real task.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis decide which course receives the assignment?
Yes, include the course rule in your instruction, or provide the course context in the task.
What if a task lacks a due date?
Tell Notis to create the assignment without a due date or request the missing detail in the report.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Todoist to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Todoist 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 Task Created
Trigger when a new task is added to Todoist.
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.
Todoist and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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