Create Canvas communication channels from Todoist
Turn a setup reminder into a configured way for learners to receive updates.
Trigger
New Task Created
Trigger when a new task is added to Todoist.
Action
Create communication channel
Creates a new communication channel (e.g., email, sms, push) for an existing canvas user to receive notifications.
Why this helps
Notification setup requests get lost between support tasks and Canvas administration.
- Resolve setup requests promptly
- Standardize notification onboarding
- Reduce admin backlog
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Todoist and Canvas once.
- 2Create an automation describing how channel requests should be handled.
- 3Select New Task Created as the trigger.
- 4Choose a report channel and test with one valid user request.
Questions about this workflow
Which channel types are supported?
Use a channel type accepted by Canvas, such as email, SMS, or push, and include required details.
Can Notis validate the user first?
Yes, ask it to verify the existing Canvas user before creating the channel.
When this happens · Trigger
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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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