Update Canvas assignments from webhook requests
Send a structured request to Notis and keep Canvas assignment details current.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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
Assignment corrections arrive through scattered forms and messages, causing stale LMS details.
- Centralize update requests
- Reduce stale assignment details
- Get a clear run report
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation describing how webhook requests should edit assignments.
- 3Choose a Notis webhook trigger.
- 4Select a report channel and test with one real request.
Questions about this workflow
What starts the webhook?
Any authorized system or form that sends the request to the Notis webhook can start it.
Can only supplied attributes change?
Yes, instruct Notis to modify only the attributes present in each request.
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.
When this happens · Trigger
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