Turn Trello activity into Canvas conversations
Route a meaningful board change directly to the people who can respond.
Trigger
New Activity Trigger
Triggered when there is activity in Trello.
Action
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.
Why this helps
Direct handoffs get lost when activity stays in a project board that recipients rarely open.
- Routes decisions to the right audience
- Cuts manual status messages
- Keeps a conversation record in Canvas
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Trello and Canvas once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation explaining which activity needs a Canvas message and to whom.
- 3Pick Trello New Activity Trigger.
- 4Choose a report channel and test with one qualifying activity.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis avoid duplicate messages?
Ask it to reuse an existing conversation when the same recipients and scope match.
Can the message include a suggested next step?
Yes, include that requirement in your plain language instruction.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Trello to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Trello 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.
Card Archived Trigger
Triggered when a card is archived in the specified board
Create an assignment
Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.
New Activity Trigger
Triggered when there is activity in Trello.
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.
New Board Trigger
Triggered when a board is created in the specified workspace
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.
New Card Trigger
Triggered when a card is created in the specified board
Create communication channel
Creates a new communication channel (e.g., email, sms, push) for an existing canvas user to receive notifications.
Card Updated Trigger
Triggered when a specific card is updated
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.
Trello and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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