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Retrieve Canny board details on demand

Give your workflows reliable board context without copying configuration between tools.

Trigger

Webhook received

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

Action

Retrieve Board

Tool to retrieve details of a board by its id. use when you need metadata for a specific board.

Why this helps

Automations fail when board names, descriptions, or settings are copied manually and drift over time.

  • Keep board context current
  • Reduce configuration drift
  • Support reliable downstream routing

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Canny in Notis once.
  • 2Create an automation and state the board identifier the webhook will send.
  • 3Tell Notis to retrieve the board details and return only the fields your process needs.
  • 4Choose a Notis webhook trigger and select a report channel.
  • 5Send one real board identifier to test it.

Questions about this workflow

What fields can be returned?

Ask for the board metadata your connected Canny account exposes.

Can this update the board?

No. This workflow retrieves board details only.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Typeform to Canny. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Typeform triggers

Canny actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Add Post Tag

Tool to add a tag to a specific post. use when you need to categorize or group content by applying an existing tag.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Delete User

Tool to delete a user and their comments and votes. use when you need to fully remove a user's account and all associated data (e.g., gdpr compliance).

ActionInstant

New Form Response

Triggers when a respondent completes and submits the form.

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Create Changelog Entry

Tool to create and optionally publish a new changelog entry. use when you need to add a product update record, control publish timing, and notify users. example: "create changelog entry titled 'version 1.2' with details '...' and publish immediately.".

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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"

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Create Tag

Tool to create a new tag. use when you have the boardid and tag name and need to categorize posts.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Typeform and Canny, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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