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Send a Canvas message when a form needs follow-up

Make sure important submissions reach the right people quickly.

Trigger

New Form Response

Triggers when a respondent completes and submits the form.

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

High-priority submissions wait in an inbox because nobody owns the next message.

  • Shortens response time
  • Creates clear ownership
  • Prevents overlooked requests

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Typeform and Canvas once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation for submission follow-up.
  • 3Describe which responses matter, who should receive a message, and the tone.
  • 4Pick the Typeform New Form Response trigger.
  • 5Choose a report channel and test with one real submission.

Questions about this workflow

Can Notis send different messages by response type?

Yes. State the conditions and message style in the prompt.

Can it reuse an existing conversation?

Canvas may reuse a matching conversation unless you instruct it to start a new one.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Typeform triggers

Canvas actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

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.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Create appointment group

Creates a new appointment group in canvas for schedulable time slots within specified course or group contexts.

ActionInstant

New Form Response

Triggers when a respondent completes and submits the form.

TriggerInstant

Create an assignment

Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Create communication channel

Creates a new communication channel (e.g., email, sms, push) for an existing canvas user to receive notifications.

ActionInstant

Create content share

Shares a canvas content item to specified users, if the sender has necessary permissions and receiver ids are valid.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

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

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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