Share Canvas content when a form requests access
Deliver the right resource as soon as access is requested.
Trigger
New Form Response
Triggers when a respondent completes and submits the form.
Action
Create content share
Shares a canvas content item to specified users, if the sender has necessary permissions and receiver ids are valid.
Why this helps
Resource requests are tracked in forms while sharing is handled later by hand.
- Speeds resource delivery
- Reduces missed access requests
- Keeps sharing auditable
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Typeform and Canvas once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation for content sharing.
- 3Describe which responses qualify, which content to share, and with whom.
- 4Pick the Typeform New Form Response trigger.
- 5Choose a report channel and test with one valid request.
Questions about this workflow
Can it share with multiple users?
Yes. Provide valid recipient ids in the response or instruction context.
Does it bypass Canvas permissions?
No. Canvas permissions still apply.
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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.
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 Form Response
Triggers when a respondent completes and submits the form.
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.
Typeform and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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