Schedule a Canvas review session for new videos
Put the next video conversation on the calendar automatically.
Trigger
New Item in YouTube Playlist
Triggers when a new item is added to a YouTube playlist.
Action
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.
Why this helps
New content is published without a clear time for learners to engage with it.
- Create timely review sessions
- Reduce scheduling friction
- Keep content and calendar aligned
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect YouTube and Canvas once.
- 2Create an automation for video review sessions.
- 3Describe the event timing, title, context, and destination Canvas course.
- 4Pick New Item in YouTube Playlist as the trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test with one item.
Questions about this workflow
Can the event be recurring?
Yes. Describe a finite recurrence rule supported by the Canvas action.
Can timing be based on the publish event?
Yes. Tell Notis how far after the event the session should occur.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Youtube to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Youtube 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 YouTube Activity
Triggers when a new activity is detected on a YouTube channel.
Create an assignment
Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.
New Item in YouTube Playlist
Triggers when a new item is added to a YouTube playlist.
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 Playlist in YouTube Channel
Triggers when a new playlist is added to a YouTube channel.
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 YouTube Channel Subscription
Triggers when a new channel is subscribed.
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.
Youtube and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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