Set up Canvas communication channels for new users
Make sure new users can receive course updates without a separate channel setup task.
Trigger
New User Created
Triggered when a new user is created in Zendesk.
Action
Create communication channel
Creates a new communication channel (e.g., email, sms, push) for an existing canvas user to receive notifications.
Why this helps
Notification setup is easy to forget during onboarding, leaving users out of important course communication.
- Improve notification coverage
- Reduce onboarding checklists
- Help users receive timely course updates
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Zendesk and Canvas in the Notis portal once.
- 2Create an automation that creates the required Canvas communication channel for qualifying users.
- 3Pick New User Created as the trigger.
- 4Select a report channel and test with one real user.
Questions about this workflow
Which channel types are supported?
Use a Canvas communication channel type supported by your account, such as email, SMS, or push.
Can the user consent be considered?
Yes. Include any consent or profile conditions in the automation instruction.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Zendesk to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Zendesk 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 User Created
Triggered when a new user is created in Zendesk.
Create an assignment
Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.
New Zendesk Ticket
Triggers when a new ticket is created in a specified Zendesk view.
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.
Zendesk and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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