Start Canvas discussions from new Zoom recordings
Turn passive recordings into structured reflection and follow-through.
Trigger
New Cloud Recording
Triggers when a new cloud recording meeting instance appears for a user.
Action
Create discussion topic
Creates a new discussion topic in a specified canvas course, allowing comprehensive configuration of its content, type, publication settings, engagement features, and associations.
Why this helps
New recordings are watched inconsistently because there is no prompt for questions or discussion.
- Prompt discussion while the recording is timely
- Create a repeatable reflection pattern
- Make questions visible to the whole group
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Zoom and Canvas once in Notis.
- 2Create and name the automation.
- 3Tell Notis to create a published Canvas discussion topic with the recording details and a reflection prompt.
- 4Select New Cloud Recording as the trigger and choose where reports should go.
- 5Test using one newly available recording.
Questions about this workflow
Can the topic include a recording URL?
Yes. Ask Notis to include the URL and any available recording metadata in the topic.
Can I require replies?
You can ask Notis to state a reply expectation, subject to your Canvas permissions and course settings.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Zoom to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Zoom 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.
Daily Usage Report Changed
Triggers when the Zoom daily usage report changes for a selected year/month. This trigger monitors daily usage statistics including: - New users added - Number of meetings held - Participant counts - Meeting minutes consumed
Create an assignment
Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.
Meeting Details Changed
Triggers when a specific meeting's details change. Detects changes such as: - Meeting topic changes - Agenda updates - Schedule changes (timezone, duration) - Settings modifications (waiting room, recording, video, etc.) - Password changes - Recurrence pattern updates
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.
Meeting Recording Changed
Triggers when a specific meeting's cloud recordings change. Detects changes such as: - New recording files appearing - Recording processing completion (status changes) - Recording metadata changes (count, size, etc.) - New participant audio files
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.
Meeting Summary Created or Updated
Triggers when a meeting summary is created or updated for a specific meeting. IMPORTANT: This trigger requires a PAID Zoom account (Pro, Business, or Enterprise plan). Free Zoom accounts cannot use this feature. Additionally requires: - AI Companion feature enabled in account settings - Meeting must not be end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) - Meeting summary must be enabled and generated for the meeting
Create communication channel
Creates a new communication channel (e.g., email, sms, push) for an existing canvas user to receive notifications.
New Cloud Recording
Triggers when a new cloud recording meeting instance appears for a user.
Create content share
Shares a canvas content item to specified users, if the sender has necessary permissions and receiver ids are valid.
New Meeting Created
Triggers when a new Zoom meeting is created for a user.
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.
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