Move Canvas Discussions into Your Issue Tracker Automatically
When a new discussion topic is posted in Canvas, Notis creates a Linear issue so valuable ideas don't disappear in the discussion thread.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Action
Create linear issue
Creates a new issue in a specified linear project and team, requiring a title and description, and allowing for optional properties like assignee, state, priority, cycle, and due date.
Why this helps
Key ideas and feedback live scattered across Canvas discussions, Slack, and email threads. Decisions made in one place are forgotten in another.
- Capture all discussion topics in one searchable queue
- Link discussion feedback directly to your work backlog
- Prevent good ideas from being lost in threads
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Linear to Notis in your portal settings (one time setup).
- 2Ask Notis: 'When a Canvas discussion topic is posted, create a Linear issue with the topic title and mark it for review.' (Or create via portal Automations.)
- 3Select Canvas New Discussion Topic as the trigger and pick your notification channel.
- 4Test by posting a test discussion topic in Canvas and confirm the Linear issue appears.
- 5Customize the prompt if you want discussion topics labeled by course, priority, or discussion type.
Questions about this workflow
Can I automatically include the discussion description in the Linear issue?
Yes. Your prompt can say 'include the full topic description in the issue details,' and Notis will pull the text from Canvas into Linear.
Will replies to the discussion also create issues?
No, only new discussion topics trigger this automation. Replies stay in Canvas. This prevents issue clutter and keeps one-off comments out of your Linear queue.
What if I get 10 discussion topics in one course?
Each becomes a Linear issue in your queue. You can then batch them, set priorities together, and close irrelevant ones as a group during a review session.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Linear actions
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Create linear attachment
Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Create linear issue
Creates a new issue in a specified linear project and team, requiring a title and description, and allowing for optional properties like assignee, state, priority, cycle, and due date.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Delete issue
Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.
Get all teams
Retrieves all teams from the linear workspace without requiring any parameters.
Download issue attachments
Downloads a specific attachment from a linear issue; the `file name` must include the correct file extension.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
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