Create Linear Issues from Canvas File Uploads
Every time a file is uploaded to your Canvas course, Notis creates a Linear issue so you can track and review submissions in one place.
Trigger
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
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
Files are uploaded to Canvas, but you're manually checking the course page or getting lost in email notifications. Important submissions get overlooked.
- Centralized materials review queue in Linear
- Automatic notification without email overload
- Organized tracking of who uploaded what and when
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Linear to Notis in your portal integrations.
- 2Ask Notis: 'When a file is uploaded in Canvas, create a Linear issue with the file name, uploader, and upload time.' (Or use portal Automations.)
- 3Select Canvas New File Upload as the trigger and pick your notification channel.
- 4Test by uploading a sample file to Canvas and verifying the Linear issue appears.
- 5Customize your prompt if you want to filter by file type, course, or folder.
Questions about this workflow
Can this automation download and attach the file to Linear?
Yes, if you include 'attach the uploaded file to the Linear issue' in your prompt, Notis can retrieve the file and add it to the issue for direct access.
What if someone uploads a large file?
Notis will still create the Linear issue and reference the file. Attachments to Linear are stored securely, and you can access the file directly from the issue.
Does this work for every file type?
Yes. Images, PDFs, documents, videos—Notis handles all file types and creates issues regardless of format.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create linear attachment
Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
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 Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Delete issue
Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Get all teams
Retrieves all teams from the linear workspace without requiring any parameters.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
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.
Canvas and Linear, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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