Auto-Acknowledge Canvas Submissions in Linear
When a student submits an assignment in Canvas, Notis adds a comment to the Linear issue confirming receipt and next steps.
Trigger
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Action
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
Why this helps
Students submit work in Canvas and wait for confirmation. You manually send 'got it' messages across Slack, email, and Canvas, creating three sources of truth.
- Instant acknowledgment without manual messages
- Single place to track submission status
- Reduces email clutter and context-switching
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Linear to Notis in your portal integrations.
- 2Tell Notis: 'When a student submits an assignment in Canvas, add a comment to the Linear issue saying we received it and will review by [date].' (Or create in portal Automations.)
- 3Select Canvas New Assignment Submission as the trigger and your notification channel.
- 4Test by having a student submit a test assignment and verifying the Linear comment appears immediately.
- 5Refine your prompt if you want to add a due date reminder or link to grading rubric.
Questions about this workflow
Can I customize the acknowledgment message for different assignment types?
Yes. Your prompt can include rules like 'if it's a final project, say 'thank you for the detailed submission' instead of a standard message.'
Will this acknowledgment be visible to students?
If your Linear issue is shared with students (e.g., via a shared link in Canvas), they'll see the comment. Otherwise, it's internal team documentation.
What if multiple submissions come in at once?
Each submission gets its own acknowledgment comment in the corresponding Linear issue. This prevents the 'lost in a pile of emails' problem.
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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.
Not just Canvas and Linear. Any combination from 985+ integrations.
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