Bring Canvas Discussions Into Your Team's Hub
Canvas discussions often happen in isolation—students or team members post, but the core group doesn't see updates unless they actively check the forum. Route discussion messages straight to Slack so conversations stay central and no voice gets lost.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Action
Post message to channel
Deprecated: posts a message to a slack channel, direct message, or private channel. use `send message` instead.
Why this helps
Important discussion threads in Canvas go unread because checking the LMS forum isn't on your radar. Decisions get made and you miss them because the conversation didn't route through your primary communication hub.
- Discussions flow to where your team already gathers
- Never miss a peer or instructor response
- All voices centralized in one searchable Slack channel
- Encourages participation without extra app-switching
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Slack.
- 2Create an Automation: Name ('Discussion Feed'), Prompt ('Send Canvas discussion posts to Slack'), Channel (your classroom or project channel), Trigger ('New Canvas Discussion Message').
- 3Messages posted in Canvas will now appear in Slack within seconds, keeping conversations visible.
Questions about this workflow
Will I see replies and threaded messages?
Yes—the full discussion structure posts to Slack so you can see replies and maintain context.
Can I limit this to certain discussion topics?
Refine your prompt to monitor specific topics or courses if you want to reduce noise.
What if there are too many messages?
You can adjust the automation to a digest mode or set it for specific discussion threads.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Slack actions
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Add a custom emoji to a Slack team
Deprecated: adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url. use `add emoji` instead.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Add a remote file
Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
Add reaction to message
Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.
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