Get Telegram Alerts for New Canvas Discussion Replies
Your course discussions stay alive in Canvas, but you stay connected via Telegram. Notis alerts you to replies so you can jump in when needed.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Action
Send Message
Send a text message to a telegram chat using the bot api.
Why this helps
Forum discussions get long and easy to lose track of. Checking Canvas discussions repeatedly breaks your flow, and you often miss replies that need your input.
- Stay engaged with discussions without switching to Canvas constantly
- Reply faster to student questions
- Reduce missed discussion threads
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect your Canvas and Telegram accounts through Notis.
- 2Create an automation: "Send me a Telegram notification whenever someone posts in a Canvas discussion."
- 3Select the Canvas course or discussion topic to monitor.
- 4Choose the Telegram channel for discussion alerts.
- 5Ask a student to post a test reply and verify the alert arrives.
Questions about this workflow
Can I track discussions across multiple courses?
Yes. You can set up one automation per course, or create a single automation that monitors all your course discussions at once.
Will I get alerted for my own replies?
No, Notis skips alerts for your own posts, so you won't get notified when you reply.
Can I filter alerts by topic?
With your plain-language prompt, you can ask Notis to only alert you for certain keywords or reply types (e.g., "only if they're asking a question").
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Telegram. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Telegram actions
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Answer Callback Query
Use this method to send answers to callback queries sent from inline keyboards. the answer will be displayed to the user as a notification at the top of the chat screen or as an alert.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Delete Message
Delete a message, including service messages, with certain limitations.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Edit Message
Edit text messages sent by the bot.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Export Chat Invite Link
Generate a new primary invite link for a chat; any previously generated primary link is revoked. the bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Forward Message
Forward messages of any kind. service messages can't be forwarded.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Get Chat Info
Get up to date information about the chat (current name of the user for one-on-one conversations, current username of a user, group or channel, etc.).
Get Chat Administrators
Get a list of administrators in a chat. on success, returns an array of chatmember objects that contains information about all chat administrators except other bots.
Get Chat History
Get chat history messages. note: this uses the getupdates method with specific parameters to retrieve historical messages.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Not just Canvas and Telegram. Any combination from 985+ integrations.
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