Create Telegram Poll When New Submission Arrives in Canvas
Submissions pile up in Canvas, but decisions happen in Telegram. Notis sends a quick poll so your team can vote on whether to accept, request revision, or escalate.
Trigger
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Action
Send Poll
Send a native poll to a telegram chat using the bot api.
Why this helps
Each submission needs a decision, but gathering team input requires copies, messages, or meetings. A quick poll in Telegram keeps feedback flowing.
- Get team input on submissions without disrupting work
- Make group decisions fast via polls
- Keep all submission feedback in one searchable place (Telegram)
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Telegram to Notis.
- 2Create an automation: "When someone submits an assignment, send a poll in Telegram asking if we should accept it."
- 3Select the Canvas assignment to monitor.
- 4Choose the Telegram group or channel for polls.
- 5Have a student submit a test assignment and confirm the poll appears.
Questions about this workflow
Can I customize the poll options?
Yes. Your prompt can specify options like "Accept", "Needs Revision", "Escalate to Manager", or anything else you need.
How do I link submission details to the poll?
Notis includes the student name and assignment in the poll message, plus a Canvas link so reviewers can read the submission.
Can I run this for multiple assignments at once?
Yes. Create one automation to monitor all submissions, or set up separate automations for different assignments depending on your needs.
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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
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Delete Message
Delete a message, including service messages, with certain limitations.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Edit Message
Edit text messages sent by the bot.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
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 Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Forward Message
Forward messages of any kind. service messages can't be forwarded.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
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.).
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
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.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
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.
Canvas and Telegram, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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