About

Accellier is the provider of choice for thousands of people and hundreds of organisations in Australia and around the world. Under our former name SAVE Training, we built a solid foundation on which Accellier now stands, embodying almost 10 years of service to Australia’s Tertiary and Vocational Education Sector. As a testament to this, since our inception in 2010 we have spent only a few thousand dollars on advertising. Our clients are almost entirely referred from our happy graduates and business customers.

Accellier is the trading name of SAVE Training Pty Ltd and is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO 32395) that offers a range of nationally recognised courses in education and business Australia wide through our online and face to face courses.

Our mission is to enhance people’s value through excellence in service and learning outcomes.

At Accellier we love building tools that make life easier for educators.

If you’re an educator or institute who uses Canvas LMS and you love using Zapier to automate your workflows, you’ll know there’s no native Zapier integration for Canvas. That’s why we built them ourselves.

We’ve developed a range of custom-build Zapier Triggers and Actions for Canvas LMS and here’s a tutorial on how you can automate student Assignment Submissions in Canvas.

Once you’ve followed the instructions below, watch the video to learn how to set up a Zap which triggers when students submit a new assignment.

Authenticating Zapier with Canvas LMS

First, get an invite to use Accellier Integrations for Canvas and Zapier. There’s a form below to request an invite.

As the OAuth2 flow is a bit tricky to follow, we are using the Access Token method to authenticate with Canvas. To do this…

      1. Generate a new Access Token in Account > Settings
        Get an Access Token in Canvas
      2.  Scroll down to underneath the Approved Integrations heading and click the New Access Token button
        Get a New Access Token
        It is recommended to set an expiry date for better security, bearing in mind you will need to create a new one and enter it into Zapier as per these instructions to keep the Zap running after the expiry date. If you want to set and forget, leave expiry date blank.
      3. Set up the Trigger in Zapier and connect a new account
      4. Copy the Token generated at step 2 (a long string of numbers and letters).Treat it like a password, and be mindful of trailing spaces. Paste the Token into Zapier in the authorisation window that pops up.
      5. Add in your Canvas host to this window too (e.g your-institute.instructure.com)
      6. You now need to use Canvas Data Services to tell it to trigger on new submissions. To begin with, copy the URL that Zapier gives you in the set up. It will look like this:
        Copy the Webhook from Zapier
      7. Go to Admin > Data ServicesIf Data Services is not there, you will need to switch it on in Admin > Developer Keys – or ask your CSM.Data Services get you Webhooks
      8. In Data Services click “Add” (top right).
      9. Configure it as follows:Configure a new data stream
      10. For the subscription, select ONLY “submission_created” on the left column of the Submission item.Canvas New Data Stream Options
      11. Save and Exit, then continue setting up your Zap.
      12. Become a test student and submit a dummy assignment and test it in Zapier to see if it triggers.

And that’s it… continue setting up whatever Zap actions your imagination can conjure!

Are you interested in using Accellier’s Canvas – Zapier integration?

We have created a host of other actions and triggers for Canvas in Zapier, so if you want something else, reach out, we may have just the solution for you.
These Zapier integrations are still in beta testing and may change or break without notice. But we are excited to hear from you if you’re interested in using our integrations. Complete the form below and we’ll be in touch soon.
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