Updates for Canvas context articles

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Update mentions of Canvas entry properties to context, add alert to _includes

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• BD-5165
• #10517
• #11491

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• January 2026

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Pull request overview

This pull request updates Braze documentation to reflect the transition from "Canvas entry properties" terminology to "context" as part of the Canvas Context feature release scheduled for January 2026. The PR updates terminology across documentation files, API references, and code examples, while maintaining backward compatibility references.

Key changes:

• Replaces canvas_entry_properties with context in Liquid syntax and API parameters throughout documentation
• Adds a new Canvas context object API reference file with an alias to the old URL
• Updates the important alerts include to reflect that Canvas Context is now generally available (not early access)

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 16 out of 16 changed files in this pull request and generated 8 comments.

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File	Description
_includes/canvas_entry_event_properties.md	Updates Liquid syntax and examples to use context instead of canvas_entry_properties
_includes/alerts/important_alerts.md	Updates alert text to reflect Canvas Context general availability
_docs/_user_guide/personalization_and_dynamic_content/liquid/supported_personalization_tags.md	Updates personalization tags table to reference context
_docs/_user_guide/engagement_tools/canvas/create_a_canvas/create_a_canvas.md	Updates Canvas entry schedule documentation to use context terminology
_docs/_user_guide/engagement_tools/canvas/create_a_canvas/context_and_event_properties.md	Renames article and updates all references from canvas entry properties to context
_docs/_user_guide/engagement_tools/canvas/create_a_canvas/canvas_entry_properties_event_properties/canvas_persistent_entry_properties.md	Updates historical reference to point to new context documentation
_docs/_user_guide/engagement_tools/canvas/canvas_components/message_step.md	Updates message step documentation to reference context properties
_docs/_user_guide/data/activation/catalogs/catalog_triggers/price_drop_notifications.md	Updates catalog trigger examples to use context Liquid syntax
_docs/_user_guide/data/activation/catalogs/catalog_triggers/back_in_stock_notifications.md	Updates catalog trigger examples to use context Liquid syntax
_docs/_partners/data_and_analytics/workflow_automation/zapier.md	Updates Zapier integration example to use context parameter
_docs/_hidden/archived_layouts/api_glossary.md	Updates API glossary examples to use context parameter
_docs/_api/objects_filters/recipient_object.md	Updates recipient object to reference context instead of canvas_entry_properties
_docs/_api/objects_filters/context_object.md	New file documenting the Canvas context object with alias to old URL
_docs/_api/objects_filters.md	Updates objects listing to reference Canvas context object
_docs/_api/endpoints/messaging/send_messages/post_send_triggered_canvases.md	Updates API endpoint to use context parameter
_docs/_api/endpoints/messaging/schedule_messages/post_schedule_triggered_canvases.md	Updates API endpoint to use context parameter

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_docs/_user_guide/engagement_tools/canvas/create_a_canvas/context_and_event_properties.md:55

• The link in this line should be updated from canvas_entry_properties_event_properties to context_and_event_properties to match the updated file path.