[ARCHIVED] How do I add an LTI app on the account level to all courses as an admin?

[rpsimon]

Hi, I know there is a way to do this, but I cannot remember.  How do I add an LTI app to each course as an admin so it appears in each course's navigation menu?  Thanks.

[A_K_Dekker]

You should be able to do this through the api by setting the course_navigation[default] of the external tool to enabled. See the link and specific settings below:

https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/external_tools.html#method.external_tools.update (scroll up a bit to the create call to see the options you can set)

course_navigation[default]

string

If set to “disabled” the tool will not appear in the course navigation until a teacher explicitly enables it. If set to “enabled” the tool will appear in the course navigation without requiring a teacher to explicitly enable it. defaults to “enabled” Allowed values:disabled, enabled

I assume this relates to your question about Zoom. In the configuration XML it is set to default to disabled (<lticm:options name="course_navigation"> <lticm:property name="default">disabled</lticm:property>).

[Chris_Hofer]

Hello @rpsimon ...

In addition to the information that @A_K_Dekker gave you, here are the admin Guides for adding LTI external apps at the account level: Admin Guide - Canvas Community.