Community help

janagamn · 2022-08-11

Hello- I am new to using Canvas API. I followed this community forums to understand to how to generate tokens and make an browser based API Call.I am an Admin on our canvas account. I followed the below link and generated a token.https://community.ca...

chaldeat · 2022-08-11

For the guide - How do I view annotation feedback comments from my instructor directly in my assignment submission?How this works now is great because the feedback shows up automatically when the graded assignment is opened by the student. I love it...

jhp490 · 2022-08-11

Hello, The information about how to download/print New Quizzes is very clear and helpful. However, when I do this, I am only able to download 1 page (1 question). Do you have any tips on how to download a whole New Quiz? kind regards,Jacky

kathrynmgomes · 2022-08-11

I am designing a math review class on Canvas. I would like each module to start with a pre-test/quiz. I want to use Mastery Paths to individualize the assignments each student completes in that module. For instance, if they miss question 7 on a quiz ...

ammar_siddiqui · 2022-08-11

Hi,I have created an assignment group in which I have created a rule to drop the highest score. Below are the details of marks.Assignment 1 Assignment 2Max Marks: 100 Max Marks: 24Obtain Marks: 65% ...

ALLYSOMRAMOS · 2022-08-11

Hello, I don't know why I don't have Google Drive on my canvas. I already did all the steps on how to connect Google Drive on Canvas but still nothing.

JWi1 · 2022-08-11

Hi, I'm quite new to Canvas so please bear with me if my explanation is a bit unclear.Within the Rich Content Editor, the dropdown menu does not display any text for the Align, Bullet(Ordered and Unordered Lists), and Indent buttons. After clicking t...

KatelynnTurner · 2022-08-10

Why are my past enrollment classes showing up on my card view when they are not favorited and are completed?

RaianeSilva · 2022-08-10

Hello community!In the side menu of the courses, I'm trying to change the name of "modules" to "Start your Course", but my Javascript is not working. Has anyone had this case and can help me?

DorianLowe · 2022-08-10

I can't log into canvas its just a blank white screen

ctucker2 · 2022-08-10

For a crazy reason we have to have courses named differently but they are the same course. For example one is IED and the other is IED-A. Both will have the same content. Can these courses be cross-listed or can you only cross-list courses with the...

DANIAMATHIS · 2022-08-10

How do I delete students from my parent acct? How do I delete last years informtaion

mta · 2022-08-10

We want instructors to schedule midterm exams as a standard quiz, probably with LockDown Browser. But we need to keep those quizzes hidden from both students and admins for extra security. Admins might see it being scheduled but they cannot see the c...

TriciaGoldberg · 2022-08-10

Hello,I am trying to upload a video submission through Kaltura. It gets stuck around 17-19MB of a 59MB video in the mp4 format. Is this a time out issue or something else?

KATHERINEFISSE · 2022-08-10

Hello, when I give feedback to my kids , I do it through the comments section. It is not annotated feedback, just a comment on the assignment. My question is: if I ONLY LEAVE A COMMENT, will the "view feedback" notification still pop up next to the a...

RoSonyaBarbour · 2022-08-10

Can't get canvas to load anymore, cleared Cashes still not working

ScottSchramm · 2022-08-10

Is there anyway to turn on the ability to choose a section in the gradebook quickly and easily? Maybe a way to stick with the old gradebook?I have a large number of sections that I combine into one Canvas course. Now sorting for one section is a pain...

MarkWallace · 2022-08-10

poppet · 2022-08-10

hi,within our University for specific courses we allow students to undertake a single missed assignment towards the end of the course.my question relates to the visibility of assignment text and the submission status. if the assigment is assigned to ...

george_keel · 2022-08-10

Hello,I was hoping I did not have to go through the process of moving each student individually from one course to another course later in the program. I googled "how to move students from one course to another in canvas"The first link that came up s...

barlarj · 2022-08-10

My college is looking at putting an ungraded survey in each course to use as the course evaluation. Here are a few questions I'm trying to answer to determine if this will work. 1. Can you see who did and did not complete the survey in an ungraded s...

jlkyork · 2022-08-09

Per our district, we have to have formative and summative assessments only. Nothing else. I have the SIS check marked to sync from Canvas to Infinite Campus, but I do not see anywhere to tell Canvas if the grade is to go to the formative side of my g...

mzimmerman · 2022-08-09

Hi! We've been investigating options to allow collaborators/guest lecturers/etc. from outside our institution access to our Canvas instance. One thought that has come up is using InCommon for authentication, after we have created user accounts with ...

bt130 · 2022-08-09

Hi All!I have some faculty who are not ready to post full details of assignments for students as they build them out. But our students rely heavily on canvas calendar. The workaround I proposed was making sure each assignment had "available from" che...

CARIPEPPER · 2022-08-09

I created a sandbox/practice class and I am the member/teacher. I want to delete the class but it won't let me because there's a member: me/the teacher. How do I delete this?

PedroRAmado · 2022-08-09

Hello,I am new in the Canvas community and I am facing a problem publishing my first eLearning... Can someone help, pleaseeeee?I did my eLearning on Articulate and exported the eLearning as a LMS Scorm file.I have created a new folder and uploaded th...

jmarrapodi · 2022-08-09

I've been asked to recreate a rating sheet that is used by field supervisors to assess student performance during their practicum. I've attached the form. It has fields for tracking supervisor names, hours student logged, info about the space for the...

SusanYork · 2022-08-09

I do not want my students to see their grades until I send them their grade card. Is this something I can control through settings?

TAK · 2022-08-09

Hello! Is there a way in Canvas to Globally email learners who have not progressed in their courses in a timely manner? We are a learning and Development company so there isn't necessarily a "teacher in the course responsible for the learners. We w...

rhirjohn · 2022-08-09

I'm trying to figure out a way to have a category of assignments that students can pick and choose from.I use weighted averages (in percentages) with assignment categories.My goal is to have a category for Enrichment Assignments (extra readings, atte...

sgergely · 2025-10-10

Following our recent announcement about the changes to the Canvas Page Views feature, we are excited to share a major update specifically for our developer community and partners: The new PageView History API is now available in Beta! This new asynch...

annalindsay · 2025-10-08

Discover the key takeaways from Berkeley College's Customer Discovery Session, where administrators, educators, and students shared their insights on the teaching and learning experience. Learn how their focus on simplicity and consistency will shape...

RyanNorton · 2025-10-07

Mark your calendars! Sharing early communication about a few changes we’ve made to our Canvas deploy and release schedule.

carlycurran · 2025-10-07

Empower Your Staff with Targeted Analytics

KevinMeredith · 2025-09-26

Updates and Resources on Parchment Digital Badges

SamGarza1 · 2025-09-16

We’re continuing our work to improve the instructor assignment experience in Canvas, and we’d love your input.

sgergely · 2025-09-12

We're rolling out some important updates to how Page Views are handled in Canvas, affecting both the user interface and our public APIs. These changes are designed to improve performance, accessibility, and data management, while also changing how pa...

rthornton · 2025-09-09

The Block Content Editor is coming — shaped by the voices of educators every step of the way. This new editing experience, powered by AI, makes creating engaging, accessible course content simpler and more attainable than ever before.

ruthfoulkrod · 2025-09-09

We’re developing Co-Labs, our new interactive product roadmap experience – and we’re looking for engaged customers to join the pilot. If you’re excited to share meaningful feedback and influence what comes next, this is your chance to get early acces...

F_King · 2025-09-09

At Flinders University, our Instructure Product leadership team had the privilege of coming together with educators, administrators, and students from across APAC. The conversations were filled with creativity, commitment, and collaboration. They rem...

rthornton · 2025-08-27

Our commitment to preserving the learning experience remains unwavering. When we launched our latest NPS survey, our north star was clear: do not disrupt learning. We set broad-stroke parameters with care but received feedback that these parameters f...

AkosFarago · 2025-08-08

Learn about the new integration between Canvas Studio and YouTube’s Player for Education!

NikkiWhang · 2025-08-05

Last week approximately 2,000 Canvas LMS users traveled to beautiful Spokane, WA for our annual InstructureCon event. During the week, we were granted an opportunity to sit down with several of our K12 and Higher Education users for a Customer Discov...

eschiebel · 2025-07-21

Canvas users may now choose to use a dyslexia friendly font.

KataKeri · 2025-07-21

A cleaner, more accessible, and easier-to-use Files page launched in Canvas on July 19! With improved navigation, bulk file actions, better accessibility, and a modern design, managing course and user files just got simpler. Prefer the classic view? ...

Rachel-Bowman · 2025-07-10

In today’s crowded edtech landscape, integration quality matters. Educators and administrators are under pressure to deliver seamless digital learning experiences without compromising on usability, data privacy, or security. That’s why we’re proud to...

Amy_Haskell · 2025-07-08

Last week, we hosted a K-12 Assessment Product Discovery Session (CDS) in San Antonio, bringing together curriculum and assessment leaders from districts across the country. This in-person event provided a valuable opportunity for participants to eng...

MichaelLysaght · 2025-07-08

Today, I’ll update you on some major progress on one of these projects: the Global Identity Service. And offer details of what you can expect over the next 12-28 months.

JoaoSilveira · 2025-07-08

During a recent Customer Discovery Session in Budapest, educators from Europe and Africa shared powerful insights on collaboration, mobile teaching, accessibility, and more. Their voices are already influencing how we evolve Canvas to better sup...

JoaoSilveira · 2025-07-03

A long request is now available: Canvas New Quizzes support to localized numeric formatting, allowing institutions to configure decimal and thousand separators based on regional conventions.

sgergely · 2025-07-02

We’re excited to release the data access platform (DAP) command line interface (CLI) referred to as DAP CLI 2.0. For developers and data engineers that access data from Canvas Data, this is a major version update that introduces new functionality, i...

SamGarza1 · 2025-06-23

Now that Differentiation Tags is available in Feature Preview in production as of June 21, 2025 , you may be asking yourself: What’s the difference between Sections, Groups, and Differentiation Tags? How do I know when to use each one?

AlexisNast · 2025-06-23

Discover how the new Canvas Apps experience streamlines app discovery, management, and monitoring, saving administrators valuable time. This enhanced experience provides critical data for informed investment in tools educators and learners truly use,...

SamGarza1 · 2025-06-18

Discussion Checkpoints are now available in Group Discussions! As we conclude the Discussion Redesign initiative, we invite you to share your feedback in a brief survey.

SamGarza1 · 2025-06-11

We’re exploring ways to improve the Learning Mastery Gradebook (LMGB) in Canvas—and we’d love your input.

SamGarza1 · 2025-06-09

We’re exploring ways to improve the Peer Review experience in Canvas and we need your input!

sgergely · 2025-06-03

We're excited to announce the upcoming release of a new column, non_collaborative, in the Canvas Data 2 (CD2) Query API's groups and group_categories tables at 2025-06-12. This column helps clearly distinguish between standard collaborative groups an...

ZoeLubitz1 · 2025-06-02

The Course Pacing feature is now only in Course Settings, not behind a feature flag. It is still disabled by default.

YasiAfsharnive · 2025-05-21

Learn more about performance and usability updates coming to SpeedGrader, June 21, 2025!

SamGarza1 · 2025-05-21

Differentiation Tags are a powerful new feature coming soon to Canvas! And we’re excited to announce that the Differentiation Tags feature is now available in Feature Preview in beta environments.

Canvas Deploy Notes (2025-10-22)