Clarification on quiz_type for Graded Quizzes in Canvas API

[brandon42]

Hi Canvas Community 👋,

I'm working with the Canvas LMS API and I'm using the POST /api/v1/courses/:course_id/quizzes endpoint to create quizzes programmatically.

According to the documentation, the allowed values for quiz[quiz_type] are:

• practice_quiz

• assignment

• graded_survey

• survey

However, in the Canvas UI, I see an option for "Graded Quiz", but the API doesn't seem to list "graded_quiz" explicitly.

💬 My question is:
Is "assignment" the correct value to use in the API when I want to create a Graded Quiz (i.e., one that appears in the Gradebook and contributes to the student's grade)?

Any official confirmation or experience from other developers would be appreciated!

[chriscas · Accepted solution]

Hi @brandon42,

As far as I know, you're correct that "assignment" in that API field would equate to "graded quiz" in the web view of Canvas.

-Chris