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JohnDRock · 2025-03-30

I just setup my own production-ready instance of CanvasLMS, thankfully all the roadblocks I had, I was able to deal with before ending up here. I was wondering if there was any way to limit the self registration options when enabling that feature for...

lucabenny · 2025-03-28

Hi devs, I'm using the open-source, self-hosted version of Canvas LMS installed on a VPS. When I try to attach a Module to my course calendar using the "Course Link" connection menu, I get this error: An error occurred. Please check your connecti...

Julia_C · 2025-03-27

Hi everyone,I'm working on a tool that adds a custom button to the Canvas interface using JavaScript injected via a Canvas Theme. The goal is to allow teachers to calculate and update rubric scores for an assignment (e.g., entering an average mastery...

cpesther · 2025-03-27

Goal: Given a student's name and email address, I'd like to get them added to a course using the Canvas API and Python. For my purposes, either creating a Canvas account for them or sending them an invitation email to self register would be acceptabl...

ColinOBrien · 2025-03-25

Hello, I've put together a script to draw long lists of student page view logs. Its using the pagination rel values as suggested and this was previously working, however I tried it recently and it will start with the first page of results correctly, ...

RobIrwin · 2025-03-21

How do I end the column's HTML code then add a full sentence after? The "/div" code should end it, but when I add text, it continues to be in the columns. Any suggestions?

quantumblink · 2025-03-20

I am attempting to answer a Quiz Submission Question with the API. I'm first trying to answer a multiple choice question. When a user presses on a button to select an answer, the answer is intended to be submitted. I structured my request to be: {"...

ido-nl · 2025-03-18

Hi,We are using the assignment_view placement option. When enabled for a course, our custom LTI application (lti iframe) is visible on every assignment.However, we don't use our LTI application in every assignment. With LTI 1.1 we could set the ifra...

srajesh1 · 2025-03-13

Hi everyone,I’m working with an LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability) tool I created and trying to determine whether it can access assignments (lineitems) that were:Created manually within Canvas.Created by another LTI tool.From my understanding, LTI...

sanamlimbu · 2025-03-11

Hi everyone, After deleting the developer key through the web interface, it gets successfully deleted, but when I refresh the page, it reappears. I also tried deleting it via the Canvas API using DELETE /api/v1/developer_keys/:id, and the request was...

RoxanneO · 2025-03-10

Is there a feature on Canvas on the Student Profiles to have their student identification number for ease of access for themselves and us as teachers? Thanks in advance,Roxanne

ErnestChan · 2025-03-10

Hi Canvas admin: I just have a question on uploading custom cascading style sheets (CSS) and JavaScript (JS) files on the theme editor page in this article: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Admin-Guide/How-do-I-upload-custom-JavaScript-and-CSS-file...

EvgeniiPetukhov · 2025-03-10

Hi all! BackgroundI'm new to Canvas LMS and working on integrating it with my tool (a knowledge assessment system) to allow students to take tests relevant to their courses.What I'm doingI deployed Canvas in a Docker container and created a new LTI ...

lucabenny · 2025-03-10

Hi everyone,We’re integrating a self-hosted Canvas back-office with a frontend that fetches data via the API. While developing the authentication system, we encountered an issue with user roles.Our assumption was that each user would have a single, c...

rexj · 2025-03-06

Hi all, I am an admin and Python novice. I am trying to create a script that will pull a user's pageviews within a date range and save that to a CSV file. To date, I have only be able to access the first page of results. I can't seem to get the scrip...

JimFoscue · 2025-03-04

I'm looking for someone that has some knowledge on building Canvas from github. We have noticed that it uses outdated node/yarn libraries that have vulnerabilities in them. Does anyone know anything about building Canvas with updated node/yarn libr...

MehrSoni · 2025-03-03

Currently I see that Canvas opens the content selection view as a modal. Can I open it in a new window? Or can I change the height and width of this modal to increase it?

ascholerCCC · 2025-02-28

I am working on an LTI 1.3 integration and having issues figuring out why nothing seems to happen to Deep Link Response items returned from content selection.I am successfully launching the content selection from the drop down in the course_assignmen...

vasya10 · 2025-02-26

Hello:I have a chat widget thats sourced via iframe. (This is manage-hosted Canvas). I want a behavior similar to the Panda widget icon thats part of this community page.I included the iframe at the bottom of my page content like this: <div><iframe i...

jeremy_hawkins1 · 2025-02-26

Has anyone else experienced getting non-English words in their response data from the API?It has happened with other fields like name before but it stopped before I could get a copy of the data. This time it is the pronoun field for users and it loo...

EmilyCottrell · 2025-02-25

Wondering if anyone knows how to navigate around or has any idea why my iframe slider isn't rendering when I try to view it in the Canvas App (I am on my iPhone but I have tested it in the Teacher and the Student apps). The iframe connects to an .htm...

danielfdezmunoz · 2025-02-25

Hello, I'm trying to see if there is a way to automatically resize the popup iframe when creating a new assignment and choosing submission type external tool. I was able to make use of postMessage but it seems that using lti.frameResize only works on...

jason_dirks · 2025-02-21

We create IMSCC packages for import into Canvas. These packages contain LTI 1.1 links. We are having a problem whereby an extra non-functioning LTI tool is being created in the Canavs course when these packages are imported. We believe we are structu...

themidiman · 2025-02-19

I'd like to know how to generate the PageViews_for_<User>.csv file that you can get when you click on the Download as CSV button. The endpoint is <url>/<user_id>/page_views.csv that I can see in the network tab of my developer tools: I suppose using...

AdamYoonas · 2025-02-19

Hi Canvas Community!I'm building CanvasSync, a student-focused web app that makes Canvas easier to use. The goal is to:- Show all courses, assignments, and due dates in a cleaner, more organized dashboard- Make it easier for students to track their w...

JennyDruckrey · 2025-02-18

I feel like the community will give me a clearer answer than Canvas support. Our schools is working on integrating Simple Syllabus and we were setting up the API key. I asked if the Quizzes endpoint included both New Quizzes and Classic Quizzes sin...

CarlThelen · 2025-02-18

I have to create a bunch of messages (like, 1000 custom messages to specific students), and I'm trying to do it with the Canvas API. By way of testing, I'm trying to get it to just create a message to me based on my userID. When I put in the cURL com...

RyanJawad · 2025-02-16

I see how to get the current_score for a student in a course using the api endpoint: /api/v1/courses/{course_id}/enrollments This current_score is for the whole year, but I want the current_score the spring semester only. How do I filter by the spri...

hjHZpn · 2025-02-14

Greetings,I follow text2qti to create QTI file to upload to Canvas.https://github.com/gpoore/text2qtiI now want to add iframe code to the text question to embed a Youtube videos on the question. Will you provide a minimum working example (MWE)?Thank ...

TahsinGökçeer · 2025-02-13

Hi. I want to change a subaccount's parent account (parent account is another sub-account). My code: const CANVAS_API_URL = `https://canvas.arsolution.com.tr/api/v1/accounts/${canvasId}`; const CANVAS_TOKEN = process.env.CANVAS_ADMIN...

JamesSekcienski · 2025-02-21

This is a user script that allows teachers to bulk copy announcements from one of their courses to another course(s). This process will create the announcements as the user using the script so the copied announcements will also show them as the auth...

Code-with-Ski · 2024-11-30

These user scripts will add in an additional user identifier, such as their email address, in places that only show their name to help differentiate users. This is especially useful for classes where students have the same name.

jerry_nguyen · 2024-10-06

A Chrome Extension to enhance teacher To Do list with filter, search and sorting functionality.

Code-with-Ski · 2024-10-03

This is a user script to automatically click the expand threads button when going to a discussion board. It will also click the expand threads button when going to a new page of replies.

Code-with-Ski · 2024-09-13

This user script provides the ability to bulk update the threaded reply setting of discussions in courses.

Apurba_N · 2024-09-06

A Python admin tool for rendering subaccount hierarchy graphs for Canvas.

Code-with-Ski · 2024-08-25

This is a user script to allow admins to bulk publish courses from the admin account course search page.

Code-with-Ski · 2024-08-24

I have developed a user script that can be used to bulk update enrollment states in a course.

maguire · 2024-08-13

Many teachers set the course locale (which sets the language assumed for the course content); unfortunately, this also changes the user's GUI - so all of the menus are now in the language of the course locale. This is undesirable from many points of ...

Code-with-Ski · 2024-08-12

A new Simple Search feature has been added to the Canvas LMS Mods (Basic) browser extension. This allows a user to search for content within a course or across their enrolled courses.

chriscas · 2024-07-31

Hi All, There have been a few posts in the Canvas LMS area asking about options for automatically deleting courses after and defined amount of time... few years ago, I built this functionality into a python script that my institution runs on a dail...

Adeel-Raza · 2024-07-07

This is a follow-up of my last post on the community forum here,https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Developers-Group/Self-host-amp-Install-Canvas-LMS-on-your-own-server/td-p/575826Following the production guide created by Instructure for Canvas...

chriscas · 2024-06-27

Are you going to be at InstructureCon 2024? Do you have interest in meeting some fellow developer-type people in-person? We have arranged 2 different opportunities to connect this year!

agschmid · 2024-05-29

Using CD2, it is possible to find out who made an anonymous post and who has read the post.

JamesSekcienski · 2024-05-28

We are using the following code to hide the anonymous discussion options at this time. We will re-evaluate making this available in the future, but are not ready to support this functionality at this time since the identity of the student is also hi...

chriscas · 2024-03-01

I am creating this blog as an area where we can share links to code repositories and projects with each other, as we discussed in the developers meetup yesterday. If you have a project website, GitHub, etc that others might find useful, please share...

agschmid · 2024-02-20

Years ago I used the API to find which LTI tools were used in a course, then switched to CD1 and now I'm using CD2. I built a Tableau report with several filters, including: Type of course: sis, non-sis or allState of the course: published, unpublis...

BenjaminSelby · 2024-02-19

I created a blog post in 2020 explaining how to bulk load and sync Canvas Avatar images using Powershell. https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Developers-Group/How-to-bulk-load-and-update-avatar-profile-pictures-with/ba-p/410101 Since then, I've...

knowbd · 2023-12-10

I am working to have an AI LLM (ChatGPT 3.5 or better) generate QTI 2.1 XML that I can copy-paste into text files then ZIP and upload to Canvas to create Item Banks in New Quizzes.I have been successful in getting ChatGPT to generate a set of test qu...

jerry_nguyen · 2023-10-26

Sit back, relax, and let n8n do (most of) the tedious admin tasks for you. N8N is an open-source workflow automation tool that empowers you to harness the capabilities of Canvas backend systems, including Canvas API, Canvas Data, and Live Data, to st...

tin900 · 2023-10-24

Hello, Canvas Community!I'm thrilled to announce the R package called "vvcanvas". This package provides a convenient interface to interact with the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) API, enabling users to authenticate, retrieve course informati...

Code-with-Ski · 2023-09-27

Learn about some of the new features that I built and released in v3.0.0 of the Canvas LMS Mods (Basic) Chrome extension to provide course level reports primarily about course content. The code for the extension is open-source if you would like to v...

Code-with-Ski · 2023-09-27

Learn about some of the new features that I built and released in v3.0.0 of the Canvas LMS Mods (Basic) Chrome extension to enhance the experience of creating/editing rubrics. The code for the extension is open-source if you would like to view and/o...

hhchiang · 2023-03-22

Hi all, I've deployed an LTI 1.3 tool as a Discussion Topic Menu, and when I click the menu item in my course, I get back a json result, but I can't find the Discussion Topic ID in the json results. Does anyone else have experience working with LTI...

Code-with-Ski · 2023-03-07

I recently updated my Canvas LMS Mods (Basic) Chrome extension to provide some new enhancements to the course search and admin flyout menu inspired by ideas and requests I have seen from other users in the community.

elena18 · 2023-03-07

It's few months that I don't access the Canvas app installed on OVH VPS server. I tried now and it shows the directory of files, but not the login interface. Nothings has been changed since the last time I use it (december 2022)

RobbieWatling · 2023-03-03

Hi all,I would like to attach a zip file to all of my students submissions. I have been able to upload the file via the Cavnas API. However, I cannot seem to get the file to attach a student's submission. Acccording to https://canvas.instructure.com/...

SteveBarnes · 2023-02-01

I need an access token to grab a list of line items during the LTI1.3 workflow. I am currently receiving an unsupported grant type error.I have seen claims that Canvas does not support this flow to issue access tokens for machine to machine API use.L...

RandyBennett · 2022-12-29

I'm a teacher, and I've been playing with the api in a few other sheets that I've found. It's got me wondering if I could use a google sheet with a series of my gradebooks brought from other sheets, and have it update the grades in canvas.

DeletedUser · 2022-12-03

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sgergely · 2025-03-19

We’re excited to announce an update to the context_external_tools table in the Canvas namespace of the DAP Query API. On 31st of March in 2025, we will be adding a new column: unified_tool_id: A unique identifier for the external tool, helping Canvas...

sgergely · 2025-03-12

We’re excited to announce the release of DAP CLI 1.4.0, which significantly boosts efficiency and ease of use by introducing multi-table operations. This release addresses a major customer pain point by allowing operations on all or selected tables w...

sgergely · 2025-01-28

We’re excited to announce updates to a new table in the Canvas namespace that will be available in your CD2/DAP Query API dataset starting February 10th. These changes enrich the dataset with additional context and expand the range of supported use c...

sgergely · 2025-01-10

We’re releasing DAP CLI version 1.3.1 today to address an issue that affected PostgreSQL users following our recent DAP Query API update. Yesterday, we introduced multiple new enum values across several tables in the DAP Query API, which unfortunatel...

sgergely · 2024-12-16

We’re excited to announce updates to multiple tables and columns in the Canvas namespace with new enumerated values (enums) that will be available in your CD2/DAP Query API dataset starting January 9th. These changes enrich the dataset with additiona...

sgergely · 2024-11-29

We are excited to announce the release of DAP CLI & Lib 1.3.0, bringing new features, enhanced functionality, and critical updates based on your feedback. This update reinforces our commitment to improving developer tools and addressing the needs of ...

ruthfoulkrod · 2024-11-21

What's next for Ideas and Themes

sgergely · 2024-11-04

Get ready to shape the future of Instructure’s data capabilities! We’re running an Instructure Data Questionnaire to gather your valuable insights for our 2025 roadmap, focusing on cloud adoption and analytics trends. Your feedback will guide our fea...

sgergely · 2024-09-13

We’re excited to introduce DAP CLI 1.2.0, featuring secure connections to MySQL and PostgreSQL, optimized memory usage for cloud environments, and improved error handling for parquet files. In addition, the CLI now logs system environment details for...

sgergely · 2024-08-14

We are committed to providing a reliable and efficient service for your data needs, and as part of this commitment, we will be performing scheduled maintenance on our CD2 API infrastructure. This maintenance is essential for ensuring continued perfor...

annalindsay · 2024-07-12

Discover how global collaboration is driving innovation and shaping the future of Canvas LMS. Dive into the highlights of our latest discovery session and see how we're committed to enhancing the educational experience for our diverse user community.

KataKeri · 2024-06-03

We will be upgrading to the latest versions of jQuery and jQuery UI. If your institution uses custom JS/CSS, we recommend checking your beta instances.

Auburn · 2024-05-30

Major web browsers are beginning to phase out support for third-party cookies, a change that may have a significant impact on the functionality of LTI tools integrated with learning management systems such as Canvas. Although this change will not dir...

IsaacMoore · 2024-05-20

Starting June 19th, 2024, all HTTP responses from Canvas will transition to full lowercase response header names to align with industry best practices. This change impacts API users, browser users, and other clients.

BobODell · 2024-03-20

Data Access Platform (DAP) CLI and Client Library v1.1.0 is now available. Version 1.1.0 is a fast follow to our GA release to address some community identified issues with a new feature enhancement to prepare us for future updates.

BobODell · 2024-02-28

Data Access Platform CLI & Client Library is now GA

jperkins · 2024-02-27

We are updating jQuery in Canvas and your custom JavaScript might break if you leverage jQuery in it

xmoffatt · 2023-06-20

Canvas is changing its LTI 1.3 OIDC Auth domain to align with security practices and to support the new LTI 1.3 Platform Storage specification - which lets LTI tools still function even when browsers disable cross-site 3rd-party cookies. LTI 1.3 tool...

TamasBalogh · 2021-09-14

We decided to implement New Quizzes Public API in GraphQL and here's the first information you need to know about and what you can expect from us regarding the documentation of the API.

EthanVizitei · 2021-08-17

Instructure has a long history of opening the systems we build to extension and enhancement. When we build products like Canvas, we want to make sure they work well for ALL our customers. After a long series of forays and experiments examining wheth...

TamasBalogh · 2021-06-10

Let's discuss New Quizzes Public API's foundation: GraphQL or REST?

karl · 2021-05-13

As I looked at my calendar this month I was reminded this May 13 (today) marks an anniversary of when LTI support was deployed to Canvas. This year will be 10 years! \o/

erinhmcmillan · 2021-02-23

If you are using Developer Keys, ensure your HTTP Redirect URIs are secure before March 3.

jpoulos · 2019-07-30

Recently, IMS Global announced the deprecation schedule of the LTI 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, and 2.0 specifications. Going forward, LTI Core version 1.3 (LTI 1.3) will be the recommended specification for new integrations and any integrations wishing to upgrade...

aguthrie1 · 2018-11-16

Since its inception, Canvas has always been open and transparent about our business and our features. We believe in being open. We believe in allowing you to use Canvas the way you want to use Canvas. And branding is one component that we’ve been wor...

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