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bertscjn · 2025-05-03

Hello. I am building a GUI app with Python and the tkinter library to get assignment due dates, update them, then push them back out to Canvas. My issue is that when I go to store the dates in a list, the program only stores the last date for all the...

sbattis_groton · 2025-05-01

I've built a tool to let students work a bit more directly with their planner items. Problem is, I'm running into a problem toggling planner items complete and incomplete. No matter how I've sliced it, I run out of bites at the apple -- eventually it...

sbattis_groton · 2025-05-01

I've built a small tool to let students work more directly with Planner Items in their calendar, but I'm noticing a couple of things that I'm hoping someone else has already encountered and has some tips on working with. On the face of it, calling th...

lmurray2 · 2025-04-29

Our Canvas instance serves multiple different user groups, including some that authenticate and create user accounts via Catalog SSO. Other user accounts are established via SIS import. The result of this is that we have users that possess multiple a...

Honk · 2025-04-29

Hello. I am trying to retrieve some rubric related data from either Canvas Data 2 or the API. I'm trying to see if there is a way to determine, for any given assignment submission, if a rubric was completed by an instructor for that submission, and e...

MichaelDarling1 · 2025-04-24

This is pretty much a new canvas installation. The previous postgres database was lost.Environment* Canvas: git prod master, Apr 22, 2025, commit 17df9d8* Ruby 3.3, Passenger 6, Apache* Redis 7 on localhost:6379* OneDrive LTI 1.3What we've done so f...

JennPierce · 2025-04-23

Does anyone know if it is possible to use the Microsoft OneDrive LTI if you are not an educator? We are a business coaching firm using Canvas for our clients. We tried using it during our trial but couldn't get it to connect even with our internal t...

ChristinaMoren1 · 2025-04-23

I am attempting to use code to have a screen has toggleable tabs.Here is the script from W3 schools, where the preview works perfectly. When I add the script to my Canvas page, it strips out the table format and just lists the tabs and linked content...

schaeje · 2025-04-22

I'm a parent working on a Python app to pull in my kids assignments and grades. I'm using a token generated from my own account (as an Observer role). The Courses and Assignments endpoints have been fine, but I'm running into issues trying to work ...

curtisvo · 2025-04-22

Hi, I'm writing a bit of custom JS to add to our Canvas theme in order to interact with some web services we've got running. To get it working correctly I need the user's SIS id, which I was getting from the api (api/v1/users/self/). this seemed to ...

uzaki_IXL · 2025-04-22

I am a developer working on creating a thin common cartridge and importing LTI 1.3 links using the TCC into Canvas using the Import tool. However, when doing so, I am struggling to get the launch urls contained in the common cartridge to match to the...

ChiragPatel1 · 2025-04-22

I have my self-hosted canvas instance. Into this i am performing SSO configuration with my laravel site.All setup are done im using LTI 1.3 but on course link click it will redirect my platform with calling launch method & shows following issue."erro...

DOGutierrez · 2025-04-22

Hello, I have been using the API to check my students' weekly progress in all of their courses. The central function that I use to do so identifies all of the assignments that were due for the student in the previous week, and then checks to see wh...

henry-goldseal · 2025-04-21

Hello,I am in the process of configuring my LTI tool with Canvas. Login, Launch, Deep Link, and resource selection are successful. When clicking on an assignment (using AGS), my tool checks to see if if the assignment has been completed already by ch...

Dineshkumar_CD · 2025-04-21

Hello Community, I have been looking for a GraphQL API to fetch all my students assignment marks posted date in single API and I want to add filter to fetch only the assignments posted marks with from and to date. Example: I want to fetch all assignm...

MickCowan · 2025-04-16

I'm working with a group of instructors who do not always use points to assess their students. We are interested in creating an add-on or extension that would enable us to create customized grading schemes and hide all points from students. Custom gr...

RyanRosario · 2025-04-14

Whenever I try to generate a report for a New Quiz via cURL (as a test), I get back a progress object (as expected) but when I query the Progress object, the status is never "complete." It is always "running." I've been waiting on a student report fo...

VinhHo3010 · 2025-04-14

Hi EveryoneI'm integrating an LTI tool using Canvas APIIn our use case, we want to get the sis_course_id of a student when using `url:GET|/api/v1/users/:user_id/courses` but when I tried to get the course with "enrollment_state": "active" it has sis_...

ThayerMerritt · 2025-04-11

Our team is looking to standardize all courses to have the language setting follow a user's default language selection, as opposed to enforce at the course setting level. While most are set as "default" or "not set," we're finding that some of our b...

RedTrainChris · 2025-04-11

Developing a batch job to look for references in any course content to a soon to be deprecated site we will call "school.domain.edu" I am querying smartsearch with the term "school.domain.edu" and getting many false positives. So I have tried looking...

d_tan · 2025-04-11

I need a way to get the value of "can create, rename, and edit course pages by default" from the course settings page via a Canvas API. I understand it maps to allow_student_wiki_edits from the course object; there is a way to set this value using th...

sbattis_groton · 2025-04-10

This is likely not the first time this has been asked. I want to turn off notifications for observers from the courses where they are enrolled only as an observer (i.e. leaving their regular notifications enabled in courses where they are, say, the t...

sakura_GX · 2025-04-09

i have a python script that attempts to get assignments using the graphql API and replicating the request send when you klick the execute button (note we neither can nor will ever use oath2 because we do not have the resources to get verified ) #!...

instruccional2 · 2025-04-09

Is there any working API endpoint to access and manage Question Banks? I need to: List all question banks in a course View all questions within those banks Every endpoint I've tried returns 404 or empty responses, including: /api/v1/courses/[cour...

steven_hill · 2025-04-09

I am attempting to access the DocViewer API. I'm getting stuck on authentication. I've tried various things, including the generic apikey, but I keep getting a 403 error. I am writing in Python. The code looks like testdocumenturl = "https://canv...

jigarmgyan · 2025-04-09

I hope this message finds you well. We have recently installed the latest version of Canvas using the instructions provided on the Canvas LMS Quick Start Guide. Following the installation, we have integrated our custom LTI (Learning Tools Interoperab...

WillGHampton · 2025-04-08

Greetings, If there is a Credentials Developer forum, please move this question to it. We are working on a project to award Credentials/Badges automatically and have run into a user id issue. From the API docs , it seems that one must know the u...

stelpstra · 2025-04-04

Hello, I'm currently testing some aspects of how an LTI (not our own tool) in our Canvas environment is performing using selenium in python. For this I would like to authenticate to Canvas using a user generated access token as described on https://c...

ward_michael · 2025-04-03

From my other post:https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Question-Forum/Granting-Admin-Permissions-to-Third-Party-Integrations/m-p/638140 I want to check to see if there is any other way for a third-party integration (Dev Key / LTI 1.3 / Access T...

BenBenson · 2025-04-03

I am an adjunct faculty and I want to develop tools I find useful. I can do some superficial things with an open authenticated session, but to do anything interesting I need an LTI dev key. My institution does not allow development in the live envir...

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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