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Canvas Lms

Access Canvas LMS (Instructure) for course data, assignments.

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Overview

Access Canvas LMS (Instructure) for course data, assignments.

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Canvas LMS Skill

Access Canvas LMS data via the REST API.

Setup

  • Generate an API token in Canvas: Account → Settings → New Access Token
  • Store token in environment or .env file:
bash
export CANVAS_TOKEN="your_token_here"
   export CANVAS_URL="https://your-school.instructure.com"  # or canvas.yourschool.edu

Authentication

Include token in all requests:

bash
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/..."

Common Endpoints

Courses & Profile

bash
# User profile
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/users/self/profile"

# Active courses
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/courses?enrollment_state=active&per_page=50"

# Dashboard cards (quick overview)
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/dashboard/dashboard_cards"

Assignments & Due Dates

bash
# To-do items (upcoming work)
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/users/self/todo"

# Upcoming events
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/users/self/upcoming_events"

# Missing/overdue submissions
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/users/self/missing_submissions"

# Course assignments
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/courses/{course_id}/assignments?per_page=50"

# Assignment details
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/courses/{course_id}/assignments/{id}"

# Submission status
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/courses/{course_id}/assignments/{id}/submissions/self"

Grades

bash
# Enrollments with scores
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/users/self/enrollments?include[]=current_grading_period_scores&per_page=50"
Extract grade: .grades.current_score

Course Content

bash
# Announcements
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/announcements?context_codes[]=course_{course_id}&per_page=20"

# Modules
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/courses/{course_id}/modules?include[]=items&per_page=50"

# Files
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/courses/{course_id}/files?per_page=50"

# Discussion topics
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/courses/{course_id}/discussion_topics?per_page=50"

# Inbox
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/conversations?per_page=20"

Response Handling

  • List endpoints return arrays
  • Pagination: check Link header for rel="next"
  • Dates are ISO 8601 (UTC)
  • Use --max-time 30 for slow endpoints
Parse with jq:
bash
curl -s ... | jq '.[] | {name: .name, due: .due_at}'

Or Python if jq unavailable:

bash
curl -s ... | python3 -c "import sys,json; data=json.load(sys.stdin); print(json.dumps(data, indent=2))"

Tips

  • Course IDs appear in todo/assignment responses
  • File download URLs are in the url field of file objects
  • Always include per_page=50 to get more results (default is often 10)

Installation

Terminal bash

openclaw install canvas-lms
    
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💻Code Examples

### Courses & Profile

-courses--profile.sh
# User profile
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/users/self/profile"

# Active courses
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/courses?enrollment_state=active&per_page=50"

# Dashboard cards (quick overview)
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/dashboard/dashboard_cards"

### Assignments & Due Dates

-assignments--due-dates.sh
# To-do items (upcoming work)
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/users/self/todo"

# Upcoming events
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/users/self/upcoming_events"

# Missing/overdue submissions
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/users/self/missing_submissions"

# Course assignments
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/courses/{course_id}/assignments?per_page=50"

# Assignment details
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/courses/{course_id}/assignments/{id}"

# Submission status
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/courses/{course_id}/assignments/{id}/submissions/self"

### Grades

-grades.sh
# Enrollments with scores
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/users/self/enrollments?include[]=current_grading_period_scores&per_page=50"

### Course Content

-course-content.sh
# Announcements
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/announcements?context_codes[]=course_{course_id}&per_page=20"

# Modules
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/courses/{course_id}/modules?include[]=items&per_page=50"

# Files
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/courses/{course_id}/files?per_page=50"

# Discussion topics
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/courses/{course_id}/discussion_topics?per_page=50"

# Inbox
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $CANVAS_TOKEN" "$CANVAS_URL/api/v1/conversations?per_page=20"

Tags

#cli_utilities #data

Quick Info

Category Development
Model Claude 3.5
Complexity One-Click
Author pranavkarthik10
Last Updated 3/10/2026
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Optimized for
Claude 3.5
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