Canvas LMS Courses API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Canvas LMS REST Accounts Courses API
  description: 'The Canvas LMS REST API exposes the full learning-management surface — accounts, courses,

    enrollments, users, assignments, submissions, grades, outcomes, quizzes, modules, pages,

    discussions, files, conversations, calendar events, planner, and more — via

    `/api/v1` on any Canvas install (Free for Teacher at canvas.instructure.com,

    Canvas Cloud, or self-hosted).


    Authentication uses OAuth2 (RFC 6749). Tokens are issued via the

    `/login/oauth2/auth` and `/login/oauth2/token` endpoints; clients must be

    registered as a Developer Key in the target Canvas account. Manual personal

    access tokens may be created from a user''s profile for testing only.


    Pagination follows RFC 5988 with `Link` response headers (`rel="next"`,

    `"prev"`, `"first"`, `"last"`). Includes can be requested via the

    `include[]` query parameter on most resources. Admin users may impersonate

    other users by appending `as_user_id={id}` (Masquerading).


    This OpenAPI document covers the most-used endpoints across Accounts,

    Courses, Enrollments, Users, Assignments, Submissions, Modules, Discussions,

    Files, and Outcomes. The full surface (190+ resource groups) is documented

    at https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/all_resources.html and generated

    in the canvas-lms repo via `rake doc:openapi`.

    '
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Canvas Developer Community
    url: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Developers-Group/gh-p/canvas-developers
  license:
    name: AGPL-3.0
    identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
  x-logo:
    url: https://www.instructure.com/sites/default/files/image/2021-12/Canvas_logo_single_mark.png
servers:
- url: https://{canvas_host}/api/v1
  description: Canvas REST API on any Canvas install
  variables:
    canvas_host:
      default: canvas.instructure.com
      description: The Canvas host (canvas.instructure.com for Free for Teacher, your-school.instructure.com for Canvas Cloud, or your self-hosted Canvas)
security:
- OAuth2: []
- BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Courses
  description: The Canvas Course resource and its lifecycle
paths:
  /accounts/{account_id}/courses:
    get:
      summary: List Active Courses in an Account
      operationId: listCoursesInAccount
      tags:
      - Courses
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
      - name: with_enrollments
        in: query
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - name: enrollment_term_id
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: search_term
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: state[]
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - created
            - claimed
            - available
            - completed
            - deleted
            - all
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PerPage'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated list of courses
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Course'
  /courses:
    get:
      summary: List Courses for the Current User
      operationId: listCourses
      tags:
      - Courses
      parameters:
      - name: enrollment_type
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - teacher
          - student
          - ta
          - observer
          - designer
      - name: enrollment_state
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - active
          - invited_or_pending
          - completed
      - name: include[]
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - needs_grading_count
            - syllabus_body
            - public_description
            - total_scores
            - term
            - course_progress
            - sections
            - storage_quota_used_mb
            - total_students
            - passback_status
            - favorites
            - teachers
            - observed_users
            - course_image
            - banner_image
            - concluded
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PerPage'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated list of courses for the authenticated user
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Course'
  /courses/{course_id}:
    get:
      summary: Get a Single Course
      operationId: getCourse
      tags:
      - Courses
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/CourseId'
      - name: include[]
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The course
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Course'
    put:
      summary: Update a Course
      operationId: updateCourse
      tags:
      - Courses
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/CourseId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                course:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Course'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated course
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Course'
    delete:
      summary: Conclude or Delete a Course
      operationId: deleteCourse
      tags:
      - Courses
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/CourseId'
      - name: event
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - delete
          - conclude
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success acknowledgement
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  delete:
                    type: boolean
                  conclude:
                    type: boolean
  /courses/{course_id}/users:
    get:
      summary: List Users in a Course
      operationId: listCourseUsers
      tags:
      - Courses
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/CourseId'
      - name: enrollment_type[]
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - teacher
            - student
            - student_view
            - ta
            - observer
            - designer
      - name: enrollment_role
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: include[]
        in: query
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - enrollments
            - locked
            - avatar_url
            - test_student
            - bio
            - custom_links
            - current_grading_period_scores
            - uuid
      - name: search_term
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PerPage'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated list of users in the course
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
components:
  schemas:
    User:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        name:
          type: string
        sortable_name:
          type: string
        short_name:
          type: string
        sis_user_id:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        sis_import_id:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        integration_id:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        login_id:
          type: string
        avatar_url:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        avatar_state:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        enrollments:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Enrollment'
        email:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        locale:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        last_login:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        time_zone:
          type: string
        bio:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        pronouns:
          type: string
          nullable: true
    Course:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        sis_course_id:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        uuid:
          type: string
        integration_id:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        sis_import_id:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        name:
          type: string
        course_code:
          type: string
        original_name:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        workflow_state:
          type: string
          enum:
          - unpublished
          - available
          - completed
          - deleted
        account_id:
          type: integer
        root_account_id:
          type: integer
        enrollment_term_id:
          type: integer
        grading_standard_id:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        grade_passback_setting:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        start_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        end_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        locale:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        enrollments:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Enrollment'
        total_students:
          type: integer
        default_view:
          type: string
          enum:
          - feed
          - wiki
          - modules
          - assignments
          - syllabus
        syllabus_body:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        needs_grading_count:
          type: integer
        is_public:
          type: boolean
        is_public_to_auth_users:
          type: boolean
        public_syllabus:
          type: boolean
        public_syllabus_to_auth:
          type: boolean
        storage_quota_mb:
          type: integer
        storage_quota_used_mb:
          type: number
        hide_final_grades:
          type: boolean
        license:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        allow_student_assignment_edits:
          type: boolean
        allow_wiki_comments:
          type: boolean
        allow_student_forum_attachments:
          type: boolean
        open_enrollment:
          type: boolean
        self_enrollment:
          type: boolean
        restrict_enrollments_to_course_dates:
          type: boolean
        course_format:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        time_zone:
          type: string
        blueprint:
          type: boolean
        template:
          type: boolean
        homeroom_course:
          type: boolean
    Enrollment:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        course_id:
          type: integer
        course_section_id:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        root_account_id:
          type: integer
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - StudentEnrollment
          - TeacherEnrollment
          - TaEnrollment
          - DesignerEnrollment
          - ObserverEnrollment
        user_id:
          type: integer
        associated_user_id:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        role:
          type: string
        role_id:
          type: integer
        enrollment_state:
          type: string
          enum:
          - active
          - invited
          - creation_pending
          - deleted
          - rejected
          - completed
          - inactive
        limit_privileges_to_course_section:
          type: boolean
        sis_import_id:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        sis_account_id:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        sis_course_id:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        sis_section_id:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        sis_user_id:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        section_integration_id:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        start_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        end_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        last_activity_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        last_attended_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        total_activity_time:
          type: integer
        html_url:
          type: string
        grades:
          type: object
          properties:
            html_url:
              type: string
            current_grade:
              type: string
              nullable: true
            final_grade:
              type: string
              nullable: true
            current_score:
              type: number
              nullable: true
            final_score:
              type: number
              nullable: true
            unposted_current_grade:
              type: string
              nullable: true
            unposted_final_grade:
              type: string
              nullable: true
            unposted_current_score:
              type: number
              nullable: true
            unposted_final_score:
              type: number
              nullable: true
  parameters:
    AccountId:
      name: account_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The Canvas account ID, an SIS account ID prefixed `sis_account_id:`, or `self`.
      schema:
        type: string
    PerPage:
      name: per_page
      in: query
      description: Items per page (default 10, max varies by endpoint and install).
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 100
    CourseId:
      name: course_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The Canvas course ID or an SIS course ID prefixed `sis_course_id:`.
      schema:
        type: string
    Page:
      name: page
      in: query
      description: Page number (1-indexed). Prefer following RFC 5988 Link headers with rel="next".
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: Canvas OAuth2 (RFC 6749) authorization code grant. Register a Developer Key in the target Canvas account to obtain a client_id and client_secret.
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://canvas.instructure.com/login/oauth2/auth
          tokenUrl: https://canvas.instructure.com/login/oauth2/token
          refreshUrl: https://canvas.instructure.com/login/oauth2/token
          scopes:
            url:GET|/api/v1/accounts: Read accounts
            url:GET|/api/v1/courses: Read courses
            url:GET|/api/v1/users/{user_id}: Read a user
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: A Canvas access token. For testing only — production apps MUST use the OAuth2 flow per the Canvas API Policy.