Canvas

Canvas Account Calendars API

The Account Calendars API from Canvas — 4 operation(s) for account calendars.

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Operations 6

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

GET /v1/account_calendars List account calendars I can subscribe to · List available account calendars #
Ask an LLM
“Which institution-wide calendars can I add to my Canvas calendar?”
“Can I search the available account calendars by name?”
Tell an agent
List the account calendars available to me.
Find available account calendars matching {search_term}.
GET /v1/account_calendars/{account_id} Get one account calendar · Get a single account calendar #
Ask an LLM
“Is a particular department's calendar visible and auto-subscribed?”
“What details does a single account calendar expose?”
Tell an agent
Get the account calendar for account {account_id}.
Show details of account {account_id}'s calendar.
PUT /v1/account_calendars/{account_id} Set an account calendar's visibility · Update a calendar #
Ask an LLM
“Can I hide one account calendar or make users auto-subscribe to it?”
“What permission is needed to change an account calendar's visibility?”
Tell an agent
Make the calendar for account {account_id} visible: {visible}.
Set auto subscribe to {auto_subscribe} on account {account_id}'s calendar.
PUT /v1/accounts/{account_id}/account_calendars Change visibility on many account calendars · Update several calendars #
Ask an LLM
“Can I show or hide a batch of sub-account calendars at once?”
“Is there a bulk way to set auto subscribe across calendars?”
Tell an agent
Bulk update calendar visibility under account {account_id}.
Set visibility and auto subscribe on several calendars in account {account_id}.
GET /v1/accounts/{account_id}/account_calendars List calendars for an account and sub-accounts · List all account calendars #
Ask an LLM
“Can an admin see every account calendar, including hidden ones, under an account?”
“Is filtering sub-account calendars by visibility possible?”
Tell an agent
List all account calendars under account {account_id}.
Show account {account_id} sub-account calendars filtered to {filter}.
GET /v1/accounts/{account_id}/visible_calendars_count Count visible account calendars · Count of all visible account calendars #
Ask an LLM
“How many account calendars are currently visible to users?”
“Can I get just a count of visible calendars for an account?”
Tell an agent
Count the visible account calendars for account {account_id}.
Tell me the number of shown calendars in {account_id}.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/
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Authentication
https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.oauth.html
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APIReference
https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/
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RateLimits
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/canvas/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/canvas-rate-limits.yml

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/canvas/refs/heads/main/openapi/canvas-account-calendars-api-openapi.yml

SDKs

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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms

Other Resources

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Pagination
https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.pagination.html
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Swagger
https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/api-docs.json
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OAuthScopes
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/canvas/refs/heads/main/scopes/canvas-scopes.yml
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ErrorCatalog
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/canvas/refs/heads/main/errors/canvas-problem-types.yml
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DataModel
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/canvas/refs/heads/main/data-model/canvas-data-model.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

canvas-account-calendars-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Canvas LMS REST Account Calendars API
  version: v1
  summary: The complete Canvas LMS REST API, converted from the Swagger 1.2 documents Instructure publishes under https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/.
  description: The Canvas LMS REST API covers courses, assignments, quizzes, grades, users, enrollments, accounts, files, modules, rubrics, submissions, SIS imports, LTI, analytics and account administration.
  contact:
    name: Instructure Canvas
    url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/
  license:
    name: AGPL-3.0
    url: https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms/blob/master/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://canvas.instructure.com/api
  description: Instructure-hosted Canvas (canvas.instructure.com)
- url: https://{canvas_host}/api
  description: Any Canvas instance; Canvas is multi-tenant and self-hostable, so the host is the institution's Canvas domain.
  variables:
    canvas_host:
      default: canvas.instructure.com
      description: Your institution's Canvas hostname, e.g. school.instructure.com
security:
- bearerAuth: []
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Account Calendars
  x-resource: account_calendars
  externalDocs:
    url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/account_calendars.html
paths:
  /v1/account_calendars:
    get:
      tags:
      - Account Calendars
      operationId: list_available_account_calendars
      summary: List available account calendars
      description: 'Returns a paginated list of account calendars available to the current user.

        Includes visible account calendars where the user has an account association.'
      parameters:
      - name: search_term
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        required: false
        description: 'When included, searches available account calendars for the term. Returns matching

          results. Term must be at least 2 characters.'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: string
                  x-canvas-declared-type: '{ "account_calendars": AccountCalendar, "total_results": "integer"}'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/account_calendars.html
  /v1/account_calendars/{account_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Account Calendars
      operationId: get_single_account_calendar
      summary: Get a single account calendar
      description: Get details about a specific account calendar.
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountCalendar'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/account_calendars.html
    put:
      tags:
      - Account Calendars
      operationId: update_calendar
      summary: Update a calendar
      description: 'Set an account calendar''s visibility and auto_subscribe values. Requires the

        `manage_account_calendar_visibility` permission on the account.'
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                visible:
                  type: boolean
                  description: 'Allow administrators with `manage_account_calendar_events` permission

                    to create events on this calendar, and allow users to view this

                    calendar and its events.'
                auto_subscribe:
                  type: boolean
                  description: 'When true, users will automatically see events from this account in their

                    calendar, even if they haven''t manually added that calendar.'
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                visible:
                  type: boolean
                  description: 'Allow administrators with `manage_account_calendar_events` permission

                    to create events on this calendar, and allow users to view this

                    calendar and its events.'
                auto_subscribe:
                  type: boolean
                  description: 'When true, users will automatically see events from this account in their

                    calendar, even if they haven''t manually added that calendar.'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountCalendar'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/account_calendars.html
  /v1/accounts/{account_id}/account_calendars:
    put:
      tags:
      - Account Calendars
      operationId: update_several_calendars
      summary: Update several calendars
      description: 'Set visibility and/or auto_subscribe on many calendars simultaneously. Requires

        the `manage_account_calendar_visibility` permission on the account.


        Accepts a JSON array of objects containing 2-3 keys each: `id`

        (the account''s id, required), `visible` (a boolean indicating whether

        the account calendar is visible), and `auto_subscribe` (a boolean indicating

        whether users should see these events in their calendar without manually

        subscribing).


        Returns the count of updated accounts.'
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success, no content returned
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/account_calendars.html
    get:
      tags:
      - Account Calendars
      operationId: list_all_account_calendars
      summary: List all account calendars
      description: 'Returns a paginated list of account calendars for the provided account and

        its first level of sub-accounts. Includes hidden calendars in the response.

        Requires the `manage_account_calendar_visibility` permission.'
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      - name: search_term
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        required: false
        description: 'When included, searches all descendent accounts of provided account for the

          term. Returns matching results. Term must be at least 2 characters. Can be

          combined with a filter value.'
      - name: filter
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - visible
          - hidden
        required: false
        description: 'When included, only returns calendars that are either visible or hidden. Can

          be combined with a search term.'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountCalendar'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/account_calendars.html
  /v1/accounts/{account_id}/visible_calendars_count:
    get:
      tags:
      - Account Calendars
      operationId: count_of_all_visible_account_calendars
      summary: Count of all visible account calendars
      description: Returns the number of visible account calendars.
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: string
                x-canvas-declared-type: '{ "count": "integer" }'
      externalDocs:
        url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/account_calendars.html
components:
  schemas:
    AccountCalendar:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          example: 204
          description: the ID of the account associated with this calendar
        name:
          type: string
          example: Department of Chemistry
          description: the name of the account associated with this calendar
        parent_account_id:
          type: integer
          example: 1
          description: the account's parent ID, or null if this is the root account
        root_account_id:
          type: integer
          example: 1
          description: the ID of the root account, or null if this is the root account
        visible:
          type: boolean
          example: true
          description: whether this calendar is visible to users
        auto_subscribe:
          type: boolean
          example: false
          description: whether users see this calendar's events without needing to manually add it
        sub_account_count:
          type: integer
          example: 0
          description: number of this account's direct sub-accounts
        asset_string:
          type: string
          example: account_4
          description: Asset string of the account
        type:
          type: string
          example: account
          description: Object type
        calendar_event_url:
          type: string
          example: /accounts/2/calendar_events/%7B%7B%20id%20%7D%7D
          description: url to get full detailed events
        can_create_calendar_events:
          type: boolean
          example: true
          description: whether the user can create calendar events
        create_calendar_event_url:
          type: string
          example: /accounts/2/calendar_events
          description: API path to create events for the account
        new_calendar_event_url:
          type: string
          example: /accounts/6/calendar_events/new
          description: url to open the more options event editor
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Canvas OAuth2 access token sent as "Authorization: Bearer <token>". See https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.oauth.html'
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: Canvas OAuth2. See https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.oauth.html and https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.oauth_endpoints.html
      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: {}
externalDocs:
  description: Canvas LMS REST API Documentation
  url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/
x-generated-from: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/api-docs.json
x-provenance:
  method: derived
  derived_by: API Evangelist enrichment pipeline (Swagger 1.2 -> OpenAPI 3.1 conversion)
  source: openapi/_original/swagger-1.2/*.json (144 verbatim first-party Swagger 1.2 documents)
  source_url: https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/api-docs.json
  fetched: '2026-09-05'
  http_status: 200